Harry K sets sail for South Philly where shipbuilding and national defense once defined the Delaware River waterfront

He’s not often thought of as a Philadelphia writer, but Isaac Asimov, one of the towering figures of science fiction spent three years during World War II working at the Navy Yard and living in West Philly. Bart Everts has the story

Is this the year for inventive and elevating art and architecture? Nathaniel Popkin finds a sign in a Mummers Parade breakthrough

Our photo workshop in November produced some stunning images, which isn’t surprising, since several regular contributors to the Daily were on hand and the locations were particularly evocative. This definitely isn’t student work!