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Some More Details from Jose Garces on His New A.C. Restaurants

A couple days ago, we put together everything we knew about the three new restaurants by the Garces Group that are opening at the Tropicana […]

Billy Murphy’s Irish Saloon and its No Bon Jovi jukebox policy
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Why a Philly Bar Banned Bon Jovi (From Its Jukebox)

Rob Szatkowski couldn’t take it anymore. It was the early 2000s. He was tending bar at Billy Murphy’s Irish Saloon, a bar at the corner […]

City Life

My Last Call for Drinking in Philly

I tend to begin a lot of stories with, “I was listening to a radio program, and … ” Ideally, you assume this anonymous program […]

Foobooz

Bar Rescue Host Jon Taffer Gave Away Breast Enhancements at His Philly Bar in the 1980s

Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer has an interview online today with the New York Times talking bars, rescuing them, and TV. The conversation takes a […]

City Life

TOP PICKS: 8 Unique LGBTQ Events This Weekend

January ends on a very eclectic note with thrills in music, fitness, and culture events in the Gayborhood and beyond this weekend.

Business

Sued for Playing Whitney: Bar Owners Fighting Relentless Drive for Music Fees

Although it may surprise people outside the service industry, bars and restaurants must pay music licensing fees for the right to play music in their establishments. That’s […]

City Life

Should Philly Bars Stay Open Till 4 a.m.?

Is the way to the hearts of Philadelphia millennials through their alcohol-soaked livers? Rep. Jordan Harris thinks so — the Philly Democrat this week said […]

City Life

Top Gay Bars in Philadelphia

Beagle Tavern 1003 East Main Street, Norristown 610-272-3133, www.mybeagletavern.com Norristown’s unassuming, beagle-loving gay bar (it was named after the owner’s pooch Timmy) has great drink specials […]

Be Well Philly

Where to Grab a Beer (and Brunch!) After the Philadelphia Marathon

Fact: There’s no reward for 26.2—or 13.1, for that matter—quite like an ice-cold beer. Marathon runners often swear off the stuff for weeks or months […]

City Life

The Westbury Is Closing Its Doors For Good

You may have noticed that The Westbury has been closed the past couple of weeks, but a message posted on its Facebook page this weekend […]

Foobooz

It’s the 2014 50 Best Bars in Philadelphia

We asked 25 of the city’s best chefs, bartenders, beer geeks, cork dorks and professional drinkers to weigh in on the best bars in Philly. […]

City Life

Sisters to Re-Open as a Straight Bar

You may have seen some action happening around Sisters lately. The shuttered lesbian bar on Chancellor Street is being prepped to open as … are you ready […]

City Life

Getting (Coat) Checked: Is Philly’s Guerrilla Queer Bar One Big Marketing Ploy?

I’m always early when I go places, despite the age-old (and rather annoying, might I add) principle that gay men are supposed to be “fashionably […]

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60 Second Critic: Boot & Saddle

There are few things that get a young man like me as excited as loud rock-and-roll and fine booze—especially in combination. Fortunately, South Broad Street’s […]

City Life

5 Gayborhood Bars with Snow Day Drink Specials

Baby, it’s cold outside and you need a drink. Here, with the help of Drink Philly and that ingenious #OpenInPHL hashtag on Twitter, we roundup […]