Weather
Area Restaurants Still Drying Out
The Delaware infringes on Charcoal in Yardley When Hurricane Irene and the remnants of Lee roared through the area most of us escaped unscathed. But […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Joey Vento, Fried Chicken, Jose Garces and Lots and Lots of Gin
Yes, there was some other big news this week, but we here at Foobooz World HQ have never let little things like floods, earthquakes and […]
PECO Fixes Everybody’s Power
Hurricane Irene swept through Philly last weekend leaving 500,000 PECO customers without power. As of last night, PECO had restored power to nearly all 500,000 […]
FEMA Chief Surveys Damage in Jersey
Earlier this week, President Obama signed a declaration of a state of emergency in some areas greatly affected by Hurricane Irene, allowing the federal government […]
Hurricane Irene Victim Gets Little Sympathy
I can’t remember which of my Facebook friends it was whose post said it all: “Irene, Schmirene. That forecast was all wet.” Starting Sunday morning […]
Nutter Weathers Irene
So it turns out Michael Nutter looks as good in a windbreaker as he does a snow parka. As the last winds from Irene petered […]
Hurricane Hysteria: Don’t Believe the Hype
At this very second, I’m writing from the darkness of an underground bunker, extremely weakened from not eating or drinking since Friday when looters ransacked […]
Concerns Over Dam in Jersey Prompts Mandatory Evacuations
Some parts of New Jersey are being evacuated after the Willow Grove dam on Iona Lake overflowed. Holly Village in Millville has been issued a […]
Report Hurricane Damage on an Interactive Map
In a Wikipedia-esque approach, Philly.com has created an interactive map of Hurricane Irene’s damage. Go to the site, punch in your address, select what kind […]
Dealing With Irene In Manayunk
Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant | David Murphy Even as many businesses are thanking their lucky stars that Hurricane Irene spared them the Manayunk Brewery and […]
Hurricane Irene Conspiracy Theories
I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised at the reaction to the local news coverage leading up to the arrival of Hurricane Irene, but I […]
Braving Irene: What’s Open #OpenInPHL & What’s Closed #ClosedInPHL
So you want to know what bars and restaurants are open as we face down Hurricane Irene? We’ll be posting to this Twitter feed and […]
Monitoring Hurricane Irene in Philadelphia
The Scoop wants you to stay safe during Irene’s rain of terror (see what we did there?) and there’s no better way to do that […]
Sorry, Hot Weather In the Summer Isn’t News
Gary Kirkpatrick runs Ned’s Bar in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. If you stopped in for a cold one recently, Gary would have gladly given you the rundown […]
“Frostpocalypse” Just Doesn’t Sound Quite As Awesome As “Snowpocalypse”
The National Weather Service has issued an “urgent” warning. There may be frost! The horror! [National Weather Service]