July 20-26, 2006 Cover Story How WXPN created a monster from the remains of Y100 by Brian Howard photographs by Michael T. Regan It’s Wednesday evening, the day after Independence Day, and the ground floor of Jim McGuinn’s South Philly…

July 20-26, 2006 Cover Story How WXPN created a monster from the remains of Y100 by Brian Howard photographs by Michael T. Regan It’s Wednesday evening, the day after Independence Day, and the ground floor of Jim McGuinn’s South Philly…

March 16-22, 2006 Naked City : Article Uhuru Are You? by Brian Howard Lots of us know Uhuru as the place to get a cheap couch if you can put up with a bit of politics. Okay, that is what…

March 16-22, 2006 Naked City : Article Faucet if You’ve Got It by Brian Howard Next week, when people stationed at 34th and Walnut streets encourage you to drink tap wooder—Schuylkill Punch, Tacony Tea—please don’t slug them. They’re not trying…

March 16-22, 2006 Naked City : Article Uhuru Are You? by Brian Howard Lots of us know Uhuru as the place to get a cheap couch if you can put up with a bit of politics. Okay, that is what…

March 16-22, 2006 Naked City : Article Faucet if You’ve Got It by Brian Howard Next week, when people stationed at 34th and Walnut streets encourage you to drink tap wooder—Schuylkill Punch, Tacony Tea—please don’t slug them. They’re not trying…

March 9-15, 2006 cover story Making Noise Tom Lax had left his Siltbreeze label for dead. Now he’s dredging it up again. by Brian Howard “If you had told me in 1989 that I’d still be doing this, I’d have…

December 8-14, 2005 cover story Illustration By: Hyacinth Hughes Holiday Dining & Entertainment Guide2005 Tidings of Comfort and Joy by Brian Howard As a young wop (OK, half-wop), I’d heard tell of this magnificent traditional seven-fish Italian Christmas Eve meal.…

August 18-24, 2005 cover story Cheap Bastards by Brian Howard Seems like all anyone wants to talk about these days is how freakin’ affordable Philadelphia is. To read the papers or listen to the news, compared to New York and…