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Not Another Italian Restaurant
Good friends make good times. That's the attitude at Buca di Beppo, a cheesy spoof on an Italian bistro with an ambiance more flavorful than its dishes.
Grandmothers and blue (crystal) balls
Center city psychics Gina (27 S. 19th Street) and Elizabeth (2028 Chestnut Street) are our golden ticket to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory of celestial understanding.
Tropical Heat
When I first heard that Roy's "Hawaiian Fusion" restaurant was part of a chain, I feared the worst: the Olive Garden with leis.
Philly Restaurant Week
Philadelphia's first ever Center City Restaurant Week is just around the corner, and the biggest names in town are gearing up for what looks to be a delectable event.
Tech
I am what you might call a procrastinator. Schoolwork, money making opportunities, keeping my room clean and my laundry non-smelly: it all ends up being low on the priority scale.
Tech
I spent the first few weeks of summer working in an office, surfing the web and compiling useless links to occupy my time with.
Not for all the tea in Philly
"My husband and I are big tea drinkers," says Lynette Chen, proprietor of the Tea Leaf, a teashop in Reading Terminal Market, as she reaches to a hot water tap.
Fingers, wings, and indie music
Stepping in to fill the void below Smoke's left by Fingers, Wings, and Things is Milan Marvelous: artist, musician, certified prosthesist, with his new store The Marvelous, selling all sorts of books, music and comic books.
Tech
My summer internship was going great. I covered to a story or two, wrote them up, got edited and then checked out.
"This is what i understand"
Sami Dakko has been running Rami's, a Mediterranean food cart at 40th and Locust for 18 years now, since he came to the country from Lebanon, and his consistently good food has made him something of a celebrity on campus.
Luck o' the Irish
Some days it seems like there are more Irish pubs than there are Irish drunks in this city -- and on those days I wish more of the pubs were like Fado.
The only sure cure
Some days I wake up so hung over that I can't decide whether to stumble to work still drunk and get fired or throw myself in front of a train.
Pack a Basket
Anne-Marie Lasher serves up some elegant delicacies in her quaint American Bistro, an alternative to your average coffee shop.
Go Out and Do Something
Kelly and West River Drives On the river drives you're guaranteed to see anything from a grown man on rollerskates gracefully pretending to be Brian Boitano to packs of serious bikers in Tour de France form.
Nothing But Carrot Cake
Nestled in a colorful section of West Philadelphia lies the Carrot Cake Company. Assisted by her brothers and oldest son, Valerie A.
Batting .333
With the season winding down, Street sat down to do one last interview for the academic year with freshman sluggers Meg McIntosh and Kelly Mitchell.
Two parties match wits in debate
Houston Hall was host to a virtual orgy of political wit, wisdom and rhetoric as the College Republicans clashed with the College Democrats as part of the Penn Forum Tuesday night. With nothing off limits, discussion turned heated as panelists covered topics such as abortion, gun control and tax policy. After both sides delivered brief opening statements, moderator and Wharton professor Charles Forer fielded and helped clarify questions -- in addition to trying in vain to limit the time each side spent responding. Asked about what they thought their parties could do to attract more minorities and increase diversity, each group took a different approach. The Republicans chose to emphasize their record of support for minorities. "We're the party of Lincoln," College Republicans Chair Dan Gomez said.
Dirty as Anything
Old people are dirty, plain and simple. And Wilbur Smith is no different. Many of you know him as "The Dirty Old Man of Smoke's," but I know him as father.
Are You Afraid of the Park?
The next time you're in Old City hitting the bars, there's more to be scared of than the skeleton-thin martini sippers at the Continental.
