P’unk Avenue
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- 1168 E. Passyunk Aveneue
- Philadelphia PA 19147
- Phone: 215 755 1330
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Tim Quirino Joins the Team!
We are very excited that Tim Quirino has joined the team as an Interactive Designer. (You may know him as the Co-Founder of Geekadelphia.) We are looking forward to the contributions he will make in the very near future.…
Apostrophe: Now it's for Everyone
Last Tuesday while most people on the east coast were heading home from work or enjoying a pleasant happy hour, we ordered Thai takeout and quietly launched hosted Apostrophe. We held our breath and waited for the sky to…
Art Safaris
I just love the idea of these art safaris in Philadelphia. Libby and Robert of the artblog gather a group, throw them in a van, and drive them around the city to show them cool art make by artists…
Creative Connector
I have known for some time that I was named one of Philadelphia's 76 Creative Connectors. WHYY/NewsWorks and Leadership Philadelphia identified this group through an online citizen survey: Leadership Philadelphia has compiled a list of the top 76 Creative…
How much does it cost to run Ignite Philly or Barcamp?
Since we have a lot of experience running events like Ignite Philly, the Junto and have helped figure out the logistics for events like Barcamp, we get lots of questions from people about how to handle money and sponsorships.…
Innovation's Best Friend: Routine
In my estimation, the best way to make innovation happen is to make time for it by making many other things in your life routine. Put your keys in the same place when you get home each day. Charge…
Apostrophe Shirts!
Like everyone, we love designing t-shirts (most of which never get printed) and we love wearing them. We decided to finally print some up to support Apostrophe, our open source CMS. We figured it would be a cool way…
U-Turns $1
I walk through the Italian Market (or as the old-timers call it, 9th Street) on a very regular basis. It is a place where you can experience commerce in a very visceral way. Merchants call out prices for oranges…
Thanksgiving
This morning my daughter's Girl Scout troop joined a couple hundred people on a surprise mission to thank members of our Air Force, Army and Navy. The military folk were told that they were heading out on some type…
Nice Touch
It rained all day yesterday in Philadelphia. Walking down the steps into the 10th & Locust Hi-Speed Line (PATCO), I noticed an embedded piece of diamond plate metal in the floor below the first step. I thought, "Wow, what…
Chalkboard Doppelganger?
This weekend, I was having breakfast while flipping through an old issue of This Old House magazine and came across the picture below of the chalkboard calendar. I thought it was cool how they did represented the different blocks of…
A Modest Proposal to Return the Delaware Waterfront to People
Last night at Ignite Philly 6, I talked about an idea that may seem radical at first glance, but I really do think is a very reasonable and dare-I-say modest proposal. I would like to remove I-95 from the…
Should I work on Columbus Day?
On the occasion of the 1920 Columbus Day celebration, Joseph P. Bartilucci stated: "We Italians have contributed to the glory of the United States. Our Mayflower came long before the Pilgrims' Mayflower. We have done our part and shall continue…
P'unk Culture
I like being on a team. I like solving problems that are bigger than one person's experience and intellect. I like having meals together. I like having enough people to play full court basketball around at all times. In…
P'unk Ave Book Club Starts Now!
This week we kick off our new book club here at P'unk Avenue. I picked the first selection: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz. I have been reading this and found it to be…
What is the Story with that?
I realize that I ask the question "What is the story with that?" out loud or internally many times throughout the day. I like to know the backstory. Not with the goal of being nosey or assigning blame if…
Relax: The Pavement Reunion Lesson
Last night I got to catch Pavement on their reunion tour. It was a pretty magical night. The weather was perfect, the company was good, and my seats were "upgraded" during the evening so my view was great. What…