By Dave Meyers
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Features
The Hatchery: Local Reading Series Returns to the Riverwards
If hearing about The Hatchery’s return to Fishtown conjures images of captive-bred poultry or a reunion show for a Phish cover band, don’t worry — I imagined the same sort…
Dave Meyers | 04/15/2016 -
Features in Northern Liberties
POS Apartments Coming to Northern Liberties – #SpiritSatire
In 2005, when real estate visionary Bort Blobstein proposed the construction of The Plaza at Schlitz — a dry-walled hodgepodge of modern 1- and 2-bedroom apartments and trendy boutiques buttressed…
Dave Meyers | 02/18/2016 -
Features in Fishtown
FISHTOWN CLUB APOLOGIZES FOR DEATHS OF ALT-ROCK ICONS
WARNING: The following is a work of fiction and part of #SpiritSatire, a column intended to provide comic entertainment for readers. Think of it as The Onion, but hyperlocal. Sounds…
Dave Meyers | 01/13/2016 -
Features
“Leave it to Beaver” Inspires River “Ward” Art Installation
WARNING: The following is a work of fiction and part of #SpiritSatire, a column intended to provide comic entertainment for readers. Think of it as The Onion, but hyperlocal. Sounds…
Dave Meyers | 12/22/2015 -
Features in Kensington
Feeding the Future of Kensington’s Co-Op
When a handful of like-minded locals formed Kensington Community Food Co-Op (KCFC) in 2008, the concept of a cooperative, member-owned grocery store was foreign to many residents of Kensington. They…
Dave Meyers | 11/05/2015