- Blogs
Staff Blog- • Memorial donations, and a fundraiser, for Karl Papendick
- • Your next senator from PA will ... not be a blowhard television star
- • Get Lit: Win a copy of The Soloist by Steve Lopez
- • "I had no idea that Philadelphia was a hotbed of Goth Nazis."
- • This week on citypaper.net
- • Recession = need for services
- • Asher Roth's guitarist thwarts LAX bomb threat
- • Finally, an Industry Worth Bailing Out: Porn
- • Umphrey's McGee, "Amazing Grace/Glory," Dec. 31, 2008
- • ArtsFlash: Mickey Hess @ Brickbat tonight
- • Watch out for swine land mines in Chinatown.
- • The story behind the Trading Places sign
- • Incriminating pictures on MySpace
- • Get your recycle on weekly
- • In Case You Missed It: The end result of the Carnival Cruise Lines "World's Largest Piñata" debacle
- • Barack Obama on Check, Please!
- • Remember our Bush Countdown? Only 13 days left!
- • Casino update: Industry analyst thinks Fishtowners are hillbillies
- • Facebook tackles the important issues: Free J.C. Romero
- • Where to jumpstart your political career? Obviously Craigslist.
- • Dial-A-Poem from Kelly Writers House!
- A&E Blog
- • Phish Summer Tour '09
- • The Soloist, by Steve Lopez
- • THE SHOWDOWN: Try it, you'll see what we mean
- • Philly Boy Roy's Philly Rock Memories
- • JD Salinger Turns 90 (and his away message turns 44)
- • Rocking Teddy P on vinyl
- • The Most Bizarre, Horrible, Extraordinary Piece of Christian Puppeteering You Will Ever See
- • THE SHOWDOWN: They even have their own coffee blend!
- • 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except ... the four assholes coming in the rear in standard two-by-two cover formation: A selection of Xmas watchables
- • Magnet magazine turns 15, launches new Web site
- The Sports Complex
- Meal Ticket
- • Top Chef Season 5, Episode 7: How to lose friends and alienate (French) people
- • Swallow reopens tonight
- • Restaurant Remix: Zahav's Turkish buttered hummus
- • Marty Grims is the new operating partner for Judy Wicks' White Dog Café
- • Pre-packaged fried chicken makes Korean RoboCop feel like lifting a motherfucking fridge
- • Brew Revue: Triumph's Jewish Rye
- • PETA names Horizons one of the country's best vegetarian restaurants
- • Gordon Ramsay = still looking to screw with Philly restaurateurs
- • SNACK TIME: Classy eats and Chocolate Thunder at Tied House, Mr. Erace takes on Bangkok street grub, Phoodie says don't let the door hit you in the butt to Brasserie, resolution-blasting cheesy bread at Buca, and fermenting foods at home
- • On The Street: In line at Cannuli Bros.
- Publisher's Clearinghouse
- Future Blog
- Stuff to Win and CP Promotions
- Fringe Festival
- The 1-Upper
- News
- Food
- Articles
- Meal Ticket
- • Top Chef Season 5, Episode 7: How to lose friends and alienate (French) people
- • Swallow reopens tonight
- • Restaurant Remix: Zahav's Turkish buttered hummus
- • Marty Grims is the new operating partner for Judy Wicks' White Dog Café
- • Pre-packaged fried chicken makes Korean RoboCop feel like lifting a motherfucking fridge
- • Brew Revue: Triumph's Jewish Rye
- • PETA names Horizons one of the country's best vegetarian restaurants
- • Gordon Ramsay = still looking to screw with Philly restaurateurs
- • SNACK TIME: Classy eats and Chocolate Thunder at Tied House, Mr. Erace takes on Bangkok street grub, Phoodie says don't let the door hit you in the butt to Brasserie, resolution-blasting cheesy bread at Buca, and fermenting foods at home
- • On The Street: In line at Cannuli Bros.
- Feeding Frenzy
- What's Cooking : The Week In Eats
- Restaurants Search
- Neighborhood & Cuisine Maps
- Food Listings
- Recipe Community
- Opinion
- Music
- Movies
- Articles
- New Movie Shorts
- Continuing Movie Shorts
- • Bedtime Stories (PG)
- • Cadillac Records (R)
- • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (PG-13)
- • The Day the Earth Stood Still (PG-13)
- • Doubt (PG-13)
- • Four Christmases (PG-13)
- •
Frost/Nixon (R) - • Gran Torino (R)
- • I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) (PG-13)
- • Marley & Me (PG)
- • Milk (R)
- • Rachel Getting Married (R)
- • The Reader (R)
- • Revolutionary Road (R)
- • Seven Pounds (PG-13)
- • Slumdog Millionaire (R)
- • The Spirit (PG-13)
- • The Tale of Despereaux (G)
- • Twilight (PG-13)
- • Valkyrie (PG-13)
- • Yes Man (PG-13)
- Showtimes & Tickets
- • Ambler Theater
- • Bryn Mawr Film Institute
- • The Bridge: cinema de lux, Philadelphia
- • Clearview's Anthony Wayne
- • Clearview's Bala Theatre
- • Colonial Theatre - Phoenixville
- • County Theater
- • Hiway Theatre
- • AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24
- • Narberth Stadium 2
- • AMC Neshaminy 24
- • The Pearl Theatre at Avenue North
- • Ritz 5 Movies
- • Ritz East
- • Ritz at the Bourse
- • Showcase at the Ritz Center
- • Roxy Theatre Philadelphia
- • Tuttleman IMAX Theater - Franklin Institute
- • UA Grant Plaza 9
- • UA King of Prussia Stadium 16
- • UA Main Street 6
- • UA Movies at 69th Street 9
- • UA Riverview Stadium 17
- Movie Posters
- Arts
- Art : To Have and to Hold
- Art : Golden Eye
- Re-View : Spirited Away
- Arts Picks
- A&E Blog
- • Phish Summer Tour '09
- • The Soloist, by Steve Lopez
- • THE SHOWDOWN: Try it, you'll see what we mean
- • Philly Boy Roy's Philly Rock Memories
- • JD Salinger Turns 90 (and his away message turns 44)
- • Rocking Teddy P on vinyl
- • The Most Bizarre, Horrible, Extraordinary Piece of Christian Puppeteering You Will Ever See
- • THE SHOWDOWN: They even have their own coffee blend!
- • 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except ... the four assholes coming in the rear in standard two-by-two cover formation: A selection of Xmas watchables
- • Magnet magazine turns 15, launches new Web site
- The Pollinator's Corridor
- Cover Story
- Current Cover Story
- Recent Cover Stories
- • 23rd Annual Fiction Contest
- • Now What? : Trying to make sense, any sense at all, of the 2008 Eagles
- • The Green Futures of Aaron Birk : How one mild-mannered artist/urban warrior is drawing up a brighter urban landscape.
- • The Nutters : In the midst of the budget crisis, which mayor do you see?
- • Cheap Chic! : City Paper's 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
- • Keepers of the Chaos : North Philly free jazz outlaws Jamaaladeen Tacuma and G. Calvin Weston are still breaking the rules.
- • Secret 'Stache : The Passion and Pop of John Oates
- • Meet South Philly's Stoya : You never know what's going to happen. Especially with her.
- • First Things First : 1st Person Festival
- • How This Feels : It can be hard to get our heads around the fact that Barack Obama is winning.
- Covers Gallery
- Features
- Articles
- Running Numbers
- Icepack
- Photo Stream : CP Flickr
- Photo Galleries
- • Arts : To Have and To Hold : 2009/01/08
- • Arts : Re-view: 2009/01/08
- • Arts: First Friday Focus: 2009/01/01
- • Agenda : Last Chance : 2008/12/25
- • Arts: Full Exposure : Arooostook : 2008/12/18
- • Arts: T&P : 2008/12/18
- • Arts : Robin Rice Review : 2008/12/11
- • Arts : Cookbook Feature : 2008/12/04
- • Arts : Re-view: 2008/11/13
- • Last Chance : 2008/11/13
- Surveys
- Events
- Sports
- Archives
- Browse Recent Issues
- CityPaper.net Archives
- Popular Articles
- • In Memoriam, and Mystery : The tragic death of Kensington's Karl Papendick.
- • Top 21 Albums of 2008 : The best rock/pop/hip-hop LPs of 2008
- • Eating 2008 : A look back at a year's worth of restaurant openings.
- • The Anti-Library of George W. Bush
- • Top 10 Dance/Electronic
- • Exit Strategy : After 13 years in Philly radio, Jim McGuinn is signing off and moving on.
- • Meet Your New Neighbor : How slot machines are secretly designed to seduce and destroy you, and how the government is in on it.
- • SugarHouse, Sugar Daddy? : Would the casino's "point-redemption" program benefit local businesses?
- • The Year-End Quiz : How closely did you follow Philly happenings in 2008?
- • Feeding Frenzy : Restaurants opening, closing and pending
- Web Exclusives
- • "Demolition Woman" by Anthony Rosato : 2008 City Paper Fiction Contest Runner Up
- • "The Oldest Profession" by Shannon Frost Greenstein : 2008 City Paper Fiction Contest Runner Up
- • Databot Listamatron : CP's 2008 Critics' Lists
- • Just Do It : Best of 2008 Diva Revue
- • Somebody Told Me : Three rounds with the Killers of Comedy — and their friend Danny Bonaduce.
- • Government Issue : The Government Inspector, through Dec. 28, Lantern Theater Co. at St. Stephen's Theater, 923 Ludlow St., 215-829-0395, lanterntheater.org.
- • Journeyman : Review: Doug Varone at the Annenberg Center
- • Just Do It : Iyengar Yoga Party
- • All Smiles : Additional insights from Roy Smiles, one of our favorite across-the-pond funnymen.
- • Behind the Scenes : Q&A with La Bohème's educational trio, who've spent quite a few long nights at the opera.
- Tags
- Columns
- Authors
- Ads
- • Advertise With Us
- • Browse By Ad
- • Boutique
- • Entertainment
- • Bars/Clubs
- • 12 Steps Down
- • Barbary
- • Byblos Restaurant
- • Copabanana
- • Electric Factory Concerts
- • Electric Factory Concerts
- • Fergie's
- • Four Corners Management
- • Four Corners Management
- • Four Corners Management
- • Four Corners Management
- • Four Corners Management
- • Havana
- • Infinite Body Piercing
- • Johnny Brenda's
- • Las Vegas Lounge
- • Manny Brown's
- • MilkBoy Coffee
- • Moriarty's Restaurant & Bar
- • North Star Bar
- • Patriots Theater @ War Memorial
- • Roosevelts
- • Silk City Diner
- • The Khyber
- • The Khyber
- • The Note
- • Tritone Lounge
- • Trocadero
- • Vango
- • World Cafe Live
- • Zenith Media for Harrah's
- • Restaurants
- • Bars/Clubs
- • Movies
- • Retail
- • Retail
- • Allied Advertising Agency Inc
- • Allied Advertising Agency Inc
- • Borgata c/o Schandler Kramer Group
- • Center City District c/o Levlane
- • Dance Affiliates
- • Dance Symmetry Wellness
- • Electric Factory Concerts
- • Free Library of Philadelphia
- • Friends Select School
- • Kimmel Center
- • Memphis Flats
- • Morris Animal Refuge
- • New City Stage Co.
- • Old City Iron Works
- • Philadelphia City Paper
- • Philadelphia School District
- • Sweat Gym
- • Terry Hines & Assoc - DreamWorks
- • Tiedhouse
- • Twelfth Street Gym
- • UPENN Africana Studies
- • Walnut Street Theatre School
- • Retail
- Win
- Love/Hate
- Classifieds
SURVEYS
started 1/2/2009 | ends 1/10/2009
started 11/10/2008
started 10/23/2008
started 10/21/2008 | ends 10/30/2008
When alt-weekly editors collide
started 10/4/2008 | ends 11/4/2008
Mavericks
started 9/29/2008
Customer service has been the theme of Michael Nutter's administration. So, we want to know, in your experience: « take survey »
started 9/10/2008
started 9/7/2008
started 8/22/2008
started 8/21/2008 | ends 8/28/2008
Fixing Fairmount
started 7/21/2008 | ends 7/21/2008
Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods
started 7/2/2008
started 7/2/2008
started 6/12/2008
started 3/12/2008 | ends 3/17/2008
Philly Rock Shootout - Finals!
results not public yet
started 3/3/2008
started 3/3/2008 | ends 3/10/2008
Philly Rock Shootout - The Y-Rock 8
results not public yet
started 3/3/2008 | ends 3/10/2008
Philly Rock Shootout - The City Paper 8
results not public yet
started 2/7/2008 | ends 2/14/2008
Election Survey
started 2/1/2008 | ends 2/4/2008
CP Super Bowl Poll
started 1/25/2008 | ends 2/1/2008
What will you do with your tax refund?
started 1/7/2008 | ends 1/18/2008
The Nutter Era: How do you feel?
started 11/6/2007
started 10/31/2007
started 10/15/2007 | ends 10/21/2007
How bad was Bon Jovi on SNL?
started 10/3/2007 | ends 10/28/2007
Cafeteria Fair?
started 10/2/2007 | ends 10/2/2007
Rally Mouse?
started 10/1/2007 | ends 10/8/2007
How Far for the Phils?
started 9/26/2007
started 9/12/2007 | ends 9/27/2007
Blunt Poll: The Poetry of Ron Stokes
started 9/12/2007 | ends 9/27/2007
Street and the Youth Study Center
started 8/27/2007 | ends 9/24/2007
2007 Barrymore Award Nominees
All questions required.
started 8/8/2007 | ends 8/23/2007
The Comics Issue
results not public yet
started 7/25/2007
Win Orchestra Tix
results not public yet
started 7/18/2007 | ends 8/3/2007
Bluntpoll: Mixed Martial Arts
started 7/13/2007
started 7/13/2007
Benakmoume's Wall
started 6/13/2007
Diners without Borders
started 5/30/2007
started 5/30/2007 | ends 6/6/2007
Blunt Poll: Seatbelts
started 5/29/2007
Continuing the reform agenda
started 5/29/2007
Should Mumia get a new trial?
started 5/23/2007
Lost Deathwatch!
started 4/23/2007 | ends 4/30/2007
Philly's Next Mayor
We're conducting this poll using e-mail verification to ensure that each user votes only once (or once per e-mail address). We are not collecting the addresses.
started 4/11/2007
Philadelphia Judge Selection
started 4/3/2007
They want to call the TLA what?
started 3/26/2007
Casino Referendum
On May 15th, Philadelphians will have a chance to vote on the question:
should Philadelphia keeps casinos 1,500 feet from schools,
homes, places
of
worship, parks, and playgrounds.
What do
you think?
Music as you read?
click here
LS Home Page
click here
Philadelphia Area Music Podcast Hosted by
Jon Solomon
Local Support 069
Prowler | The Classic Brown | The War On Drugs | Whales & Cops | The Spinto Band | Von Hayes | Public Record | Kurt Vile | Tuff Crew | Gildon Works | Man Man | Mincemeat Or Ten Speed | Pink Skull | Lillie Ruth Bussey | Adam Arcuragi | Windsor For The Derby
LS Home Page
It's free. Subscribe.
Recent Comments
Tyler Houston Will Never Have to Buy a Drink in This Town Again
`Jenkins isn't mentioned in this post. If you're referring to the time when Helmuth referred to him as "Jeff" you're looking here: ` »
Nicks at Night
`This is my favorite restaurant. Every bite is distinct and unique and filled with more delicious flavor than you will know what to do with. Go somewhere ` »
"I had no idea that Philadelphia was a hotbed of Goth Nazis."
`I lied. The first Nazi-inspired band was Oneiric Imperium. The second was Genocide Lolita. ` »
Tyler Houston Will Never Have to Buy a Drink in This Town Again
`The Phillies have one good year and now Phillies fans get cocky and knock players who had one bad year with them? Besides, Jeff Jenkins? It is spelled ` »
The Non-All-Star NBA Challenge
`What about Brian Scalabrine? You can't deny his stats.` »
"I had no idea that Philadelphia was a hotbed of Goth Nazis."
`Yeah, Germ is full of white power-sympathizers. David E. Williams, the owner, has sent out some pretty dodgy messages online that make me think that he's ` »
Meet Your New Neighbor
`Impressive - this article on slot machines and casino gambling is an amazing piece of investigative journalism. Philadelphians and Pennsylvanians deserve ` »
In Memoriam, and Mystery
`I am deeply saddened to hear this news. Karl was a kind, funny, and endearing man. He will be very missed.` »
In Memoriam, and Mystery
`Maybe some portion of the funds from the fundraiser should go towards a Private Investigator. In my experience with being robbed and vandalized, the police ` »
The Non-All-Star NBA Challenge
`btw, loved the intro` »
Web Exclusives
"Demolition Woman" by Anthony Rosato
2008 City Paper Fiction Contest Runner Up
"The Oldest Profession" by Shannon Frost Greenstein
2008 City Paper Fiction Contest Runner Up
Databot Listamatron
CP's 2008 Critics' Lists
Just Do It
Best of 2008 Diva Revue
Somebody Told Me
Three rounds with the Killers of Comedy — and their friend Danny Bonaduce.
Popular Articles
In Memoriam, and Mystery
The tragic death of Kensington's Karl Papendick.
Top 21 Albums of 2008
The best rock/pop/hip-hop LPs of 2008
Eating 2008
A look back at a year's worth of restaurant openings.
Classifieds
Advertisements
Search Restaurants
Search Movies
Search Jobs
"Great vision without great people is irrelevant."
—Jim Collins, Author,
"Good to Great"
"Good to Great"
Search Events
Search DJ Nights
Search Classifieds