Posted in City Event News, New in town, Philly News, Phillyisms on Jul 23rd, 2007
Enter the city of Philadelphia as a newcomer, and you are likely to see one of these. Your neighborhood Wawa. At first you think - what is this 7-eleven doing in the middle of the neighborhood, and then you realize - damn…this is my grocery store!
The whole moment catches you by surprise, actually. One [...]
Posted in Philly News on Jul 17th, 2007
The city of Philadelphia has just approved new “street furniture”! Hooray! I love the opportunity to sit on random benches and use public trash receptacles.
In fact - I really do think this city needs more public trash cans, I always find myself with an empty Starbucks cup with nowhere to throw it. Even better with [...]
Posted in City Event News on Jul 16th, 2007
Hot off the presses…
http://www.phillycarshare.org/26/news/promos.php
Philly CarShare to Announce Historic Agreement
An announcement is expected at a press conference this morning when the car-sharing service, Philly CarShare, unveils a deal that will reimburse drivers for the cost of using mass transit.
The program, said to be the first of its kind in North America - and possibly the world [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 15th, 2007
Well - they did it. The Phillies lost their 10,000th game at the hands of the Cardinals tonight, putting them into a whole new level of inadequacy on the sports playing field.
Way to go! Not even the Bengals and Knicks (in their current state) know the depths that you have reached…
Posted in Dining, Entertainment, Reviews on Jul 15th, 2007
Teriyaki filet, wasabi mashed potatoes, shoestring fries, vodka gimlet…each creation more perfect than the next. That was my experience at Continental.
I’ve dined there previously, and even attended a few happy hours at the “big olive”. This place is great to get dinner with friends, drink with coworkers, or relax in the lounge. It comes highly [...]
Rejected again! I must say I’m growing very impatient with this establishment.
Our plans to get to El Vez early got a little foiled, so I decided it might be best to call them up before making the full trek down Walnut. They weren’t taking reservations, but fortunately they said there was no wait [...]