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New Yorkers Crowding Our Restaurants … Sigh

The bad news? The New York Times travel section published “A Tour of Philadelphia Restaurants” on Friday. Of course, cheesesteaks were mentioned in the headline […]

Restaurants

Tonight

75 years ago the first canned beer was served. In honor of that event it is International Beer Can Day. So enjoy a beer from […]

Restaurants

More Bar Coming to Bistrot La Minette

Bistrot La Minette tweeted some good news this morning: They’re finally adding additional bar seating, which has been one of the plays we’ve called during […]

City Life

A Little Chilly?

Anna Verna Won’t Seek Re-Election. The most-senior city employee stands to collect about $585,000 in DROP payment. Ugh. [MyFoxPhilly.com] Airport Plan Uproots Tinicum Township Residents. […]

City Life

Philly Post: Trending: Worst. Date. Ever.

JERRY BLAVAT, The Geator with the Heator: “I was dancing on ‘Bandstand,’ and one of the girls there was a knockout. Her parents were from […]

Be Well Philly

Combat-Ready Lip Balm

One of the fun perks about being a health and fitness editor is getting unexpected packages in the mail. Sometimes it’s a bust—dog food. That […]

Restaurants

Accolades from Far and Wide

Nicholas Chen | A Hamburger Today Bryn Mawr’s Yangming has been named the top Chinese restaurant in the land by the trade publication, Chinese Restaurant […]

City Life

Win Lady Gaga Tickets

The Lady Gaga concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden may be sold out on Feb. 22, but local gay rapper Chad D. is raffling […]

Restaurants

Top Chef All-Stars Episode 7: No Bitchin’ in the Kitchen

Fidel Gastro recaps Top Chef All-Stars while battling through an uncommon ailment. Disclaimer: I am writing this recap after unsuccessfully attempting to eat 3 pounds […]

City Life

Abortion Doctor Wants Bail

Mob Mentality. More than 127 mobsters were arrested yesterday in northeastern states. The arrests come as Philadelphia officials gather evidence against reputed local mob boss […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-Be Blogger Danielle: Spreading the News (Our Wedsite)

With literally every single guest traveling to our wedding from out-of-town, Tim and I knew we needed a wedding web site (a.k.a. wedsite) to share […]

Be Well Philly

10 Pilates Instructors You Should Know

If you’ve taken your share of Pilates classes, you know the frustration of a less-than-stellar instructor. You also know that a good instructor is nearly […]

Restaurants

Restaurant Week: Point, Counter-Point

Restaurant Week Deal Prime time openings are getting scarce as Restaurant Week marches on but one place with reservations tonight is XIX. Often cited as […]

City Life

Rick Santorum Invokes The Race Card

What Else Do You Think Rick Santorum Finds Remarkable? Yesterday, rumored presidential hopeful Rick Santorum successfully pissed off a lot of people by comparing fetuses […]

Be Well Philly

Break Rooms With Breast Pumps

Breast-feeding is great for the baby, but not always easy on the mom—especially if she works. But thanks to new health-care policy, the workplace is about […]