Yesterday The Insider shared this very exciting piece of dumpling related news: It looks like iconic New York dim sum house Nom Wah Tea Parlor is going to be opening a location in Philadelphia. No timeline has been set yet…
Neal Santos READING RAINBOW: Ed Hermances little LGBTQ book shop was a cultural hotspot and safe haven in a pre-Gayborhood Philadelphia. Sitting at his battered desk, Ed Hermance looks surprisingly peppy for a man whose business is about to close.…
City Paper grade: B- After 2012s The Amazing Spider-Man, even crabby too soon-ers were forced to admit that Andrew Garfield filled out the web-slinging silhouette better than Tobey Maguire ever did. All hands, feet and limbs, and so sarcastic hes…
There’s been plenty of talk (lack of liquor license, zoning issues, angry neighbors, etc.) about Pancho’s Grill, the is-it-open-or-not spot on the corner of 7th and Passyunk. Here’s the latest from A.D. Amorosi: “Back in January, I reported on the…
SIPPING ON VEIN SANGRIA: Tilda Swinton stars as one of the glamorously undead in Jim Jarmuschs vampire flick. City Paper grade: A Even bloodsuckers get the blues in Jim Jarmuschs tragicomic exploration of mortality, which apparently sucks even when you…
File this under amazing: Jenkintown’s mayor (yes, the tiny town has a mayor) took it upon himself to eat at every one of the borough’s 24 restaurants in one day. Mayor Ed Foley began his crazy/amazing journey this past Saturday…
EMA | A The Futures Void (Matador), into which Erika M. Anderson projects her noise, is here and now and 100 years ago and 100 years to come. Her voice comes filtered and layered, or naked; quiet or shrieking, constantly…
File this under barbecue bummers: Blue Belly BBQ, Gene Giuffi’s Queen Village smoked meat spot is no more. When Passyunk Post noticed paper on the windows and some plants in dire need of a drink they reached out to co…
BODY SNATCHER: Scarlett Johansson stars in perhaps the most challenging role of her career as an organ-harvesting alien disguised as a temptress. City Paper grade: B- Rising and falling with the temperament of its transfixing heroine, Jonathan Glazers first feature in…
Bank & Bourbon (1200 Market St.), the new brown spirits-centric restaurant in the Loews Hotel opened its doors earlier this week and if you’re a whiskey and steak kinda guy or lady, well, this is the place for you. The…
