Category Archives: Soundscapes

Soundscapes: New Skatepark in Kensington

On Saturday, I visited Pop’s Playground on East Huntington Avenue in Kensington for the unveiling of a skate park in the once-abandoned park. Paula Sen and I put together this multimedia package to capture the event. This audio-slideshow was completed for Temple University’s Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab.

Soundscapes: Shawshank Let Down At Eastern State Penitentiary

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I met with a few friends for one of the city’s Fourth of July celebrations: the showing of Shawshank Redemption at the Eastern State Penitentiary. It was a great idea, but limited seating excluded the hundreds of people that were lined up outside (wrapped around the entire Southwest wall and nearly half of the [...]

Soundscapes: Philadelphia Soul Marching Band

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Covering an event earlier today, I saw a high school marching band moonlighting as promoters for the Philadelphia Soul in Center City. I’ll plug the Eastern Division champs just for letting a high school band ‘rep for them. The game is on July 5th. My apologies for the poor picture—I was a little unprepared.