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(02/17/10 5:07am)
While Jose Garces has made high-class tapas a Philly food staple with Amada, he reinterprets the small plate at Tinto. The ordering format — a number of small dishes to be shared — is the same, but this Basque-influenced restaurant proves that for delicate palates and wine connoisseurs, pintxos are the new tapas.
(02/04/10 4:51am)
I look both ways before I cross the street. Twice.
(09/24/09 3:09am)
As Penn students, we brag about the accomplishments and accolades of our founding father, Benjamin Franklin. While you may be all too aware that Benny F. was the creator of the lightning rod and our very own institution of higher learning, he also managed to attach his name to a delightful little invention that is even more ubiquitous than bifocals: ice cream.
(08/06/09 2:19am)
With our final issue of Summer Street ‘09, we bid you, our faithful readers, a fond farewell with this summer’s best things to do, places to go, and spectacles to see. Get out there, troops! Only four more weeks to savor the summer before a whole new crop of frosh take Uni City by storm.
(07/30/09 3:10am)
As much as we masquerade as grown-up constituents of the “real world” in the summer — what, with our high falutin’ occupations and very own summer sublets — there is something about these humidity-filled summer months that makes us just want to be kids again. (This may also have to do with a little something we call the current unemployment rate.) While those of in Philly this summer may not be donning swimmies and heading to the lake anytime soon, the unsung Franklin Square makes Philadelphia our playground, literally.
(07/23/09 2:48am)
Philadelphia is a city of legacies — aside from its historical origins and sports fanaticism, the city’s food often boasts roots that extend for generations. The recently renovated Oyster House is no exception. In its third generation of a family of oyster house owners, the restaurant has passed hands since its 1976 inception but is now again owned and operated by its founding family. We ventured east to see what the vision of the new generation would bring to the classic Sansom Street restaurant.
(07/15/09 11:13pm)
As much as we lament finals, rue term papers, and never really want summer to end, we liberal artists sometimes find ourselves missing our chosen areas of study during these three heated months. Plenty of Penngineers and Whartonites get a fair dose of their subjects through summer endeavors, but we at Street have found ways for College kids to also indulge in academic leanings this month — no Penn InTouch involved.
(07/09/09 12:17am)
Bastille Day
(07/09/09 12:08am)
As the summer weeks pass and we become veritable members of the workforce (five weeks of Excel and counting!) or delve deep into the throes of academia (what up, Summer Session Two), we’ve come to appreciate the beauty of hump day more than ever. Halfway between a case of the Monday’s and sunshine-filled weekend bliss? Cause to celebrate! And as any seasoned summer Philadelphian knows, Wednesday is Sips Day, the happiest happy hour in Philly. Every Wednesday this summer from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., over 70 Center City bars and restaurants open their doors to the city’s thirstiest. All participants offer special lists of $4 cocktails, $3 wine and $2 beers. Once these deals have the stressors of your workweek softening around the edges, indulge in half-priced appetizers and, at some locations, fifteen-percent discounts on dinner. While details of all participating locations and their specials are available on Center City Sips’ official site (www.centercityphila.org/life/Sips.php) be sure to hit these two faves.
(06/24/09 10:30pm)
Is there any single day of the year more stimulating than Independence Day? Filled with explosions of fireworks (and, perhaps, drunken lighter fluid mishaps on the grill), the Fourth of July is a colorful event in any American city. And where better to celebrate America’s birthday than America’s birthplace?
(06/24/09 10:25pm)
Looking back at classics that glorify New York like Annie Hall and Manhattan, Woody Allen lovers were eager for the return to his beloved hometown. Having spent four films traipsing across Europe with hotties like Scarlett and Penelope, Allen has a new young starlet and is back stateside.
(06/17/09 11:37pm)
If your summer job has kept you away from campus this month, get your ass in gear this week and trek down Locust Walk to Addams Gallery. While the Fine Arts Hall may be shrouded in a cave of construction, brave the scaffolding to check out the last week of “East West South North,” an exhibition featuring photos and art by Penn students who were in China this spring. The fruits of a two-week “Photography Studio Abroad” program, the photographs examine Chinese culture and provide a commentary on the medium of photography as well as on the subjects of the photographs. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the exhibit closing next Friday, June 26.
(06/04/09 8:31pm)
As always, we will be Old City-bound tomorrow to check out the latest and greatest from the contemporary art scene. On tap for this month? Check out the figure paintings of Nancy Halbert at Muse Gallery, 52 N. 2nd St. Then head down the block to hit up The Clay Studio, at 139 N. 2nd St., which will be featuring sculpture from Melissa Mytty and Rebecca Chappell and free Spaten beer for First Friday attendees. Last stop on our list is Space 1026, at 1026 Arch St., which is exhibiting new works by Matthew Palladino and Eric Shaw. Head on down to socialize and culturize, because like many Philly fixtures, First Friday is just better in the summer.
(06/04/09 8:18pm)
Though it may be the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and cheesesteaks, our beloved ultra-American Philadelphia can sometimes leave us yearning for influences from other hemispheres.
(05/28/09 8:16am)
When I first received that fateful text — “i think i have mem day plans for us… camping?” — my mind instantly flashed back to trips of my youth. Though never true camping (my family tended toward locales with on-site bathrooms and pre-made firepits), I still hold fond memories of roasting marshmallows, snuggling in my sleeping bag, and swimming in the nearby lake. The promise of nostalgia plus 17 other people and booze? I was in.
(04/23/09 1:27am)
As the prospect of the ever-daunting “real world” looms over the senior class, this job market’s slim pickings have inspired some seniors to jump on their 10-speeds and trade hedge funds for hard hats.
(03/25/09 9:55pm)
The classic middle school “group hang” invariably took place in one of three locales: your parent’s basement, the local cineplex or the mini-golf course. With enormous windmills and brightly colored putters to distract from pre-pubescent awkwardness, putt-putt has played a timeless part in pre-teen weekends. While we may have grown out of those painful phases of our lives, hitting a neon pink ball across Astroturf remains strangely satisfying. At Old City's Franklin Square, you can recreate the group date glory days. The square’s eighteen-hole course is, appropriately, Philly-themed — putting through the crack of a Liberty Bell replica is arguably more exciting than visiting the real thing, and golfing next to a miniature Independence Hall feels somehow educational. The course stays open from April to October, so hit it up starting next week. For $8 a person, even the less athletic among us can experience a bit of friendly competition without fear of scrutiny — everyone knows mini-golf is more fun (or, at least, funny) when you suck. And this time around, you won’t have to giggle awkwardly as you wait for your mom to pick you up.
(03/19/09 6:52am)
Since papers, interviews and purchasing our own toilet paper can make us feel a little old, what better time than early spring to feel like a kid again? We’ve made your old playground favorites Penn-appropriate, so get outside: it’s time for recess.
(01/29/09 12:08am)
While many on Penn’s campus consider themselves foodies, I can proudly say that I consider myself a soupie. Chalk it up to my frigid Minnesota upbringing, my limited budget or my penchant for excessive sodium intake, but I would gladly eat (and have eaten) soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner whenever possible. Whether it be broth or cream-based, stew or bisque, I'll slurp it and love it. As a soupie, no one knows better than I do about the long-running and contentious soup war — Progresso versus Campbell’s. The brands have no qualms about making obvious their attempts to one-up each other. Via commercials, Progresso accuses Campbell’s of having shoddy ingredients, and Campbell’s comes back with “proof” that the American people prefer the mm-mmm good stand-by. As a non-partisan bystander, I put these two to the test in a head-to-head battle of the most classic of soups: chicken noodle.
(01/22/09 4:01am)
Much like a good pair of jeans, a good launderer is hard to find, especially since those precious denims are at stake. While on-campus housing has finally saved residents the trouble of hoarding their quarters, this change was unfortunately timed for those of us who have migrated off-campus already. Whether it’s your weekly wash, a hole in your hemline or an unidentifiable stain after an... interesting... night, we’ve found the best and best-located places to get your shit clean.