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Return of Restaurant Yenta: What Should Go Into the Latham Hotel?

Once upon a time — well, more like three-plus years ago—we wondered what the problem was with the unoccupied restaurant spaces at the Latham Hotel […]

City Life

Hump Day Headlines

New GOP chairman vows to fight marriage equality. Former NBA champ Charles Barkley speaks out against anti-gay discrimination. Same-sex couples enjoy new hospital visitation rules. […]

City Life

One Book, One Philadelphia 2011: “War Dances”

Philly is ranked as the 31st most-literate city in the United States by Central Connecticut State University. Well, actually, we’re not even rated that highly. […]

Restaurants

Tale of the Tape: Le Pain Quotidien

World wide chain Le Pain Quotidien opens its first Philadelphia location today at 9am.

City Life

Snowmaggedon? Please.

I feel like all I’ve heard on the news this winter and last are nonstop reports of upcoming possible snowstorms that have been built up […]

Restaurants

Quick Bites: Is Today 943’s Day?

Is today the day for 943? That’s the hope of Pascual Cancelliere who has been working on the Argentinian/Italian BYOB for at least two years. […]

City Life

Miss Kitty Hiccups Crowned Miss’d America 2011

There she is, Miss’d America. This past weekend, the new Miss’d America was crowned at the historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The pageant, which […]

City Life

Philly and the Single Lesbian

My whole profession is surrounded by manipulation. My job – six days a week, 12 hours a day – is cooking. If someone asks me what […]

City Life

“Huck Finn” Controversy Rages On

It’s not over for Huck Finn and the N-word. SouthBooks’ recent announcement that it would publish an “updated” version of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of […]

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Tonight

It’s a Bank Holiday according to the Dandelion, that means traditional roasts will be served.

City Life

Health Care Repeal: First on the Tea Party To-Do List

After an unusual week of temperance on Capitol Hill in the wake of the Arizona tragedy, you can expect things to heat up so fast […]

Restaurants

Jose Garces Bells

With Craig LaBan’s review of JG Domestic we thought we’d look back at how Jose Garces’ other six restaurants fared with the Inquirer’s critic. We […]

City Life

This is too easy

Apparently, it falls to me to knock down Chris Freind whenever he goes on one of his fact-free jaunts. Today’s version features the oft-recited right-wing […]

Restaurants

Big Macher Faceoff

At noon today our intrepid Top Chef recapper Fidel Gastro will be challenging the Feast’s Collin Flatt to a pastrami sandwich eating contest at Delicatessen.Each […]

City Life

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, G Philly wanted to remind everyone to give back to the community. However small or monumental your […]