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Foodery Turns 35

The Foodery hasn’t always been a beer nerd’s paradise. In fact in its early days we knew it as a dependable spot to get Coors […]

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Live Music: Tropicana vs. Tin Angel

Saturday night, my 21-year-old son, Sam, and I headed down the Expressway to A.C. to see the band Yes, music he is passionate for and […]

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Quick Bites: New Thai & Cupcakes, More Cupcakes

Meal Ticket gets the tip that a Thai restaurant is taking the place of the former Pico de Gallo at 15th and South. [Meal Ticket] […]

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CineFest Kicks Off Today

It’s that time of year again when diehard cinemaphiles dash from theater to theater to catch a string of indie flicks during Philadelphia’s own CineFest […]

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The Most Hilarious Voice Mail Ever

Climbing a soapbox and reacting viscerally to a news item is one popular depiction of what a blogger’s job should be all about. But there […]

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Alycia Lane Gave Us All a Bad Name

For young women looking to break into journalism—especially in broadcasting—there’s always this cautionary tale: If you don’t work hard enough to prove yourself, you may […]

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Menu For Sbraga Dinner at Blackfish

Top Chef winner Kevin Sbraga is teaming up with Chip Roman on Monday, May 2nd for a collaborative $85 per person, six-course dinner at Roman’s […]

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Philadelphia Is a Progressive Food City

From the Opinion pages of the New York Times comes praise for Philadelphia. Mark Bittman calls Philadelphia one of the most progressive food cities in […]

City Life

Big Government Contributed to Tastykake’s Failure

“Nobody bakes a cake as tasty as a Tastykake.” While that jingle can be hummed by most Philadelphians, odds are that another company will soon […]

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Who Cares If NFL Players Have Health Insurance?

Just a few moments after this blog is published, a federal court judge in Minnesota will rule on an injunction to stop the NFL owners’ […]

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Cameraphone Shot of Talula’s Garden

A tipster sent us this picture of the garden at Talula’s Garden, looks promising. Talula’s Garden will be opening for dinner starting on Monday, April […]

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Sam Katz: My So-Called Digital Life

Okay. I admit it. I have become a Facebook freak. My son confirmed it to me last night with a high five. It started harmlessly […]

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Hump Day Headlines

Obama hires gay spokesman. Lesbian nominated for highest Massachusetts court. Gay cemetery planned in Atlanta. Maryland gender identity bill awaits vote. Will California teach gay […]

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Of Slime and Sidewalks.

Much ado lately has been given to the phenomenon of sidewalk rage—that’s like road rage, but with walkers. (Hence its even more pervasive presence in […]

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Gay Bashing at Swarthmore?

As two men were walking across Mertz Field on the posh campus of Swarthmore College on Philadelphia’s Main Line on Sunday – they were attacked, […]