Philadelphia
Parks to bloom in parking spots around city
Parking in Philadelphia will be a little harder to come by today, as local spaces citywide are turned into micro parks.Parks to bloom in parking spots around city
Parking in Philadelphia will be a little harder to come by today, as local spaces citywide are turned into micro parks.Bikes, cars and pedestrians share the road
Anyone who has almost been run down by a bike on Locust Walk will appreciate the new signs reminding everyone they cannot ride their bicycles on the core of campus from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.C-SPAN bus stops at 36th and Walnut
The bus, which stopped at the corner of 36th and Walnut streets for two hours yesterday morning, has been to all 50 states, said C-SPAN spokesman Rodee Schneider. The bus and its crew are part of C-SPAN’s charge to “try to connect with folks across the country,” Schneider said.
Philadelphia bikers bare it all
It's not every day you go for a run and see 1,000 naked people riding past you on bikes, skateboards and unicycles. But that's exactly what Engineering senior David Loewy saw as he jogged down the Schuylkill River last Sunday.Reporter's Notebook | Queer eye for the Phila. guy
Each year during New Student Orientation, LGBT Center Director Bob Schoenberg leads a group of students in a proseminar that takes the form of a tour of Philadelphia's Gayborhood.South Street Bridge design approved
Pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers alike can celebrate as the Philadelphia Art Commission approved the final design for the South Street Bridge reconstruction.Philadelphia youth inspired to learn with Penn InnoWorks
Middle school students from low-income areas in Philadelphia are taking part in Penn InnoWorks this week, an initiative run completely by undergraduate students that aims to inspire an educational interest in science and engineering.Paul Rudd visits DRL
On an average day at Penn, there's not much to see at David Rittenhouse Laboratories except linoleum halls and a giant periodic table. But on Monday the building doubled as a set for the untitled James L. Brooks movie starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson.Anti-casino group stages protest
Last Saturday, the Casino-Free Philadelphia Twitter feed read, “Today, we brought our communities to their casino. We beat the house. And we’ll be back.”