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our time to shine.

our time to shine.

Architects, artists, interior, fashion, and graphic designers UNITE!  Philadelphia is abuzz with today’s kickoff of DesignPhiladelphia 2010.  Blogs and social networks have done a fantastic job promoting and if you still haven’t heard of it, crawl out from under your rock and get with the program!  Special events + exhibitions run for the next ten …

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a view from the thirteenth floor, literally.

a view from the thirteenth floor, literally.

This was the scene yesterday afternoon at street level, just outside our building.  It oddly happened a mere 36 hours after another meet-and-greet took place between a different building and city vehicle.  More details on that from our friends at Philly Brownstoner.

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ausgang finale.

ausgang finale.

ausgang finale. AUSGANG! concluded their 2010 season last night with yet another loss; (6-14) against ‘Integrated Project Services’ (IPS).  It was unfortunate that our jambalaya-and-lager fueled players could not break AUSGANG!’s deep losing streak. 2010 Season Summary:  3 wins, 8 losses, 1 rainout :: 98 runs for, 147 runs against 5/5       WIN vs REDLINERS (24-19) …

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a spelling bee.

a spelling bee.

Two of our staff are members of a grassroots theatre company, and in one week their maiden production debuts in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood.  Come see our very own Kira Broecker play ‘Marcy Park’ in the Tony Award winning musical:  The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  Shows are selling out, so be sure to buy …

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drexel’s mega-tweets.

Those crazy Digital Media majors at Drexel University are at it again!! From CRAVE on CNET

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enter ausgang.

enter ausgang.

Last night, AUSGANG! solidly prevailed (17-7) over opponents WRT in their week 5 season game of the Architect’s Softball League.  With a current winning(!) record of 3 and 2, the gang is about halfway through the season and looks forward to matchups against Francis Cauffman, Cope Linder, Turner Construction, and more!  The team would like …

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nobody’s home.

nobody’s home.

Have you been calling and no one’s picking up?  The doors are locked and the office is empty because today is our annual outing to Citizens Bank Park!  Perfect weather and a beautiful day for a baseball game – Go Phils!  (and hopefully a game 3 shutout by the Flyers tonight!)

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“ace” up our sleeve.

“ace” up our sleeve.

For the 8th consecutive year, A/LA has participated in the ACE Mentor Program of Eastern Pennsylvania, a program which provides throughout the school year volunteer mentors to local high school students and hosting bi-monthly team meetings. This year the student team consisted of 17 juniors from the Thomas, Lenfest, & Shoemaker campuses of the Mastery …

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