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From John Fischer, for About.com

Lincoln Financial Field Photos

Wednesday July 30, 2003
Last Sunday the Philadelphia Eagles held an open house at their new home, Lincoln Financial Field. I attended and took lots of photos of the new football stadium. You'll want ... Read More

E-A-G-L-E-S --EAGLES!

Monday July 28, 2003
We've been waiting for this day since that cold day in January when Tampa Bay stunned the Eagles with a 27-10 defeat at Veterans Stadium and moved onto Super ... Read More

Korean War - 50 Years Later

Sunday July 27, 2003
It was 50 years ago today, on July 27, 1953, that the Korean War ended not with a peace treaty, but with a cease fire that has lasted, often uneasily, ... Read More

The Big Bus Company Comes to Philadelphia

Thursday July 24, 2003
After more than a decade of offering highly popular tours in London, highlighted by their receiving the prestigious London Tourist Board sightseeing tour of the year award in 2000, the ... Read More

Have you ridden a DUCK yet?

Tuesday July 22, 2003
Have you ridden a DUCK yet? Thousands of folks already have taken an 80-minute ride on one of Philly's hottest new tourist attractions. What's a DUCK? find out more...

I admit it. I'm scared.

Saturday July 19, 2003
My wife Eileen and I are off, once again, to Hawaii in October. It's not the first time that we've flown since September 11, 2001. In fact, we flew to ... Read More

What's Going on this Weekend in Philly

Friday July 18, 2003
Things have slowed down a bit this weekend, but there are still things to see and do throughout the Greater Philadelphia/South Jersey area. The 2003 Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival ... Read More

St. Louis Archbishop Chosen to Replace Bevilacqua

Tuesday July 15, 2003
St. Louis Archbishop Justin Rigali has been named by Pope John Paul II the twelfth Bishop, eighth Archbishop of Philadelphia. The appointment was made public at noon today in Rome. ... Read More

Pennsylvania Convention Center Back on Track

Tuesday July 15, 2003
After a year of negotiations with the six labor unions that work in the Pennsylvania Convention Center during which numerous convention bookings were lost to other cities, an agreement has ... Read More

What's Going On The Weekend in Philly

Friday July 11, 2003
After all of the hoopla last weekend with the Sunoco Welcome America! Festival and the opening of the new National Constitution Center, you'd think that things would slow down this ... Read More

Kvaerner Philadelphia Christens First Ship

Friday July 11, 2003
After suffering through the losses of thousands of jobs with the shutdown of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1996, and questions about its own future with the attempted sale of ... Read More

National Constitution Center Photos

Thursday July 10, 2003
We've added a gallery of 38 photos taken at the new National Constitution Center in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. You can browse through the gallery by clicking on ... Read More

Chief Halftown Dies

Tuesday July 8, 2003
If, like me, you were a child in the late 50's, you probably grew up watching Sally Starr and Chief Halftown on Channel 6 then WFIL TV (now WPVI). Most ... Read More

Timber! Opening of National Constitution Center Ends With a Crash

Friday July 4, 2003
It certainly wasn't in the script for the opening of the National Constitution Center. Rather than pulling the curtain to officially open the NCS, a wood and steel frame holding ... Read More

Today's Sunoco Welcome America! Festival Events

Friday July 4, 2003
Programming on Independence Mall 10 a.m. - Philadelphia Liberty Medal awarded to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan The area between 5th and 6th Streets and Market and Chestnut Streets will be closed ... Read More

National Constitution Center

Tuesday July 1, 2003
Last Friday I was privileged to go on a "hard-hat" tour of the new National Constitution Center which will open this Friday, July 4, 2003. This museum is sure to ... Read More

It All Began in Philadelphia

Tuesday July 1, 2003
On Friday we'll celebrate America's 227th birthday. From the rugged coasts of Maine and the Rocky Mountains of the west, to the neighborhoods of Anchorage, Alaska and the islands ... Read More

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