City Living
The End of an Era (or Two): Le Bec Fin Is Closing
It’s been a good run, Bec. As Inquirer writer Michael Klein writes, the storied Walnut Street restaurant was never quite able to shed its “gilded-age, […]
“Nordstrom Fetishists” Have Wrong Ideas About Center City Shopping
No sooner did HughE Dillon post this on Philly Chit Chat than I heard hearts racing from the Delaware to the Schuylkill: “I hear that the […]
Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival Preview Party
On Monday night, at the Rittenhouse Hotel, the Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival Preview Party previewed many of the eateries that will be participating in the […]
Philly Named Fourth-Best Bicycling City in America
Don’t tell Stu Bykofsky, but the folks at Walk Score have named Philly the fourth-most bikable city in America. The city ranked behind Portland—damn those […]
From Frank Rizzo’s City Hall Statue to the Clothespin: Philly’s Best and Worst Public Art
The other day a friend and I were walking around the city, taking in all the sights the city has to offer. Okay, okay, actually […]
Say Neigh to Councilman Squilla’s Horse-Carriage Expansion
Did you ever stop and think to yourself: “Y’know who’s not working hard enough around here? Freaking carriage horses.” Me neither.
Trend Map: What Philly Is Watching On YouTube Right Now
Among the byproducts of Google owning YouTube: You can now find out what the most popular YouTube videos are in every region of the country, […]
Swedish Royals To Visit Philly
NBC 10 reports: Local residents are preparing for a royal visit this weekend. A delegation of senior diplomats from Sweden and Finland will visit Philadelphia, […]
Van Accident Injures 13 People in Northeast Philly
CBS Philly reports: “Police confirm at least 13 people were injured in a two vehicle crash in Northeast Philadelphia Wednesday morning. Authorities say a 15 passenger […]
Duh: Philly Is One Of America’s Best Beer Towns
Via CBS Philly comes news that CNN Travel has named Philadelphia to its list of eight best “beer cities” in the country. Which, duh, right? […]
Spike Eskin Is a Really Nice Guy
Last Christmas Eve, I heard something truly shocking on WIP. Howard Eskin was on the air, which itself was no surprise. Though most top-shelf […]
Green Eggs Cafe Shuts Down After Being Swarmed By Giant Rats [Now With Video]
The powers of crowd-sourced journalism struck again last night when passersby on 13th Street peered into Green Eggs Cafe Midtown and witnessed a group of […]
Tweeting Astronaut Has Another Stunning Philly Photo
Welcome back, O Canadian astronaut Chis Hatfield, who spends an inordinate amount of time tweeting pictures of stuff from space. Last time he plopped one […]
Philadelphia Has a Big Rat Problem
In the past few weeks, I’ve heard a number of anecdotal reports concerning rats in Philadelphia, and there have been some rat sightings surfacing on […]
Richard Branson Should Buy SEPTA
So SEPTA needs money. Lots of it. In fact, a recent report said that unless SEPTA gets more money, the system “… will be forced […]