Lightening show in Philly. Makes you appreciate mother nature.
My submission for the Place Your Art Here Exhibition at the Walnut Room put together by Sedso Design Group.
Its time for our next Place Your Art Here exhibition, a series of shows created by Sedso Design. Each exhibition starts with an open call for entries, but every show has a different set of guidelines that the artist must follow to be admitted into the final show. Submissions for this show focused on Famous Musicians.
Snowpocalypse Philadelphia. Jan 26, 2011.
Philly snow storm on December 20, 2009. Walking through the streets in Fishtown at 2AM.
I miss you city.
As much as I love being away from you sometimes, now is not one of them. I am excited to be reunited. And though I say time and time again… “I wont leave you.” We both know I’ll be gone again in a month.
A Letter to Philadelphia City Councilman Frank DiCicco
I’m writing in regards to your recent decision to introduce legislation changing the existing Philadelphia bike laws. In light of the recent events, I can certainly understand why such a call to action seems the right thing to do. However I believe you and Councilman Kenney are overreacting with your bills and should reconsider.
As a former resident and biker of Philadelphia, I can tell you with that there is absolutely no enforcement whatsoever of the existing bike laws. None. With no reason to obey the word of law, bikers have taken great liberty to make their lives easier: Running traffic lights on the wrong side of the road, not wearing helmets, etc. This lack of law has bred a culture of bad bike behavior.
With the recent deaths of two people on account of bad biking practices, you are now set to introduce laws that will dramatically alter the landscape of the city’s culture. The combination of reactionary over-enforcement of existing laws and penalties so severe that people risk losing their bicycles can only result in unrest and discourse. I am especially concerned with the penalty of confiscated a bike without brakes. This leaves the police in effective control over a person’s possessions in a matter where they may not have expertise. While I certainly abhor the idea of riding around without brakes, the notion that an officer can simply take your bike over the perception that you don’t have them is a frightening one.
We already have an existing set of laws. Enforcing them will foster a better community. Augmenting them to the levels you threaten only serves to disenchant people from biking in the city. Philadelphia has already ostracized it’s skateboard community by treating them as though they are thugs and criminals. Let’s not do the same to bikers.
Respectfully yours,
Matthew Kosoy
It could not have been put into better words than this. I don’t know if the city understand how much they are about to hurt such a large community in Philly.
If you are not aware of what is currently going on in Philadelphia… Please read the following articles.
Beautiful footage of the fall of a West Philly Landmark (sort of). The death of the Drexel shaft came yesterday. The footage caught gave the Amtrak Steam Plant a lovely goodbye as it exploded… and fell. Good use of song too. Gave me a chuckle.
Read the story at Philly.com: Changing Skyline: Powering Down
The game tonight was great! An intense game with beers and laughs. The music was ridiculous; including Tatu.. Chumbuwumba… and the Black Eyed Peas. Somehow it added to the night. We made it though. I started this blog right after the Phillie won the World Series… Here’s hopin’ for a repeat.
Above: Broad Street Crowd, Ashley and Emily and Me enjoying a beer. More images to come tomorrow. Or see more here.
Gettin' the Ol'Girl ready for a hot night...
This is how our city is getting ready for Phillies Fans tonight… In case all hell breaks loose like last year. Greasing the Polls and Payphones so people cant climb them.
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I have been waiting for this poster to come out. Success!
But it at Ork Posters.
