New Year’s Day is about cel­e­brat­ing, and there’s no bet­ter place to fete than at the Philadelphia’s Mummers Parade, a 110-year-old tra­di­tion in which 10,000 peo­ple dressed in lav­ish cos­tumes twirl, sashay, pirou­ette and strut up Broad Street.

Vacationers look­ing for trop­i­cal weather and beau­ti­ful beaches this win­ter can enjoy a non-stop hop from Philadelphia to Barbados and save BIGGER with an extended US Airways Vacations pack­age deal. Bookable now until Dec. 12, Barbados vaca­tion pack­ages are $150 off for book­ings of five nights or more and the vaca­tion pack­age has added the fifth night free and bonus miles. Travel must be com­pleted by April 7, 2010.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced that it has made its route and sched­ule infor­ma­tion for regional rail, sub­ways and trol­leys avail­able on Google Maps.