John Suder

Today the infamous ‘Drexel Shaft’ near 30th Street Station was imploded. The structure, located above the old Penn-Coach train station, was a steam power plant built back in the 1920’s. The structure was taken out of operation in 1964 and has remained empty ever since.
The structure was so-named by Drexel students upset over what they [...]

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Philadelphia is not exactly a barbeque town. The quality places are few and far between. For every gem like Sweet Lucy’s Smokehouse, there’s a Famous Dave’s (dinner in a fake log cabin anyone?) or a place that claims to serve “Real Barbeque” (quotes intentional).
I’m obviously excited when I hear of a new BBQ place opening. [...]

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Yesterday we attended the 8th Annual Garry Maddox BBQ Challenge. The event happens each year outside Citizen’s Bank Park from 4pm-7pm prior to a Phillies game and is held to raise money for at-risk youth with the Youth Golf and Academics Program.
If you appreciate good BBQ, this is an event not to miss.
The BBQ Challenge [...]

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While sorting through some old bookmarks I found a link to a set of archive photos on Philly.com of the old Liberty Bell Park Racetrack. For those too young to remember, Liberty Bell Park was a racetrack in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia that held harness racing and Thoroughbred horse racing from 1963 until [...]

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Temple University’s Center City Campus
1515 Market Street, Room 222.
7 to 9pm – doors open at 6:30
Philadelphia has a vibrant new media industry, but did you know that the City of Brotherly love is also a powerhouse in the journalism business, rich in Pulitzer Prize winners and a history that pre-dates the American [...]

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