Thirteen years in as president of Drexel University, ebullient Constantine “Taki” Papadakis is renowned as Drexel’s savior — the man who turned a school on […]
“It’s cool to be Jewish,” Wayne Kimmel told the Jewish rye of media, The Exponent, in February. If that’s the case, Aspen this summer was […]
Statisticians describe the home of the hoagie this way: Philadelphia indexes at 151 for deli-meat consumption. Translation: We eat 51 percent more cold cuts than […]
After Barack Obama’s riveting “A More Perfect Union” speech at the Constitution Center in March, the nation’s first black presidential nominee was lucky he didn’t […]
“It is with a heavy hand,” started a recent letter from the Green Valley Country Club to its members, “that we are forced to compose […]
If you happened to find yourself in a diner in Wellsboro, Williamsport, Punxsutawney or some other puny Pennsylvania town this summer, you might have been […]
Long after business hours, two women are dancing on a ledge 20 feet up inside the Comcast Center. People outside stop and watch through the […]
Everybody knows that restaurants are expensive. And Philly certainly doesn’t suffer from a shortage of eateries at which you can easily spend hundreds of dollars […]
Hi! I’m Emily Gagne (well, Goulet, really — I am newly married and still in the process of figuring out how to change my name), […]
Rum Bar is making room for a new South American wine list so through Labor Day they are offering all bottles in stock for half-off. […]
This sounds good to us, shredded lamb tacos with a Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale at St. Stephen’s Green. [St Stephen’s Green in Fairmount] Plenty of photos […]
When a Philly pretzel craving hits, it’s hard to follow the nutrition information on the back label. And the real deal, Philly street pretzels, don’t […]
Off-dry wines get a bad rap. People assume that a hint of sweetness is a sign of low quality. Most cheapo wines may be sweet, […]
Remember Rylei Restaurant, the Northeast Philly restaurant that got a nice review from Craig LaBan? Well UWISHUNU reminds us that they’re still there and have […]
In our July “Guide to Outdoor Dining,” I railed against restaurants that think two tables on the sidewalk constitute an outdoor dining room. But the […]
