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Tonight: Varga’s March Madness Finale

Tonight at Varga Bar all comes down to Yards Brewing versus Flying Fish in a race to kick their keg first. Yards will put their […]

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Uh Oh – Inside Edition’s Rat Patrol Comes to Philly

Tomorrow night Inside Edition will be broadcasting an investigation of rodents in Philadelphia restaurants. Looks like six local restaurants are not going to be happy […]

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Grind Report

Filter has soft opened at 252 South 12th Street. It’s a full-service cybercafe, coffee house and tea room. There is free wi-fi, workstation rentals for […]

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Come Out to Your Doctor

Are you “out” to the health care providers in your life? Kicking off today through April 1 is National LGBT Health Awareness Week. And this […]

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The Agenda: Help Japan

Akiko Moorman who was to be on the staff at Speck is going to be hosting a fundraiser for Japan tonight at the not-quite-open Rotisseur […]

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News for People Who Like Bad News: Tasty Baking, Fires & More

The news for Tastykake is not good as the company files extension for an SEC filing and company sale prospects called “slim.” [FOX 29] James […]

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Getting to Know Dan Savage

Sex columnist Dan Savage – you know, the guy responsible for kick-starting the “It Gets Better” campaign last year to help LGBT youth at risk […]

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Meritage Returns Fried Chicken To Its Menu

Meritage is bringing back its Korean fried chicken starting on Wednesday, April 6th. The popular dish that made an appearance on our 2010 – The […]

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The Importance of Being Jimmy Rollins

There have been so many unfortunate distractions for Phillies fans this spring that it has been practically impossible for them to focus on the one […]

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A Sexting Horror Story

Saturday’s New York Times contained a truly scary cautionary tale about a couple of eighth-graders in Washington State who got caught up in a whirlwind […]

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Is America Ready for its First Gay President?

Fred Karger officially kicked off his campaign for President of the United States when he filed to run for the nation’s highest office last week. […]

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Obama Urges U.N. Support of LGBT Rights

The White House made a statement last week asking the United Nations to support LGBT rights around the world, saying that the U.S. is committed […]

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Weekend: Hot Jazz, Scrapple & a Sunday Ripped from Our Posts

Friday Drew Nuget & The Midnight Society will be at the recently opened Farmers’ Cabinet. What does that mean? It means 1920s red-hot jazz, that’s […]

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Top Chef All-Stars: Just Like Mom Used to Make

Fidel Gastro recaps the latest but not the last in this drawn out Top Chef season. Does a guest judge show up tanked?

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Philly School District Caves

What’s wrong with this picture? Teacher doesn’t like a possible school district decision. Teacher gives students SEPTA tokens, ostensibly allowing them to attend a protest […]