The Trouble with Old City

Why can't the iconic Philly neighborhood get past the blight?

 

It Ain't Brauhaus Schmitz

Adam Erace reviews Brü, Center City’s raucous, new indoor beer garden.

 

New owners bring fear and confusion to Philadelphia’s dailies.

 

A Day in the Kitchen With Chef-Charcutier Nick Macri

 

In the Beginning

Even the biggest names in the local food scene have humbling stories of their first jobs.

 

2013 Writing Contest Fiction Runner-Up: Pauline Armstrong

 

A$AP Ferg

Sat., May 18, 8 p.m., $52, with Juicy J and DJ Sliink, TLA

 

PHILAPHILIA Empty Lot of the Week: Drexel Greenville Pre-NIMBY Lot

 

Spring Is in the Air — and, in Philly, That’s Not Always Pleasant

Callery pear trees in full bloom smell like the aftermath of a bukkake bacchanal.

 

What Happens When a Decent Home Baker Rolls Into a Professional Bakery?

 

It Ain't Brauhaus Schmitz

Adam Erace reviews Brü, Center City’s raucous, new indoor beer garden.

 

2013 Writing Contest Fiction Runner-Up: Pauline Armstrong

 

A Sex Strike for Birth Control in a Modern Update of Lysistrata

Mark Cofta reviews Simpatico Theatre Project's take on the Aristophanes play.