A Rubber Door

Great article in the Philadelphia Inquirer that scientifically proves that American is the preferred cheese for a cheesesteak. In their poll, cheese whiz came in third behind American and provolone.
I hope this puts this to a rest. No self-respecting Philadelphian that lives above Market Street or in the suburbs eats a steak with [...]

Apparently another attack took place in the SEPTA terminal near where a man was beaten to death last week. This woman was lucky, and survived her attack. The SEPTA police was able to catch 5 of the 10 thugs by stopping the subway train at the next stop and capturing them there where [...]

Yesterday in Philadelphia there was a senseless crime - 36 year old manager of a Starbucks was killed by a gang of students from Simon Gratz High School at 2:30 in the afternoon.  He was simply leaving work for the day and never made it home.  This kind of violence is so upsetting; children in [...]

Sorry for another YouTube post, but I hardly ever post about sports, so unless you know me personally, you probably don’t have an idea how I live and die with the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies. I also follow the Sixers, but the NBA is such a horrible product, I wouldn’t call myself a devoted [...]

Or as Grace called it: Shopping in Philly

Recently I’ve considered packing up and leaving the city where I’ve lived, gone to school, and worked in for my entire life. I love this town and think it gets a bad rap, but have gotten bored because I am so familiar with it. It’s as if the city has become a safety [...]

Last night in Philadelphia, Michael Nutter won the mayoral democratic primary. In Philadelphia, where Democrats outnumber Republicans 4-1, that means he’ll be the next Mayor.  Michael Nutter isn’t the coolest candidate to grace the stage.  His speeches aren’t happenings like Barak Obama’s are.  But he’s level-headed, smart, and has a record of doing the right [...]

I wrote about this recently and the Inquirer has followed my lead. The following article was in the Sunday paper about a week ago.

Rock Philly, then lose your guitar