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This Week In: Bastille Day
Vive la France this week on the anniversary of the 1790 storming of the Bastille. Street takes a look at a few good excuses to celebrate a foreign holiday.
This Week in: Nighttime
Given today’s temperatures and the long summer ahead, you may find yourself with a growing affection for the comparatively–cool night hours. Contrary to popular belief, there is more to do in Philly at night than hit the bars. Street takes a look at some cultural ways to spend the next few summer evenings. Schuykill Banks Outdoor Movie Night Beginning this Friday, the Schuykill Riverbanks will screen a movie every other Thursday on the banks by Walnut Street Bridge.
Spring Fling Artist Survey from SPEC
Send in your guesses to win floor tickets
Street's To-Do List: June 10
Though vampires will probably dominate the big screen this summer (the newest Twilight comes out June 30), zombies can claim Philadelphia.
Street's To-Do List: May 27
1. Beer tastes better when you’re feeling cultured. Get a head start on your Thirsty Thursday boozin’ at World Café Live for a Philadelphia Ale & Arts Adventure: an alcohol-fueled tour of the city’s murals.
Full Moon
If you’re ever in a fashion pinch, help is only 17 blocks away (from 34th Street, that is). South Moon Under is a college student’s shopping mecca, full of fun and affordable frills and thrills.
Joan Knows Best
Ten years ago, Joan Shepp single-handedly redefined how Philadelphians think about style. A decade later, her Walnut Street boutique stands as a model for luxury retailers. Shepp is often described in the same terms that are used to describe the coveted goods she sells: eccentric, brilliant and desperately chic.
I Have the Same One in Purple!
There’s a Where’s Waldo? costume party, and all you have left in your closet are the white-and-red striped socks you found in the Quad’s communal laundry room your freshman year.
So Spoke the Wanderer
Part frilly boutique, part vintage shop and part champion for local artists, Vagabond boasts an impressively eclectic mix in the heart of Old City.
Blue Jean Baby
Let’s be honest: jeans are the staple of every college student’s wardrobe. We pair them with a v-neck for a day of classes and dress them up for a BYO dinner with friends.
Ahoy, Matey
Sailor Jerry’s name is painfully appropriate. Walk into the boutique and you will be greeted by blaring music, octopus-shaped chandeliers and oversized plastic fish mounted on the wall. To fully appreciate the shop, you must understand the story behind it.
More Than Manga
If you’re a sucker for Japanese goodies, Omoi is a must-see. And even if you’re not, this place is so cute and carries such an impressive variety of toys, stationery, clothes and jewelry that it’s almost impossible to leave without buying something. Tiny, colorful and surprisingly well-organized merchandise neatly crams every corner.
What We All Deserve
Sandwiched between two separate construction sites, Reward, a recent newcomer to the shopping scene, has already established itself as a popular destination.
Not Your Average Hippie Shack
Tucked in the heart of Northern Liberties, Arcadia feels like a fashion oasis. Owner and Penn grad Ali McCloud stocks the eclectic boutique with trendy eco-friendly items.
Look, Don't Touch
Consider Boyds something of an alternate reality: inside the 45,000-square-foot space, there is no recession.
Letter from the Editor
Eight days. All that is separating us from the glorious reprieve that is Fall Break is a week like the one immortalized in song by the Beatles.
Letter from the Editor
When it comes to campus cuisine, I feel like a freshman again. only better, because I'm a senior. Once more, I'm excited by all the surrounding eateries that I've yet to fully explore and exhaust - that, and three years later I'm still avoiding Commons.
