Merrell Down & Dirty Obstacle Race

Merrell Down & Dirty returned to Philly for the fifth consecutive year with a new 21 obstacle military style course at a new location and with a new cause. READ MORE HERE

Comic-Con Wizard World Philadelphia

Wizard World is an excellent photo op every year. Here are some of the photos from the launch party, the convention and around Philly. See more at phl17.com

2014 Steampunk World’s Fair

This year’s fair featured tons of Steampunk related vendors, shows, workshops and fans in cosplay all located at the Embassy Suites and Radisson of Piscataway. Check out the photos below. Read more on PHL17.com

2014 Broad Street Run

The 35th annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run kicked off Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Over 40,000 runners participated in this 10 mile race which started at Broad & Fisher Street and ended at Broad & Farragut in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Thousands of spectators lined the entire length of Broad Street to cheer on and encourage the runners. Check out the photos below.

2014 National Haunters Convention

This years National Haunters Convention and Halloween Show features a new show floor, more haunted house props, and some of the biggest names in the industry such as Nevermore Productions, Fright Props, Pittsburgh Poster, Castle Blood, Boneyard Production Animations & HauntProps. Friday’s festivities included an authentic sideshow act and a Miss Halloween Beauty Pageant as seen in the photos below:

2014 Philly Zombie Crawl

Is it sacrilegious to bar hop with Zombie Jesus on Easter, or is it the most enjoyable way to spend the holiday?  Probably the latter. Six different South Street establishments including TLA, participated in the 2014 Philly Zombie Crawl offering drink specials and zombie related experiences. This year in addition to zombie make-up artists and music, many horror related venders were set up at the Theatre of Living Arts making it a horror festival. At 8pm Zombie Jesus led a horde of his followers down South Street in this very unique Easter celebration before returning TLA for closing party at 10pm.

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Chooch and the Phillies Bowling for Charity

Carlos Ruiz, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and a few other Phillies went bowling with fans and the media at North Bowl. The event included food, drinks and a silent auction which benefited Philadelphia futures.