Today's New York Times has a travel piece about visiting Philly to "promenade" along Boat House Row. Heavy on the Kellys, the Dad Vails, and talk of a "gingerbread fairyland." Also includes a solid nod to Manayunk, and this year's bike race, though isn't it time to move beyond Le Bus? Can we get a shoutout for Couch Tomato or something?
Perched on hills farther upriver, past the rowing course itself, are regentrified neighborhoods. One of them, Manayunk, has more than 50 boutiques and 30 restaurants that invite a leisurely stroll. A
professional bicycle race, scheduled this year for June 8, courses through the nearby streets annually, with cyclists conquering “the Wall,” a stretch of Levering Street in Manayunk that seems to go straight up. [NYT]
Forget the leisurely stroll, let's talk about the Midnight Downhill. It's almost that time of year again -- will any couches make the slalom this year, or is the Red Bull Soapbox Race, schedule for Sept. 6, the only corporate-approved fun? From the MDC:
Red Bull will be hosting a community meeting to introduce their
proposed Soapbox race on The Wall, September 6, 2008.
Hello Neighbors!Red Bull Soapbox Race is coming to Manayunk on September 6, 2008 to
race down "The Wall".
We would like to invite you to attend a Red Bull Soapbox Race
informational meeting and give you all a chance to find out more
detail on this fun and exciting event. Representatives from Red
Bull will be on hand to present the event and hold a Q&A.
Thursday, April 24th
7:00pm
The North Light Community Center
175 Green Lane
If you cannot attend the meeting or are just a bit curious to find
out more before the meeting, or you would like to enter to compete,
check out www.redbullsoapboxusa.com.
