The high cost of free parking
"Free parking." It's a lovely phrase, isn't it? Since so many of the things we do are not free, it's great that at least we can stow our vehicles at no cost, right?...
Fancy flour-free
The menu for our Passover seder has settled in over the years. The eight-day festival of freedom, which celebrates the Jews' deliverance from slavery in Egypt, begins at sundown April 23. Passover always...
Giving license
As head of the state bureau that grants occupational licenses to everyone from doctors to beauticians, Basil Merenda is often invited to speak at professional-association meetings. The commissioner of the Pennsylvania Bureau...
Hailing the Holy Father
Dark clouds and gloomy weather greeted somber members of St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church as they left Sunday's noon Mass. They were in mourning, and Mother Nature only seemed to intensify their dreary...
Upper-crusty dishes
About 10 years ago, the word "encrusted" entered our vocabulary. Chefs began to experiment with certain ingredients to form an unusual crust for chicken and fish, resulting in such dishes as sesame-encrusted salmon...
Triggering a debate
Like anyone else who watches the news, gun owner Gregory J. Isabella is well aware of the recent spate of fatal shootings in Philadelphia. But the co-owner of Firing Line Inc., a firearms...
Art in the family
A love for the arts seems to pulsate through the veins of the Canuso family. And with their newest ventures underway, they continue pumping new life into the area's artistic outlets. While Joe...
Welcome to the family
After going blind nearly 15 years ago, Nghia Hang spiraled into a depression. As his life went dark, his thoughts followed and the Vietnamese immigrant began to entertain thoughts of suicide. "I became...
For Pete’s Sake
My favorite restaurant trend is the upscale, moderately priced neighborhood pub. There's Standard Tap and Abbaye in Northern Liberties, Good Dog in Center City, Grace's near Grays Ferry, Ten Stone in the Graduate...
