News, Ideas and Conversations from the University of Pennsylvania Oct. 29, 2009

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Walnut Street West Branch, Free LibraryFree Library: Walnut Street West

The Walnut Street West Branch at 40th and Walnut serves the University City and Spruce Hill communities with all of the amenities a modern library has to offer. Read more ...

Milk & Honey MarketMilk & Honey Market
This new corner store is dedicated to providing patrons with the best that local farmers, cheese and meat purveyors, bakers and dairies have to offer. Read more ...
"Who's Coming to Dinner" exhibit at Rare Book LibraryWho’s Coming to Dinner?
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library exhibit that explores the interaction between cookbooks and their uses. Read more ...
board gameRedcap’s Corner
This recently opened store and space is home base for gamers of every ilk. Read more ...

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New eats (and drinks) in U. City

Penn Bookstore book club

40 Winks with the Sphinx

'Discover Penn'

Sun Ra at the ICA

West Philly Tool Library

The Weave Bridge: First impressions

The Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery

 

 

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"One of the areas they are going to have difficulty with is just gripping the ball. With cold weather you usually have decreased touch and sensation and sometimes just getting a grip on the ball creates a problem not only for pitchers but also for position players."

—Brian Sennett, chief of sports medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, on the pitfalls of playing baseball in football weather. (KYW1060.com, Oct. 10, 2009)