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A Very Jewish Christmas
On Wednesday, December 22nd Zahav is hosting “A Very Jewish Christmas” complete with Chinese food and a movie. The $50 per person dinner will include […]
Name Tiffin’s Next Restaurant
Our friends at Philadelphia Magazine have extended their contest to name the new Indian restaurant at 777 S Broad by 24-hours. So you still have […]
AIDS Activists Pleased With the Pope
In a move that delighted some, outraged others and has G Philly thinking it’s a step (albeit a very, very small one) in the right […]
National Opt-Out Protest Against TSA Screenings Is Not the Answer
You can define a society by what it cares about, by what provokes its people to rise to action. Righteous protests of the past have […]
Top Notch Collaboration at Osteria
On Sunday, November 28th it will be worth coming out of your food coma for this event. Chef Jonathan Sawyer, a Food & Wine Best New […]
Are the Eagles Going to Win It All?
The Eagles are going to the Super Bowl. That’s what you wanted to hear after Sunday’s win over the Giants, isn’t it? Now that the […]
Gay Man Assaulted in Rittenhouse Square
Alexander Kacala was assaulted in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia on November 4. The 24 year old says he was punched, thrown to the […]
The FDA Is Right About Four Loko
Not so long ago, if you told me the FDA would crack down on alcoholic energy drinks — including the infamous Four Loko, also known […]
To Our Sponsors!
A special shout out to our sponsors this week, without them we wouldn’t be able to afford black market Four Loko. Jet Wine Bar – […]
Big Brother Coming to the Gayborhood?
With complaints escalating about theft, prostitution and drug dealing in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood, the city’s Sixth District Police are discussing a proposal that would install video […]
Patti Smith Wins National Book Award
Born in Deptford and raised in Philly, rock legend Patti Smith was honored this week with the National Book Award for her poignant memoir Just […]
News for People Who Like Bad News
The Market Place at East Falls has closed. [Brownstoner] 71-year old Geno’s Steaks owner, Joey Vento underwent surgery yesterday for colon cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering […]
Avoid the Thanksgiving Dinner From Hell
Dear Monica, I am dreading Thanksgiving dinner with the family. All my relatives do is poke and prod to find out the particulars about my […]
ACLU Objects to Boy Scout Deal
The Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the ACLU of Pennsylvania sent a letter to Mayor Michael Nutter and members of city council objecting to the terms […]