PHILADELPHIA, PA — On September 5-6, 2015, the Made In America Music Festival will take over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City Philadelphia. “Jay Z has curated a stellar and eclectic mix of performers that should please even the pickiest of music fans. This year is going to be epic with performances from Beyoncé, The Weeknd, J. Cole, Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie, Meek Mill, Santigold, Del La Soul, Metric, Earl Sweatshirt and many more.”
Category: Art Museum
bookmark_borderRetrace Rocky’s Footsteps, Center City, Philadelphia
This is a bird’s eye view of the Art Museum area in center city Philadelphia. First, you think about running up the steps. Then, you run up the steps, turn around, and look down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. As the adrenaline pumps through your body, you become one with William Penn.
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bookmark_borderWarming: Philadelphia Hold Your Breath
By Daniel Brouse
Many days in the Philadelphia region are not good for breathing. On “Ozone Action Alert Days” you are advised to avoid activity outside. Children should not play outdoors. Avoid running and other fitness activities. Do not breathe in un-conditioned air.
View the current air quality for Philadelphia.
July 19, 2015 is one of those days:
NOTE: Graphics are from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America)
Ozone is not only killing humans, it is also killing the trees.
In 2005, the EPA and NGO’s were contacted about the deforestation problem:
Dying Trees, The Membrane Domain (2009)