Politics
Is Dawn Running?
Something fascinating is happening in America. As the two parties that control our government drift farther away from the middle and closer and closer to […]
Don’t Learn the Wrong Lesson from Jihad Jane
The arrest of “Jihad Jane,” a white Montgomery County woman accused of plotting with known terrorists, is both good and bad. Good, of course, because […]
Montco Senator Wants to Loosen PA Beer Laws
Pennsylvania Senator John Rafferty staged a rally in Harrisburg yesterday to drum up support for opening up the beer selling market to supermarkets and convenience […]
Food for Thought: We’re So Euro
When it comes to tasty imports, New York’s got nothing on Philly. Why we’ve become the test market for European chains BY JOY MANNING When […]
Beer As Peace Maker
Beer and politics go front and center tonight as Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., Cambridge Police officer Sgt. James Crowley and President Obama sit […]
City Council Passes Labeling Measure
City Council passed a bill that come 2010 will require restaurant chains to list nutritional information. Independent operators are exempt, an industry group was critical […]
Updated Election Day Deals
We’ve updated our Election Day Get Togethers post 7 or 8 times already so make sure you take a look for the latest places to […]
Election Day Get Togethers
We have to admit, we aren’t very excited about election parties. Maybe it’s our Inner Quaker who believes that politics are a personal matter, or […]
Pope + Palin + Pub = Conspiracy Theory
Image via Metro Philadelphia Quite a storm developed when we posted that Sarah Palin was headed to the Irish Pub for the Presidential debate tonight. […]
This Week’s Sign Of The Apocalypse
Sarah Palin will be watching the presidential debate (if it happens) from the Irish Pub. Fox 29 leaves out which Irish pub on Walnut Street. […]
This Week’s Sign Of The Apocalypse
Sarah Palin will be watching the presidential debate (if it happens) from the Irish Pub. Fox 29 leaves out which Irish pub on Walnut Street. […]
Jumbo Opposition
Nothing like a nightspot to bring together community groups. Developer Avram Hornik looks to have a battle on his hands regarding reopening the Jumbo Theatre […]
PA Smoking Ban Becoming Reality
The Pennsylvania State Senate has approved a bill to ban smoking in public spaces across Pennsylvania. The bill will not weaken Philadelphia’s ban and it […]
Morning News with More Reasons to Love/Hate Starr
Don’t ever feel bad for Stephen Starr, he has two of the highest-grossing independent restaurants in America: Buddakan and Morimoto (the New York branches, of […]
It Just Made Too Much Sense
The notion that in Pennsylvania you might be able to get a six pack from a beer distributor or gasp, 3 six packs from a […]