The Transit Of Venus Starts Here
In honor of next Tuesday's transit of Venus across the sun, we turn to Harry K's Philadelphia Encyclopedia for some insight on David Rittenhouse, astronomer and polymath inventor and first American scientist to observe the transit, which he did on June 3, 1769 > more
Where Are All The Antique Shops?
In his inaugural Street Talk column, Bob Skiba finds the antiques mostly missing from Philadelphia's so-called Antique Row > more
Delaware Ave Redo
A new restaurant and music venue resets expectations along the waterfront, condos to go on sheriff's sale, CHCA and Bowman Properties agree on Magarity site project details, and countering 'invasive' graffiti in Mount Airy > more
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