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FeaturesClean Plate: Yogurt Cake with Buttercream Icing
On Sunday, my baby boy celebrated his first birthday with a family party in my parent’s backyard. Although it was the hottest day of the summer, no one seemed…
Casey Ann Beck | 07/24/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonWatch: Man Armed With T-Shirt Tries To Rob Beloved Quick Stop, Leaves Empty Handed
The Philadelphia Police Department needs your help tracking down a man who likes to play pretend. Earlier this week on Wednesday, an unidentified white male walked in to Quick Stop (the…
Joshua Albert | 07/24/2015 -
Community#TBT Breakfast at Sulimay’s: Diplo & Goatwhore
Several years ago, Mark Brodzik at Scrapple TV had a simplistically brilliant idea: get locals in a local restaurant to listen to music and give their unfiltered opinions. The web…
Joshua Albert | 07/23/2015 -
FeaturesWho Is Accu-Reggie? Also, Your 7 Day Outlook and Forecast
Who Is Accu-Reggie? Getting to know your weatherman. Reggie Smith, known as “Accu-Reggie,” is the new weatherman for The Spirit. Reggie was born and raised in the Philadelphia area and…
Accu-Reggie | 07/23/2015 -
Features in Northern Liberties#FiddyInPhilly Live Coverage
7:15pm Baby be like "gimme my EFFEN Vodka." https://instagram.com/p/5dNf0kraWH/ 7:05pm Is #FiddyInPhilly looking at this woman's breast? https://instagram.com/p/5dL7xtL9Tw/ 6:57pm Photos by Megan Matuzak 6:50pm https://twitter.com/TheSpiritNews/status/623988651828080640 6:39pm The OG. https://twitter.com/bstew74/status/623982372594274305 The…
Joshua Albert | 07/22/2015 -
Crime in Port RichmondWatch: Man Wearing Sleeveless “Come At Me Bro” Shirt Steals Dodge Ram
The Philadelphia Police Department’s Major Crime Auto Squad is helping to track down a man who stole a truck on July 13th. According to police, the suspect was wearing a sleeveless…
Joshua Albert | 07/22/2015 -
A&E in Northern LibertiesHere Are the Trailers For the Remaining Awesome Fest Movie Screenings At Liberty Lands
The Awesome Fest has been running outdoor movie screenings at Liberty Lands in Northern Liberties every Friday night at 9PM. The screenings are part of a series of quirky independent film premieres…
Joshua Albert | 07/22/2015 -
FeaturesGentrify Me 3: Bridge to the Future Upon Graves of the Past
In this series on gentrification we’ve covered the history of development and displacement as it spread into the Riverwards and how those who live in gentrified neighborhoods see the changes…
Kenneth Lipp | 07/22/2015 -
FeaturesLocal Lens: Philly Jesus has become that other Jesus, the Jesus of Pat Robertson
I once promised myself I wasn’t going to write about Philly Jesus. That all changed when I happened upon a YouTube video of Philly Jesus “baptizing” a man in LOVE…
Thom Nickels | 07/22/2015 -
Community in KensingtonCrashing A Kensington Reunion at the Shore
For the whole of my adolescence, I stood on the far side (and what many would call the wrong side) of the Philly-Jersey Shore continuum. Every summer, Philadelphians, made…
Sean Barrett | 07/22/2015 -
Community in KensingtonWTF Is That?! 1625 North Howard Street
Welcome to a new column in The Spirit, “WTF Is That!?” [caption id="attachment_3814" align="aligncenter" width="900"] 1625 North Howard, Photo: Joshua Albert[/caption] This space will explore the origins of…
Austin Nolen | 07/22/2015 -
A&E in FishtownShadows and Street Art
Old Broads. https://instagram.com/p/5Z0AYbnYfD/
Joshua Albert | 07/21/2015