Colin Faughnan – Temple Update

Temple Surplus Opens Its Warehouse

Fri, 03 May 2019 14:00:53 +0000

Among an assortment of oddball pieces and used furniture items, students, faculty, and community members had their first ever chance to buy straight from Temple Surplus’ warehouse Friday afternoon. Normally, sales occur almost entirely online, which can leave certain customers feeling spurned when they see their purchases in person, but the chance to buy direct “in store” provided clients with a…

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The StrEAT Food Festival Takes Manayunk

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:12:01 +0000

For the past eight years, the Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival has kicked off Restaurant Week in the Philadelphia neighborhood. With dozens of food trucks to pick from, thousands of Philly residents and tourists flocked to Main Street where the celebration was held. Spencer Curtis lives just a few blocks from the festival and had nothing but good things to say. “This is one of the best days to live…

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Temple Moves to Ban smoking Across Campus

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:30:36 +0000

In a message sent out Tuesday morning, president of Temple University, Richard Englert, outlined the school’s new policy toward tobacco use on campus. He wrote, “the goal of the policy is to eliminate the use of all tobacco products in all indoor and outdoor spaces at each Temple campus in the United States.” Not only are combustibles such as cigarettes and cigars included in the ban…

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Paley’s Special Collection Prepares for a Big Move

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:30:23 +0000

Even with the upcoming Charles Library still under construction, Paley Library is still thinking about the move ahead. Nowhere is thought of moving getting more attention than in the Special Collections Research Center located in the basement of Paley. Dean of Libraries Joe Lucia describes the S.C.R.C. stating, “the special collections here are pretty unique in that the great body of our…

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Dilworth Park Says Goodbye to Winter

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 15:00:33 +0000

The annual award-winning Dilworth Park’s Winter Festival is closing for the coming Spring. From early November to late February guests were treated to all kinds of amenities such as the food, drinks, and an ice skating rink, all just in front of City Hall. But with Spring now on the city’s mind, not everyone is looking forward to the upcoming season. Jersey native and loyal Flyers fan…

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Lunar New Year at the Rail Park

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:30:56 +0000

The Rail Park this past Saturday. Hosted in collaboration with the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, Friends of the Rail Park welcomed dozens of Philly resident to the recently completed green space. View More » ]]>