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Grid Magazine First Anniversary Party

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:09:19 +0000

And, if you haven’t heard, Philadelphia’s Grid Magazine is turning one. They’re celebrating with a free party at Yards Brewing Company’s new tasting room. They’ll have local food from our friends at Mugshots, Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op and Birchrun Hills Farm. More delicious details soon. Check out publisher Alex Mulcahy’s ruminations on Grid’s first year in this month’s Editor’s Notes.

Grid Anniversary Party
On April 10, Grid will celebrate its first birthday with a party at Yards’ brand new tasting room (which was featured in the March issue).

WHEN: Saturday, April 10, 5 – 8 p.m.
WHERE: Yards Tasting Room, Yards Brewing Company, 901 North Delaware Ave.

Mayor Nutter Announces 3rd Annual Philly Spring Cleanup at Kickoff Event in Fishtown

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:23:21 +0000

City of Philadelphia kicks off One Month Countdown to Philly Spring Cleanup and encourages residents to “Keep Up the Sweep Up”

WHAT:
City of Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutterand Philadelphia Streets Department will announce the One Month Countdown to the Philly Spring Cleanup. A kickoff celebration will take place in Fishtown at 1 p.m. The third annual Philly Spring Cleanup- part of the Great American Cleanup- will take place on Saturday, April 10, 2010. The theme of this year’s cleanup is “Keep Up the Sweep Up,” encouraging residents and organizations to sustain the effort toward a cleaner and brighter Philadelphia.

The outdoor, kickoff celebration will take place on the 2500 block of East Gordon Streetin Fishtown. The 2500 block of East Gordon Streetis the winner of the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee’s (PMBC) 2009 Clean Block Award. Led by Block Captain Kathy Berry, these residents have worked tirelessly to transform this once desolate block into one of the best streets in Philadelphia.

Mayor Nutter will be joined by the Department of Streets Commissioner Clarena I.W. Tolson, Director of Sustainability Katherine Gajewski, Block Captain for 2500 East Gordon StreetKathy Berry, dozens of community groups, Fishtown residents and Philly Spring Cleanup partner organizations.

Target is the lead corporate supporter of the third annual Philly Spring Cleanup. Additional corporate partners include RecycleBank, Waste Management, Republic Services, BlueMountain, Covanta, Big Belly Solar. City partners include PMBC, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful, Greater Philadelphia Cares, FairmountPark, Global Citizen, the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, City Year and the City of Philadelphia Department of Recreation.

This will be a highly visual event that will feature remarks from the City of Philadelphia’s top officials. City Year members will perform a warm-up routine with Mayor Nutter to kickoff the event. There will also be interview opportunities with all of the event speakers and city residents that are present to receive information about this year’s Philly Spring Cleanup.

City residents and organizations can become involved in the 2010 Philly Spring Cleanup by registering as a volunteer or project site. City residents and organization who wish to participate should visit www.PhillySpringCleanup.com.

WHO:

City of Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter
Commissioner Clarena I.W. Tolson, City of Philadelphia Department of the Streets Commissioner
Katherine Gajewski, City of Philadelphia Director of Sustainability
Kathy Berry, 2500 East Gordon StreetBlock Captain
15 City Year members performing warm-up routine with Mayor Nutter
Dozens of corporate, city and community group partners

WHEN:
Wednesday, March 10, 1 p.m.

WHERE:
2500 East Gordon Street, Philadelphia, PA19125

Provenance Featured in Philadelphia Weekly’s “Better Than West”

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:18:42 +0000

Treasure hunting doesn’t have to be void of testosterone, and when you’re looking to ditch the mundane Crate and Barrel crowd, Brian McLaughlin ’s ready to nerd out with you about all things salvage. Holding down the fort at Provenance, he is not the salvage yard’s owner but certainly its most valuable employee. He’ll walk you through the yard, pointing out recent deliveries (“we just got in this chicken wire glass”) and what a steal they are (“Old Goode things in N.Y.C. has this for quadruple the price”) and even spend the time brainstorming on how to incorporate their treasures into your own home. Establish yourself as a regular and you’ll start getting emails like you’re his salvage bestie; “I’m at an estate sale for the next three days, need anything?” You’ll be in good company. The city’s metal working artisans, set designers, and decorators all have him on speed dial.

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Reclaimed Maple Flooring from the Palestra

scottlash — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:38:23 +0000

Reclaimed from the storied Palestra Basketball Arena at the Univeristy of Pennsylvania. We have 200 sections that range from 29″x29″-30″x60″. We have a variety of selections involving variations of natural wood, red, and blue. The wood is vertical grain maple and is great for building benches, bars, etc. We are currently making table tops and think these are perfect for sports bars!

Metal Auditorium Chairs

scottlash — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:36:54 +0000

50 available

Granite Bench

scottlash — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:28:21 +0000

5 available. These are window sills from the Church of the Transfiguration. When flipped onto their sides they make perfect benches.

Hand Hewn Beam Skins

scottlash — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:56:27 +0000

We take the outside skin off the old hand hewn beams and make them into 1″ vaneers. Perfect for paneling or creating faux beams.

Reclaimed Bluestone Sidewalk

scottlash — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:42:18 +0000

500 sq feet
Avg size is 3.5′ x 4.5′x3″
Picture is showing the back side of one piece. Tops on this material are perfect. Reclaimed before WWII and allowed to lean against a barn since. Amazing patina!

1880 Buck Board Wagon

scottlash — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:23:23 +0000

Made by the Acme Wagon Company. We currently have 2 wagons with original paint and logos are on each of them. They are both in about as good of shape as one could imagine.

reception podium

scottlash — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:22:42 +0000