Playlists
University City Crime Blotter
Theft: On Jan. 24, an employee at Fresh Grocer discovered a vagrant shoplifting. The man was reported as stealing a half wheel of brie with corresponding raspberry chipotle sauce and olive tapenade.
YouTube of the Week
It's a bold new age of information. YouTube represents an archive of millions of hidden or long-forgotten documentations of some of the greatest performers in music, free and at the tips of our fingers.
A Final Bow
Around 9:30 on a Tuesday night, the Ortlieb's jam session is up and running. It's a smaller crowd than usual, but it's still early.
Sommelier's Corner
As you gobble your way through Restaurant Week, so must you guzzle your way through some appropriately refined wines.
Crammed with Graham
Street sat down with Bruce Graham, the writer of Dex and Julie Sittin' in a Tree, which recently opened to its world premiere at the Arden Theater.
Friday night dispatch
1:15: Three guys drink beer and argue over who is going to sleep with the girl visiting from Harvard.
Five guys in one room
Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries 1527 Chestnut St. (215) 972-1375 www.fiveguys.com Laminated copies of glowing "best burger" reviews decorate the checkered red-and-white walls of the new Center City Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
Street Beats
Your Winter Break, in review: Early returns have 2007 shaping up as a year of break-ups rather than reunions.
Under the sea
If you're looking for the grandeur of the Titanic set within the Philadelphia city limits, The Oceanaire Seafood Room is the perfect spot to put on your coattails, play dress up, and enjoy a wide variety of fresh seafood. Operating Partner and General Manager Peter Mooradian, formerly of Le Cirque, runs a tight ship - as the service at this 400-seat behemoth rivals any of the top restaurants in the city.
From the Editor
Well, hello. How are you? It's been a while. You are bored, huh. Just finished the sudoku? Well, sort of?
Music Reviews
Of Montreal is one of the only indie pop bands with enough talent to justify both their strange concert antics (lead singer Kevin Barnes came on stage last tour with a wedding dress on, wanting to marry the audience) and the fact that they sold their song and soul to the Outback Steakhouse.
Oh, Snap
This is a ransom letter. Despite your Orwellian security presence and kiosk staff of Sherlock Holmes-es, I have pulled off a heist more daring than any Thomas Crown or Danny Ocean.
YouTube Clip of the Week
We are living in a bold new age of information. YouTube represents an archive of millions of hidden or long forgotten documentaries of some of the greatest performers in music, free and at the tips of our fingers.
Virtual Glory
Ten thousand dollars, cash, sat stacked on top of a television in a ballroom at the Philadelphia Holiday Inn.
Hamburger rations were always the fashions
With pizza, gyros and salads abound, Penn students can be hard-pressed to find a local eatery that provides quality burgers.
Fertile Ground
To the question of whether the world would end in fire or ice, Children of Men offers a different answer: Quietus.
Street Sweeper
Nose Job Files: Spruce St. de-chartered, who supports his taste for plastic surgery with proceeds from his online franchise, is rumored to have made things official with longtime girlfriend.
GETting in
THOSE WHO SURVIVED Name: Chadwick Faircroft IV Profile: The silver spoon strategically placed up his ass resulted in impeccable posture that was admired by brothers across all fraternities.
So you liked Rocky Vi?
First thing's first: XIX just oozes class. From the low lighting to the $1,500 imported chairs to the sweeping view of Philadelphia's skyline, XIX is trying to make a reputation as the city's swankiest new downtown restaurant.
