Spotter since 2021
For cocktail lovers, sip a Porto Tonico with Ferreira White Port, tonic, grapefruit, and mint or a That Nicholas Cage with bourbon, honey, white truffle, lemon, and lavender.
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Besides the packed schedule of shows, they are also a daytime coffee shop that opens its bar at noon. They have a great (rotating) wine selection as well!
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“Philly Vintage Bazaar” is a vintage clothes shop that gets everything right!
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"Long in the Tooth Record Store" in Philadelphia is a family-owned business that reminds me of one of my favorite films, High Fidelity...
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Philadelphia’s Mural Arts has helped create literally thousands of gorgeous murals all over. I'm in love with the new abstract mural by Tim McFarlane...
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The James G. Kaskey Memorial Park in Philly (known by locals as the Bio Pond) was University of Penn’s first botanic garden. Makes for a romantic date...
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"Stina Pizzeria" in Philadelphia offers an enticing blend of pizza but also the best spanakopita I've ever tasted and other Mediterranean-inspired dishes...
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"Lil Nas X Mural Gayborhood" in Philadelphia is 36-feet-large and portrays the early 21st-century LGBTQ+ icon that's conquered the world...
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About me
I’m an English Prof. I also study French and spend most summers in Paris (a great thing about teaching is summers off!) and take short trips to other places in Europe from there. I love traveling and learning about other cultures and people! I am also a cinephile and art and music nut and enjoy cities most.
Why Philadelphia
I moved to Philadelphia when I was 18 for art school to study filmmaking and fell in love with the city. Philly folks are, in general, very direct and can be a bit rough around the edges (it’s always been a pretty working-class city) but we also have a lot of heart and city pride. The city is incredibly diverse. We take pride in our beautiful parks, museums (The Barnes, Philadelphia Museum of Art), the Philly sound and our world-renowned orchestra and jazz and hip-hop culture, in our distinct neighborhoods and architecture and farmers markets, local craft beer breweries, our universities and hospitals and, of course, our amazing food culture of local BYOB restaurants offering every kind of food you can imagine. I love that I can walk out of my building, grab a coffee to drink in the lovely Rittenhouse Square and hop on my bike after for a ride along the Schuykill River.
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