Right next to the flight path of Philadelphia’s airport – and in view of the skyscrapers of Center City – sits the state’s last biggest freshwater tidal marsh and the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. If you live in the general vicinity of Philadelphia and haven’t visited yet, put it on your social calendar! And [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘philadelphia’
April 29, 2009
State of Adventure
Careful readers of this column, or just those with too much time on their hands, will have noticed that I am a keen outdoorsman. I count many outdoor activities as hobbies, and I am glad to be able to indulge them in Pennsylvania. Here and elsewhere I have schussed down steep ski slopes, [...]
September 18, 2008
Marysylvania? No, I prefer Pennsyland.
So, you may have noticed the cavalier attitude I’ve taken lately when it comes to antagonizing other states. I assume you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have, so I’m going to keep going with it. Today’s mark: Maryland.
You may know Baltimore as a land of murder (2nd in nation – 1st in 2004) manslaughter [...]
January 16, 2008
now, about these cheesesteaks?
For my second entry on the GSE blog, I can’t help but write about food. From my perch here in Philadelphia, the obvious topic to write about is the cheesesteak. And, really, the international phenomenon of the Philly Cheesesteak is – well – phenomenal. It is much to be proud of.
But is [...]
