The Best Thing That Happened This Week
David Sweat, left, and Richard Matt.
Okay, it didn’t seem all that likely. Then again, all we hear anymore is how hip and cool Philly is — best place to visit! Best sandwich in the nation! Best for bacon-lovers! Best shopping in the world! So when we heard that a Philly cabdriver had called police to report that he thought he’d picked up escaped murderers David Sweat and Richard Matt at Broad and Vine, our hearts pounded with civic pride: Of course if you’d just tunneled out of prison 400 miles away, the first thing you’d want to do is have a cup of joe at La Colombe, check out the cozy tees at Duke & Winston, hit up DiNic’s for a roast pork, and top it off with the Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla from Capogiro.
It turned out our sharp-eyed cabbie was mistaken. Our excitement melted into relief — really, we already have enough murderers in town—and we got back to trying to remember which one of those two guys has the giant dick.
