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Full Breakdown of Flavors on the Avenue Street Festival Featuring 27 Award-Winning Restaurants
East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District presents Flavors on the Avenue: A Street Festival on Sunday, April 30, 2017, from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. The brand-new street festival will feature five blocks of street food, seasonal sips, craft beer, live music, sidewalk sales and free family fun on five blocks – from Broad to Dickinson streets. Twenty-seven award-winning restaurants and bars will bring their signature cuisine outside under the blue skies. Craft beer and wine will pour from the festival beer tent – and select restaurants will also offer seasonal cocktails, beer and wines for the crowds. East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia’s restaurant row, will feature something for every taste and palate – with sweet to…
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Philly Wine Week 2017 Rocks the Socks Off of Philadelphia’s Winos
Story by Tiffany DuBois, photos by Eric Morales This year’s annual Philly Wine Week was held from March 19th through March 26th. The official kickoff party, “Opening Corks”, was held at the Academy of Natural Sciences on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Sunday, March 19th. It was a wine lovers dream as more than 25 vendors were on hand to pour more than 100 unique and hard to find premium wines. Nothing like enjoying a good wine with T-Rex looking over your shoulder. And of course what always pairs well with wine? Cheese! Food was not in shortage as delicious cheese samples and light snacks were provided by several area restaurants…
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America’s Got Talent Held Season 12 Auditions at Pennsylvania Convention Center
Some of us have more talent than others, but is it good enough to make it on the #1 show of the summer for the past decade? Thousands of Philadelphians, and those from the surrounding area flocked to the Pennsylvania Convention Center to audition for Season 12 of America’s Got Talent, which was the fifth stop on a 10-city nationwide search for America’s next big undiscovered entertainer. Reporter Whitney Ullman was on hand to capture all kinds of fun talent on video including: Singing, Dancing, Magic and more. Check it out…
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Explore with Cassie Celebrates 2 Years of Exploring at Stateside Vodka in Fishtown
Story by Tiffany DuBois, Photos by Stephen Lyford Two years can happen in an instant for some people. It can change the direction that you take a company in, change who works for you, or how they critique your work or even what your logo looks like. Two years ago, a little blonde lady with the many titles of photographer, model, actress and writer named Cassie Hepler took her talents and made a lifestyle magazine that incorporates passion, numerous contacts and events that boggle the mind as far as the scope of what you see, hear, touch and taste. On Thursday, March 9th, 2017 Cassie Hepler’s blog baby, ExplorewithCassie.com celebrated their two-year anniversary.…
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Evil Genius Brewery Revamps Former Fishtown Raver Factory into Rustic Yet Polished Beer Haven
Photos, story by Cassie Hepler We’re pretty sure there’s a reward (perhaps in delicious craft beer) to whomever can find some rave pics that allegedly happened in the now beer haven home of Evil Genius Beer Company. “In October of 2015, we purchased an old carriage factory from the 1870s at 1727 N Front St that was in shambles – collapsing ceiling, exposed wires, you name it. For the last 18 months, we have completely turned this place around – even managing to salvage wood from the original roof that were turned into our booths, benches and tables by the fantastic craftsmen at Philadelphia Wood Craft Company. We installed a…
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Get Your Hair Blown Out and More at Cherry Blow Dry Bar
Story, photos by Cassie Hepler Many women will agree that hair can make or break their mood. Until recently, salon-worthy hair was limited to those with deep pockets. Enter blowout bars that offer simple treatments that wash and style a client’s hair for a fraction of the cost at a regular salon. One such salon – Cherry Blow Dry Bar – is offering this affordable luxury to the masses. With blowouts starting at about $35, Cherry Blow Dry Bar is making it possible for clients to come in twice a week without breaking the bank. Those looking to get a bang for their buck can take advantage of one of…
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Taste and Tour at Philadelphia Distilling’s New Location in Fishtown
Photos, story by Dana Prophet Gaining popularity in the 17th century and still going strong today, gin lovers can tell you they appreciate the herbal flavors derived from juniper berries and citrus that make a wonderful array of cocktails. In the past, gin was once used for medicinal reasons. As you devour a cocktail, tell yourself that you are indeed “drinking to your health”. Now you no longer need to rely on imported gin, we can covet our own hometown made, award-winning Bluecoat® American Dry Gin. Philadelphia Distilling relocated to a prime location in Fishtown much to the praise of anyone who truly appreciates a classic cocktail such as Gin…
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Welcome to Philly KitSplit, the AirBnB of Camera Equipment
Story by Explore Philly, photos by KitSplit Called “the AirBNB of cameras,” by Forbes and Fast Company, KitSplit is making it faster and easier to get everything from high-end cameras and lenses to drones and virtual reality gear. It’s old news that companies like Netflix, YouTube and Snapchat are revolutionizing how visual content gets distributed. KitSplit is focused on transforming the beginning of the creative process. And they just announced that they’re acquiring CameraLends, which makes it the largest online camera rental marketplace. They will manage the combined entity under the KitSplit brand from their headquarters at the Hearst Tower in New York. Tens of thousands of items are available for rent, including…
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Frogs: A Chorus of Colors at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Story, photos by Tiffany C. DuBois Perhaps our new favorite exhibit, “Frogs: A Chorus of Colors!” at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University was a journey with frogs from every corner of the world, available to view through May 14th. This is a fun exhibit for kids and families, or if you want to impress a blind date with memorable facts, this is also a good place to go. Tickets can be purchased online and in person. Hours of operation are 10 am to 5 pm, seven days a week. Now, on to the good stuff! For anyone interested in architecture, the exhibit itself was very impressive. Frogs…
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Get Your Gaming Geek on With Saltie Games
Story by Cassie Hepler, photos by Saltie Games Gaming isn’t just for geeks anymore. It’s actually cool to be smart nowadays and some local folks are riding that train all the way to Lisbon, Portugal and beyond. Kelly Kusumoto, Lead Game Writer and co-founder of Saltie Games is a resident of Fishtown, Phila. “I began writing for video games when Gonçalo Pereira (Lead Game Designer and Saltie Games co-founder) approached me looking for a game writer on a project a few years ago. All through college, I swore I would never write for video games but since we knew each other pretty well from Full Sail University, I decided to give it a shot,”…