Look at the motivation in Philadephia!


TODAY'S FRONT PAGE STORIES

 Options grow as Walnut St. dining fades
With the impending loss of Susanna Foo, the Asian fusion palace that
is one of the city's marquee restaurants, another fine-dining jewel is
departing Walnut Street's Restaurant Row.
 (....)
 Race to college: Ali's choice
Fresh from the nerve-racking race that is college admissions, Ali
Derassouyan felt like a winner - a bit confused, but a winner.

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This easy turist info, for everybody

  IT IS A BIRTH PLACE OF THE UNION AS UNITED STATES


WE PUT MONEY INTO SCIENCE THAT SYNERGIZED WITH ARTS. PHILADELPHIA IS
LIVING PULSATING CITY WITH GRAT UNIVERSITY CITY IN IT. ALL ESTHETIC,
INCLUDING SUTHERN PHILADELPHIA WHEN CLEAN. ALL TRADITION DRIVEN AS A
BIRTH OF THE NATION CITY AND AS ANOTHER AMERICAN TRUE EXCEPTION  -
PEOPLE LIKE IT THERE THAT WAY. ALL 4 GREAT CITY SQUERES ARE TRADITION
DRIVEN
WITH LOTS OF CULTURAL INSTIOTUNS AND GREAT ARCHITECTURE.  MODERN
MEATS
THE TRADITION ON THE 13 STREET  NORTH IN A WAY THAT EUROPEANS LIKE
BUT
WE PRAGMATIZE
IT WELL - IT IS VERY CONVENIET THERE.


PHILADELPHIA IS GREAT CITY.


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Breweries of Brotherly Love
By BETSY ANDREWS
January 18, 2009
From historically minded breweries to bohemian pubs, the city is
undergoing a beer renaissance.
Winter Weekends: Impressionists at the Barnes


By FRED A. BERNSTEIN
January 2, 2009
One of the world’s greatest art collections, which includes 181
Renoirs, 69 Cézannes and seven van Goghs, is located just outside
Philadelphia.
Winter Weekends: Camden’s Sharks and Ship


By DAVE CALDWELL
January 2, 2009
The Camden waterfront, just across the river from Philadelphia, is
home to the Adventure Aquarium.
Touring America One Jog at a Time: Philadelphia


By ADAM NAGOURNEY
October 17, 2008
Given the number of landmarks and architectural sights there, this is
one city that’s great to explore by running the sidewalks.
AMERICAN JOURNEYS
Oars in the River, a Spring Promenade on Land


By DAVE CALDWELL


April 18, 2008
Along Philadelphia's Schuylkill River, rowers and strollers take in
Boathouse Row.
DAY OUT | FISHTOWN, PHILADELPHIA
Rebirth Along the River


By JESS McCUAN
January 13, 2008
Thanks to a recovering waterfront and spillover from gentrifying
neighborhoods, Fishtown is joining the ranks of warehouse districts
that have undergone a renaissance.
In the Big House ... Just Visiting


By MAURA J. CASEY
May 11, 2007
For centuries, inmates have tried their best to escape the confines
of
prisons. Now, millions of tourists are paying their way to get in.


City of Brotherly Love
Chris Ramirez for The New York TimesAs the birthplace of the nation,
Philadelphia can seem far less entertaining than educational. But
look
past all that and you will find a younger, more vibrant city
emerging.


36 Hours in Philadelphia
By WINNIE HU
November 26, 2006
As the birthplace of the nation, Philadelphia can seem far less
entertaining than educational. But look past all that and you will
find a younger, more vibrant city emerging.
The Talk


Liberal Arts in Philadelphia
By Steven Stern
November 19, 2006
An emerging creative class is transforming the city into a major art
destination.


DAY TRIP
Timeless Art, Frozen in Time (for Now)
By FRED A. BERNSTEIN
June 23, 2006
The Barnes Foundation plans to move its collection of Impressionist
and Post-Impressionist paintings, but a new building will never be
able to


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Articles About Philadelphia
SURFACING


Breweries of Brotherly Love
By BETSY ANDREWS


January 18, 2009
From historically minded breweries to bohemian pubs, the city is
undergoing a beer renaissance.
Winter Weekends: Impressionists at the Barnes
By FRED A. BERNSTEIN


January 2, 2009
One of the world’s greatest art collections, which includes 181
Renoirs, 69 Cézannes and seven van Goghs, is located just outside
Philadelphia.
Winter Weekends: Camden’s Sharks and Ship


By DAVE CALDWELL
January 2, 2009
The Camden waterfront, just across the river from Philadelphia, is
home to the Adventure Aquarium.
Touring America One Jog at a Time: Philadelphia
GREATEST FOR KIDS ON NEW JERSEY SIDE


By ADAM NAGOURNEY
October 17, 2008
Given the number of landmarks and architectural sights there, this is
one city that’s great to explore by running the sidewalks.


AMERICAN JOURNEYS
Oars in the River, a Spring Promenade on Land
By DAVE CALDWELL
April 18, 2008
Along Philadelphia's Schuylkill River, rowers and strollers take in
Boathouse Row.
DAY OUT | FISHTOWN, PHILADELPHIA


Rebirth Along the River
By JESS McCUAN
March 31, 2006
The Rosenbach Museum & Library is home to manuscripts and letters by
writers like James Joyce and Joseph Conrad.


DOWN TIME
In Philadelphia, You Can Have Your Cheese Steak and Learn Some
Science, Too
By DAVID CARR


February 3, 2006
The Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia is a museum in
the clinical sense, as an experience, its size and resources make it
seem more like a cerebral theme park.


DOWN TIME
The Eeewww Factor in Downtown Philadelphia
By DAVID CARR
December 30, 2005
The Mütter Museum's stately facade conceals a chamber of vivid
horrors
- or unrivaled delights, depending on one's tolerance for the human
condition laid bare.


GOING TO
Philadelphia
By TERRY TRUCCO
December 18, 2005
There's a new energy in Philadelphia, and Ben Franklin's 300th
birthday is yet another reason to celebrate.


November 27, 2005
The North Philly neighborhood of Northern Liberties symbolizes a city
emerging from its post-Rust Belt slumber to become a go-to
destination.
ART REVIEW


Basic Training for the Connoisseur
By KEN JOHNSON
July 15, 2005
A show of old-master French works at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
affords viewers a good opportunity to sharpen their skills of
connoisseurship.
ART REVIEW


Imitations That Transcend Flattery
By ROBERTA SMITH
July 15, 2005
Richard Pettibone has produced exquisitely accurate copies of
modernist masterworks that provide a new and transformative sense of
intimacy.
JOURNEYS


Gay Orlando Steps Out
By CHARLES PASSY
May 13, 2005
As improbable as it may seem in a town dominated by mouse ears and
miniature golf, Orlando, Fla., has emerged in the last few years as a
major destination for gay tourists.
On the Whole, They'd Rather Fly From Philadelphia
By PATRICK McGEEHAN


March 13, 2005
A growing number of New Yorkers are making the two-hour road trip to
Philadelphia International Airport, where airfares often are
significantly lower.
WEEKEND WITH THE KIDS: PHILADELPHIA
Culture, History and a Wealth of Places to Play
By TERRY TRUCCO


January 23, 2005
More than 300 years after William Penn mapped it out, Philadelphia is
chock-full of activities and sights that will captivate children and
grown-ups for different reasons.


SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS ARE GREAT AND A LOT; VARIETY FOR EVERY LEVEL OF
NEED; THERE ARE
EVEN NASA STUDIES; THERE ARE NO BOOKS STORE IN DC LIKE PHILADELPHIA
HAS.