Pennsylvania

Mystery Odors Delay Two US Airways Flights

US Airways Express ©abdallahh This week US Airlines was plagued by bizarre scents in their aircraft cabins and in one case the odor sent aircraft crew to the hospital. When passengers on Flight 439 from Philadelphia to Las Vegas noticed a persistant strange odor they were switched to a different aircraft. The aircraft switch delayed [...]

5 Spots to Challenge Your Sixth Sense

Sedona, Arizona © laszlo-photo Follow your wanderlust to five spots in the USA where you can use your sixth sense to get in touch with those who have crossed over. Yahoo News has compiled a list of the top five places to get in touch with your extra-sensory side. Making an appearance on the list [...]

What Happens When You Return A Rental Car Seven Months Late?

For one thing, the police issue a warrant for your arrest, as one man with an overdue rental car in Pennsylvania recently found out. According to the Patch.com site for Moon Township, Pa., a man from Pittsburgh picked up a Budget rental car last fall and was scheduled to return it November 20. When did [...]

An Eco-Friendly Tour of Pittsburgh: 5 Tips for Biking America’s Steel City

Old Pittsburgh relied on coal and steel; the new one depends on talent. Putting behind the trappings of a successful industrial past and spasms of unemployment, Pittsburgh has reinvented itself with new industries, sports stadiums, parks, biking trails, contemporary art galleries, eateries and pretty much everything you would expect in a middle-size American city. Hot [...]

Rocky Statue Gets Yarn Bombed, Philadelphia [Gallery]

A few days ago, some clever folks “yarn bombed” the Rocky installation in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The fighter never looked so good.

Photo of the Moment: Thunderheads Gathering Over Bethel, Pennsylvania

Photo of the Moment: Catching the Train to Philadelphia

Cereality Is World’s First Sit Down Cereal Cafe

It’s a concept so simple, you wonder why no one thought of it before. At the Cereality Cereal Bar and Café, customers can choose two different types of cereal, their choice of a variety of toppings, and add as much milk as they want to create a healthy breakfast or snack. With over 30 brands [...]

Photo of the Moment: Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

Philadelphia

It’s the first morning of our trip and a wet daybreak in Philly. Our room on the eleventh floor of the Hyatt overlooks almost everything – tall ships on the Delaware River; a tiny park with leaves turning various, fiery shades of red, yellow, and orange; and Columbus Boulevard (a main Philly artery that seems [...]