Benjamin Franklin wasn’t just a founding father, he was also America’s first postmaster
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Philadelphia’s ‘Radical Americana’ modernizes 250 years of craft
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Play the world’s largest video game in Philadelphia
Twelve years ago, Technical.ly collaborated with Drexel University professor Frank Lee and got into the Guinness Book of…
Check out these exhibits at Philly museums that honor America’s 250th birthday
Philadelphia cultural centers have a number of upcoming exhibits to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, and they cover a wide…
Will AI reshape tourism in Philadelphia for the 2026 World Cup?
There are some really dope things about to happen in Philadelphia, including FIFA World Cup matches and celebrations…
Flash! Bang! Boom!: New fireworks exhibit explores science, spectacle and history
The Science History Institute is unveiling an exhibition this year that aims to be a total blast. ‘Flash!…
Flash! Bang! Boom!: New fireworks exhibit explores science, spectacle and history
The Science History Institute is unveiling an exhibition this year that aims to be a total blast. ‘Flash!…
Philly plans to turn its block parties into celebrations of America’s 250th birthday
To help Philadelphia residents celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, the city plans to supply 250 block parties with semiquincentennial-themed hats…
Penn Medicine festival will celebrate school’s history
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‘Soccer Coachella’ coming to Philly’s Lemon Hill to celebrate FIFA World Cup
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Philly’s America250 celebrations honor local cigar smoker who invented matchbooks
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Festival at Drexel on Saturday celebrates the world’s first-ever medical school for women
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