We hold these truths…
How appropriate to launch the Philadelphia Metroblogging site on the same weekend that saw the birth of our nation lo’ those many years ago. They say the Declaration was signed on a sunny but cool day....
View ArticleRadio Free Philadelphia
Philly radio is, kinda, well, horrible. A barren wasteland. A no man’s land. A dry desert, soakin’ up rain, soakin’ up sun, where the few oasis to be found are not only insipid, but so similar that you...
View ArticleCities Dying Again
Just read the following article on Yahoo: Out-migration cools talk of inner-city resurgences. The following paragraph refers to Philly: “The notion of the resurgence of the inner city was being...
View Articlecity fight song
last monday on the parkway with fireworks exploding overhead, i learned that philadelphia’s anthem is without a doubt the theme to rocky, and it got me thinking… what does it say about the city, the...
View ArticleThe Food Truck Don
Is it cool to piggy back on someone else’s post? I don’t know, but Marisa’s post Food Trucks reminded me of a humorous scene I once witnessed while waiting in line at Lee Ahn’s on Spruce Street. So,...
View ArticleIt’s Where All the Hippies Meet
So, the other night I was riding home from work on the 40 bus which runs from West Philly to Society Hill via South Street when I noticed a brand spankin’ new Starbucks at 9th. A Starbucks! That makes...
View ArticleFour bikes and a scooter
Not the motorized kind, a kid’s scooter. I just noticed them all in my South Philly neighborhood outside unattended at 9:30 at night and the scooter wasn’t even locked up! Everyone knows that leaving a...
View ArticleF.U.T.O.
Have you guys seen this? http://www.foryouto.com The intense love/hate relationship that Philadelphia sports fans have for their teams is now finding full expression in T.O.. Stupid T.O..
View ArticleThe Stones
I may not be the Rolling Stones’ biggest fan, but when a good friend of mine gave me a call offering me a free ticket to see the Stones at the Wachovia center, I damn sure said, “Give it here!” Having...
View ArticleSixth Borough My Butt
Hi Everyone! It’s been a while since I posted… I want to change that and I thought referencing this article in the New York Times a good way to do it. Check it out:...
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