Hillary Petrozziello Curt Alexander of Urban Jungle Urban Jungle’s not yet five years old, but the gardening store is already a landmark along Passyunk Avenue. With a second shop on Water Street in Pennsport on the way, Curt Alexander is…

Hillary Petrozziello Patrick Guidotti spins at the edge at South Philly Bowl. From a distance, it’s a small, unassuming warehouse like any other just off Washington Avenue on the west side of Broad. It’s only when you get up close…

Back in October, City Paper reported that party operatives were alluding to an updated set of Democratic Party rules in Philly, but nobody could furnish CP with a copy of them. The new rules were important, some people said, because…

Hillary Petrozziello “Mamma” Maria, aka Maria di Marco, owner of Mamma Maria Ristorante Italiano Maria di Marco, better known as Mamma, came to Philadelphia from Abbruzzo, Italy, (by way of Toronto) in 1991 and opened her eponymous restaurant a year…

Early reports indicate that voting is up across Philadelphia today, but whether the overall turnout will stay above normal  for a mid-term election remains to be seen. “Anecdotally, I hear that some divisions are really busy,” said City Commissioner Al…

Mark Stehle Anthony Clark A spokesman for City Commissioner Chair Anthony Clark says he voted today at his polling place in the Lower Northeast. That the chair of the city’s election board voted shouldn’t be newsworthy, but a City Paper…

Maria Pouchnikova Tattooed Mom Dive: Tattooed Mom, 530 South St.Time of visit: Monday, 10:11 p.m.Crowd: A handful of couples sit around the room. Apparently Monday night is de facto couple’s night for the 20s crowd. There’s a hilarious and friendly…

Hillary Petrozziello Juli Burke, Legendary Dobbs manager, becomes spooked when the lights began flickering when this image was taken on Oct. 24 Nina Kelley-Rumpff had heard stories about “Henry” before she bought Legendary Dobbs on South Street this past winter.…

Jim Saksa DA Seth Williams holds up a Tiffany bracelet that Tynes allegedly received from a lobbyist. District Attorney Seth Williams announced today that former Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Thomasine Tynes has been charged with criminal conspiracy, bribery and related…