NONFICTION Outside the Box By Lynn Sherr (Rodale; $25.95) Who knew? Lynn Sherr is a homegirl, though she went away to college (Wellesley) and never […]
“I like to have a martini, two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host,” wrote Algonquin […]
A few years ago, photographer Sarah Stolfa was stumped. Between her job at McGlinchey’s Bar & Grill and her classes at Drexel, she was too […]
While it may be a bad time to get into the business of selling pop music (see left), it’s a helluva time for those who […]
In late September, after almost a decade of running South Street’s Spaceboy Music — and just months after moving it to a new location — […]
Progressives have made some inroads in the local Democratic Party in the past year. What’s your vision for the party and the city? The party […]
It has, of course, been an interesting year for the Philadelphia Inquirer, what with employee buyouts, the Mohammed cartoon controversy, and a change in ownership. […]
Several weeks ago, when the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance released a voluminous report on the area’s cultural organizations, it found paltry financial support for such […]
A couple of weeks ago, I ripped up our planned November cover story in an attempt to jar all of us awake. There is a […]
With Ed Rendell’s imminent reelection as governor, I keep fantasizing about what he could now say to John Street. Rendell will be free to speak […]
Depot Market Café Granny curtains, fresh little sammies, and dinners to go — Southern-fried catfish one night, chicken burritos the next. 409 Elmira Street, Cape […]
George’s Place At sunup, fishermen and surfers flock to the green booths of this subtly retro corner spot, where banana French toast, eggs, scrapple, and […]
La Patisserie Only in Cape May could you custom-order French breads sculpted into starfish and flounder, and fondant-swathed cakes dripping with shells and delivered to […]
Lobster House Yes, there are snazzier spots in town to sup upon local scallops and fresh-caught stripers — the Ebbitt Room, 410 Bank Street, the […]
Dry Dock This sunny, picnic-table-fronted spot comes complete with burgers and thin fries served in red plastic baskets, and airy cake cones dripping with Moose […]
