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Pretty in Pink at Philadelphia’s Morris Arboretum’s Cherry Blossom Festival
“To see the cherry hung with snow.” — Alfred E. Housman No explication necessary. Poet Housman here nailed it with the “hung with snow” phrase. Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. – Alfred E. Housman Story, photos by Sharon Kozden Slowly but surely, “I’ve been turning Japanese, turning Japanese, I really think so.” This transmogrification began at least a decade ago, when one day I awoke, surveyed my surroundings and determined that the sheer volume of what my mother calls dust-catchers (read: tchotchkes) had to be jettisoned–stat. I set to divesting myself of…
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Luxe Living Good Food Flats Opens on Drexel University Campus for Healthy Lifestyles
Photos, story by Tyra Gardner Good Food Flats is new student luxury living on the Drexel University campus centered around maintaining Good Food & Healthy Lifestyles. Students in Drexel University’s Hospitality and Sports Management program and University of Pennsylvania can reside in this state of the art off campus housing property. Good Food Flats is located at 4030 Baring Street and was scheduled to open on March 1, 2017. Cross Properties is responsible for bring this new cutting edge and one of the first modular buildings to the city of Philadelphia. What make Good Food Flats so unique are the state of the art commercial kitchens that are throughout this…
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Philly Magicians Making Crowd Gasp at Society Hill Playhouse
Story, photos by Cassie Hepler Did you know we have a magician scene in Philly? Well, now you do. And these guys have taken street magic to an on-stage performance that will delight and puzzle the mind as well as the eyes. Barbershop Quartet: A Magic Show at the Society Hill Playhouse was the scene of the crime. No, literally. A lady from the audience stabbed Francis Menotti, the headlining magician. And technically not a quartet, there were five male magicians including John “The Barber” Manski (who was the inspiration behind the name), Dan Hauss, Ran D. Shine and Peter Pitchford. Menotti’s innovative Scrabble word trick even fooled Penn & Teller…