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Features in FishtownClean Plate: Vanilla Bourbon Glazed Cinnamon Buns
Of all the holidays on the calendar, I’ve always thought of Easter as the most relaxing. It lacks the hustle and bustle that comes with the gift buying and cookie…
Casey Ann Beck | 04/04/2012 -
A&E in FishtownAct II Previews for April 2012
ACT 11 PLAYHOUSE, 56 E. Butler Avenue, Ambler, Pa. A hundred years ago a consummate London bachelor, Professor Henry Higgins, met a cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle. Their lives were…
SANDY & JACK JACOBOWITZ | 04/04/2012 -
Sports in FishtownBilly Shank Sets a Winning Tradition
As the seconds ticked down on Friday night’s Pennsylvania AAA State Basketball Championship in State College, so ended another epic run by the Neumann-Goretti Saints and Fishtowner Billy Shank. Winning…
Matthew Brannon | 03/28/2012 -
Food in FishtownClean Plate: Spicy Thai Noodles
Spring has sprung and with this nice weather, heavy winter dishes are out. Gone are the days where a thick, hearty casserole-style dish would be what my belly needed. For…
Casey Ann Beck | 03/28/2012 -
Food in FishtownClean Plate: Apricot-Cranberry Mostarda
2012 is the year of the wedding, and I will be attending a total of seven: four as a guest, two as a bridesmaid and one as a bride. It…
Casey Ann Beck | 03/21/2012 -
Community in Fishtown
Representatives From Local Health and Environmental Organizations Educate Neighbors About Dealing With Lead In The Soil
On Monday, March 5, representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and The Philadelphia Department of Public Health attended a Fishtown Action (FACT) meeting…
Jeff Kilpatrick | 03/14/2012 -
Food in Fishtown
Clean Plate: Guinness Shepherd’s Pies
Considering I’m not the biggest fan of hopping on a shuttle to escort me from pub to pub with a large, loud group of rowdy partiers who happen to all…
Casey Ann Beck | 03/14/2012 -
A&E in FishtownAct II Previews for March
How's this for a Philadelphia Cultural Bouquet? Three great institutions; THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS (PAFA), THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART (PMA), and THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER prove…
SANDY & JACK JACOBOWITZ | 03/07/2012 -
Features in FishtownClean Plate: Cocoa Brownies
A craving is a strong and sudden desire that grows if not acknowledged and, in the food world, it’s usually for something sweet, salty, or fatty and rarely for a…
Casey Ann Beck | 03/07/2012 -
A&E in FishtownAct II Previews for February 2012
A Play, A Pie, and A Pint at The Red Room-Society Hill Playhouse, 507 South Street. Last October we wrote about this wonderful company. For the month of March, on…
SANDY & JACK JACOBOWITZ | 02/01/2012 -
Community in FishtownThe Fight Continues: The Strong Spirit of Saint Laurentius
To the beat of the Rocky Theme Song, the students and faculty of St. Laurentius School marched into the church hall Friday afternoon to show the public they would fight on.…
Spirit Staff | 01/25/2012 -
A&E in FishtownSean Gallagher: Working-Class Local Artist Makes His Mark
These days, you can throw a rock up in the air in the riverwards and randomly hit an artist (or at least someone claiming to be). Just a short time…
Jeff Kilpatrick | 01/25/2012