West Philly
Mother’s Day Is an Unhappy Day for Millions – One West Philly Woman Wants to Help
Listen to the audio edition here: For many, Mother’s Day means brunch, Hallmark cards, and beautiful bouquets. But for others, it’s far […]
Is This Frigid Winter Harming Our Birds?
We have a lovely neighbor named Carol out here on the fringes of West Philly. Whenever she makes a big pot of soup, Carol is […]
How One Store Became Ground Zero for West Philly’s Gentrification War
The song of the summer on Baltimore Avenue this year was a lament, a Greek chorus that started as a whisper and just kept getting […]
Jim’s West Scores Yet Another Legal Win Against Delco Jim’s Steaks
And you thought the Delco Pooper story had a lot of installments! She’s got nothing on the drama between two Jim’s cheesesteak shops in the […]
The MOVE Bombing: An Oral History
THE MOVE BOMBING. It was a standoff years in the making at 6221 Osage Avenue — the headquarters of a group called MOVE. The neighbors […]
Why On Earth Is This West Philly-Delco Road Still Closed?
The signs went up on Lansdowne Avenue in early February. You know, those digital boards that display messages to drivers passing by. The signs explained […]
Your New Office: Philly’s Best Coffee Shops for Getting Work Done
Sometimes you need to get out of the house for a couple of hours in order to be productive. That’s one of the big perks […]
Where to Eat in West Philly
West Philadelphia offers some of the city’s best food, all thanks to the restaurants (and the people behind them) reflecting this sprawling, diverse neighborhood. You […]
Jim’s Steaks Delco and Jim’s West Philly Court Battle Reignites
Over the summer, I dutifully documented the hard-fought battle between Jim’s Steaks in Delco and Jim’s West. The latter is the new West Philly cheesesteak […]
On the Market (Again): Renovated Edwardian Twin in Cedar Park
Back in April, I showed you this beautifully updated Cedar Park Edwardian twin house for sale. At the time, I noted in the article that […]
The First-Time Visitor’s Guide to Dining in Philadelphia
Creating a restaurant to-do list for a first-time visitor is somewhat of a fool’s errand, since Philly is teeming with great versions of pretty much […]
Pennsylvania’s New Speaker of the House Talks the Bible, Beyoncé, and the Big Lie
After she became the Speaker of the House in Pennsylvania, we sat down with Joanna McClinton to learn all about it. My full name is […]
The Nourishing Force of Honeysuckle Provisions
In the kitchen, the crew works with heads down, assembling salads and griyo and pop tarts under bright white lights. Out front, labels in the […]
Cybille St. Aude-Tate on Honeysuckle Provisions and Supporting Black Farmers
Behind the Line is Foobooz’s interview series with the people who make up Philly’s dynamic bar and restaurant scene. For the complete archives, go here. If you […]
Where to Eat Halal in Philly
Philadelphia is an underrated destination for halal food, the method by which meat is prepared for permissible consumption in the Muslim community. Just like NYC, […]