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Exploring The Comcast Building and Concourse Shops in Center City
Photos, story by Lou Perri Explore Philly recently re-visited the exciting Comcast Building at 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in downtown Philadelphia. According to the site’s information, designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects, Comcast Center is a 58-story, 975′ high office tower encompassing approximately 1,200,000 rentable square feet, including 36,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space; multiple three-story stacked atria; a one-half acre landscaped public park; a new entrance to Philadelphia’s main suburban station via a dramatic 120 foot-high glass enclosed winter garden; a 500-seat concourse-level dining court and an 87 private-space underground parking garage. It incorporates a sustainable design approach and was awarded LEED® – CS Gold…
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Explore Revisits EGO Lounge at Trump Taj Mahal
Story, photos by Lou Perri Explore recently received an invite to Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal and its EGO Lounge where some of the hottest Latin Ballroom Dance couples heat up the dance floor. Kathy Krauthause, the marketing and public relations expert at the casino/hotel, also invited this photo/journalist to taste some of the fine appetizers at the hotel’s Il Mulino Trattoria. Eric Velasquez, a young chef who learned his expertise from the Il Mulino’s New York executive chef, Michele Mazza, learned his craft well. A table in the bar section was filled with classic Italian dishes including special meatballs, ricotta rice balls, and tender rings of calamari lightly coated in a…
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Grand Opening of The Chelsea Beach Bar
Story and Photos by Lou Perri Celebrity Corner owner Dominic Gaggiano has a winner in The Chelsea Beach Bar, which opened on August 6th and is located on the beach at the Chelsea Hotel in Atlantic City. He also selected a wonderful interior designer Cynthia Cortopassi, to create a casual venue to sip a brew or enjoy a menu option. The night’s entertainment featured the Philly band, Steal Your Face, providing music for a crowded dance floor. Guitarist Paul Baroli is also the band’s leader. Opening night featured Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian snipping the ceremonial red ribbon to celebrate the arrival of one of Atlantic City’s unique beach bars. It highlighted a fun…
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Check out the VIP Grand Opening of T Street at The Playground in Atlantic City, N.J.
Photo story by Lou Perri With 90,000 square feet of fun and food ready to rock this summer, the old Pier Shops at Caesars are a distant memory in Atlantic City, N.J. at The Playground. Bart Blatstein, CEO of Tower Investments and developer of The Playground unveiled Thursday night that the first phase of redevelopment has been completed – an entire week before initially thought. The Playground is unlike anything else on the East Coast as a refreshing non-gambling atmosphere, a place where shopping, dining and entertainment all come together to give guests an incredible experience. It almost has that New Orleans feel where guests can navigate around – with drink and/or food…
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The Art of John Lennon at Stone Harbor’s Ocean Galleries Kicks Off
Photos, story by Lou Perri One of South Jersey’s most popular art galleries, Ocean Galleries, brings in The Art of John Lennon, a collection of art selected from “rare archival sketches and representative of his whimsical and thought provoking imagery.The gallery’s owner Kim Miller, noted that each print is reproduced utilizing the sophisticated and detailed standards typical for archival fine art printing processes, guided, approved and hand-signed by Yoko Ono. The original plan of the Art of John Lennon was to be on view at the gallery through Sunday, June 28th. However, due to the popularity of the exhibit, Ocean Galleries will be moving the exhibition artwork to their Avalon location (2199…
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Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Story, photos by Lou Perri The Philadelphia Museum of Art continues to offer unique exhibits. Starting June 24th, and continuing to September 13th, , the Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a ground-breaking exhibition examining the early struggles and ultimate triumph of the artists who created the style known as Impressionism and the role that the great Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel played in their success. Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting includes numerous masterpieces by leading figures of this movement such as Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, and Mary Cassatt. It will reunite for the first time key paintings that were shown…