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October 31, 2019
HAPPY BEST DAY OF THE YEAR, YOU GUYS! I’ll challenge any comer to dispute that Halloween is not the highlight of the year. I mean, October 31st has it all: free candy, cute kids dressed up in costumes, a great excuse to watch horror movies, and parties galore. Halloween in Philadelphia is no exception. We have history on our side, […]
October 30, 2019
Yesterday, I gave you step-by-step directions for a self-guided tour of Alexander Hamilton’s Philadelphia. This lines up with the current production of Hamilton: An American Musical being staged by one of two touring companies currently at the Forrest Theater of the Kimmel Center. Now, most American-born adults know at least a few facts about Hamilton, one of the liveliest Founding […]
October 29, 2019
With Hamilton: An American Musical wrapping up its three-month engagement at the Kimmel Center, I figured it was time that we took a look at Alexander Hamilton’s life, both the IRL version and the Broadway one. The blockbuster musical is a tour de force, and I’ll admit a bias since I can sing every word of the sung-through libretto by […]
October 24, 2019
It’s a rambling, large home that took about 200 years to build. Suffice it to say, you’re getting a load of character and quirky Pennsylvania history if you buy 411 Old Forge Road, located in the Philly suburb of Media. Tiny and quiet with a population of just 5,000+ and a rural feeling, Media is a great place to raise […]
October 23, 2019
Yesterday, I talked about the proposed plastic bag ban being debated by the Philadelphia City Council, to which I was giving major side-eye. Today, it was announced that the ban will move forward – but minus the addendum that was my personal biggest drawback: a 15-cent tax on plastic alternatives like paper and reusable bags that grocers and merchants would […]
October 22, 2019
Do you remember all the hullabaloo that surrounded the passing of the notorious soda tax in Philadelphia? I was there. I remember the inappropriate outrage, the do-gooder self-righteousness, and the general Chicken Little-ness of it all. I sense another social storm in our midst, Philadelphia. This time, the topic is banning plastic bags. Surely you have seen this happen in […]
October 17, 2019
Craft beer lovers, rejoice! Your new favorite destination for food and house-made brews is about to arrive. News broke a couple days ago that Victory Brewing Company will be making its Center City debut in Logan Square. The immense brewery, taproom, and restaurant will fill 14,000 square feet currently occupied by a TGI Friday’s that will be closing soon. The […]
October 15, 2019
The price of housing in Philadelphia is, as many residents will tell you at length, skyrocketing. As the City of Brotherly Love emerges onto the national and world stages as a significant place to live, work, and play, more and more people want to live here. Even with new condo and apartment buildings rising from the ground on seemingly every […]
October 14, 2019
I’m getting to that age where kids irritate me by doing kid things, especially young teens. I feel like I’m a year or two away from using “get off my lawn!” unironically. I know a lot of people covering several age groups to whom this applies. But where does rightful restriction of youthful stupidity end and age discrimination begin? On […]