P’unk Avenue
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- 1168 E. Passyunk Aveneue
- Philadelphia PA 19147
- Phone: 215 755 1330
- hello@punkave.com
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…
Because No One Should Have to Look out a Window
In the fine tradition of istwitterdown.com, isobamapresident.com and shouldiusetablesforlayout.com, I give you: isitrainingout.com! Geeky aside: NOAA weather feeds + CSV zipcode data + MaxMind's GeoLite City IP geolocation database + PHP's serialize function = love. Required notice: "This product…
My Play History
For several years, I taught a Game Design course in the Multimedia department at UArts. To give this course more intellectual heft, I would say that play is essential to humans. I went so far as to say that…
Of Our Time
I am very thankful that colonial era architecture exists in Philadelphia. The materials, the scale of the rooms, and the original lack of indoor plumbing tell a story. These buildings embody an historical spirit that you can feel when…
Separation of Work & Home
For about 6 years I lived next door to P'unk Avenue. A few weeks ago, I moved to Collingswood, NJ. It is fresh enough that my daughter still refers to the place I work as "next door." This move…