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Opening Night at the New Joan Shepp
Wednesday night Joan Shepp officially opened her new store at 1811 Chestnut Street. The trailblazing Shepp’s flagship store was on Walnut Street for nearly two decades before it was chased from...
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Restoration of the Chaplain’s Office Murals at Eastern State
Tuesday night at Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) sponsors and board members gathered to celebrate the newly restored Chaplin’s office and murals at the popular tourist site. The murals were...
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Kimmel Cancer Center Jefferson Tribute Dinner
On Friday night, September 5th, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) held the Jefferson Tribute Dinner at the Linc, honoring the Philadelphia Eagles. Stephen K. Klasko,...
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Wistar Institute Opens Robert and Penny Fox Tower
Friday night the Wistar Institute’s new, $100 million seven-story research building at 3601 Spruce Street bearing the names of two of its most committed and generous supporters, Robert and Penny Fox,...
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Fifth Annual JAM Party for Cancer Research
On Saturday night at Union Trust, JAM, a Philadelphia philanthropic movement consisting of individuals whose mission it is to support cancer research, held its 5th annual party to raise funds for...
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10th Annual Chefs’ Dinner for PAWS
The Philadelphia Eagles were playing on the road Monday night (and they won another nail-biter!), so Philadelphia’s finest chefs took over the Linc for the sold-out 10th annual Chefs’ Dinner...
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Second Annual POPS Ball: “Pops of Gold”
The Second Annual POPS Ball took place Wednesday night at the Hyatt at the Bellevue. The black-tie gala started with an hour-long cocktail party, with passed hors d’oeuvres and souvenir photos being...
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2014 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards
On Saturday, September 20th, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Mid-Atlantic Chapter held its annual Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards at the Philadelphia Hilton Hotel on City Avenue....
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Fifth Annual XIX Most Fashionable Women in Philadelphia
Nicole Miller Philadelphia celebrated the XIX Most Fashionable Women in Philadelphia on Monday with a fancy shindig at the Hyatt at the Bellevue at the XIX restaurant. Created five years ago to be the...
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Innovators Dinner at Volver
Last week SEI Investments Co. and Philly Mag hosted a cocktail party and dinner for invited guests at the Kimmel Center and Jose Garces’ Volver restaurant to hear David Bookspan discuss “The Art of...
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Opera on the Mall
Saturday night, more than 5,000 people filled Independence Park to watch Opera Philadelphia‘s free broadcast of Gioacchino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. Concertgoers began arriving as early as 4...
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Mike Jerrick’s Ya Gotta Try It
Last week at Fox 29 personality Mike Jerrick’s inaugural “Ya Gotta Try It” at the Independence Visitor Center, nearly 600 people enjoyed unique dishes like “Cracker Jack Sundae” from Bridget Foy’s to...
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Second Annual Wigs and Wishes Gala With Paula Abdul
The 2nd Annual Wigs and Wishes Gala was held at Lucien’s Manor in Berlin, New Jersey, on Sunday, October 5th. It was created by celebrity stylist and salon owner Martino Cartier to raise awareness and...
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DesignPhiladelphia Kick-Off Party at Bluecadet
DesignPhiladelphia, the annual city-wide celebration honoring design in the Philadelphia region kicked off the 10th year city wide nine day festival with a party at Bluecadet, an award-winning digital...
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Philadelphia History Museum’s First City Social
A beautiful Indian Summer evening greeted guests Tuesday at the Philadelphia History Museum’s (PHM) first City Social fundraiser which was held in their garden. Formerly the Atwater Kent Museum, the...
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Hotel Palomar’s Fifth Anniversary
On Thursday night Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar Philadelphia celebrated its fifth anniversary with a party filling two ballrooms at Philadelphia’s first LEED-certified hotel. There was delicious food...
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Thom Nickels Signs Legendary Locals of Center City Philadelphia
On Saturday night Thom Nickels, author of several books on Philadelphia, held a book signing for his latest tome Legendary Locals of Center City Philadelphia at Il Tartufo in Manayunk. The book is...
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Malala Yousafzai Receives Liberty Medal
Tuesday night at the National Constitution Center, nearly 1,500 people gathered to honor a young girl, Malala Yousafzai, with the Liberty Medal. Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban and spoke out about...
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73rd Annual Liberty USO Gala
The 73rd Annual Liberty USO Gala was held at the Marriott Downtown Saturday night, as the hotel filled with uniformed military personnel, guests, and supporters of the USO. Outside in the street were...
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Timberland Opening Party in Philadelphia
The fashionable set was on hand Wednesday night to celebrate the opening of Timberland, 1709 Walnut Street. Before I stepped into the showroom, I thought: “How is Timberland going to survive by only...
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