Tag: Philadelphia
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An evening with CocoRosie
We’ve gone to a number of shows at Union Transfer here in Philly since it opened a little over a year ago, including Polica with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, St. Vincent, Kishi Bashi with of Montreal, and, last night, CocoRosie. It was a little bit of a freak show, but in the absolute sweetest…
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Girl Crush Philly!
One of the reasons why I wanted to move to a city when I was growing up was so that I could have easier access to all of the interesting things that are more available in urban areas. Chad and I feel so privileged and delighted with many of our recent experiences that we never…
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I live in Philadelphia now.
So. September. I spent the first nine days in Iceland, drinking in the otherworldly landscapes during the day. When we got back, I went back to work and Chad worked on packing up our West Chester apartment. The first apartment that we had that felt like a home. The apartment where we learned how to…
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Lunchtime Reads 9.12.12: Philadelphia Edition!
So, this week we returned from Iceland and are moving to Philadelphia. Poor planning on my part. In honor of that (the moving, not the poor planning), here is some related reading. This has made me super excited to fall in love with West Philadelphia. When I’m scared that I won’t, it reminds me that I…
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Philadelphia on a weeknight
I was going to meet a beautiful Craigslist dresser and hopefully take it home. Chadoh and I wrestled it down a bunch of twirly stairs to discover that it would not fit in my car. So we wrestled it back up the long, twirly staircase. I also wanted to meet Philly Aids Thrift. There was…
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30 Days – Day 22
Last night The Kittens played a show at The Fire. We got there early enough to scout out a clean bathroom and eat some food at Trio’s, where we found this hungry astronaut. The Fire is conveniently located next to a fire house, kindly reminding passers-by to check their smoke detectors. That reminds me of…