A real bout?
State Sen. Vince Fumo is typically not one for grandiose campaign kickoffs, so his extravaganza just before Christmas created wide speculation about who would challenge the incumbent for his seat in Harrisburg. ...
The Fitzwater Café
The Fitzwater Café
Seventh and Fitzwater streets
215-629-0428
Cash-only BYOB
Free parking
Bathroom on ground floor
Open for dinner Monday-Friday, 5-9:30 p.m.
Weeknights are the best nights to dine out. Chefs and their...
Thanking heaven for 50 years
Stella Maris Parish has come a long way from the days of holding Mass in the old Plaza movie house on Broad and Porter streets. And now the half-century-old church and school...
End of the line
It takes a serious dose of bravado -- or stupidity -- to taunt law enforcement when you're the city's most wanted man of the moment. But that's allegedly just what William J....
School could house new senior class
After the boys move out of St. John Neumann High School, seniors might be moving in. Officials from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia confirmed they are considering using the Neumann property, 26th and...
The TT’s rapid transit system
The Audi TT has had a somewhat troubled gestation. Revealed as a prototype at the Frankfurt show in 1995, it was a radical-looking car few commentators thought Audi would actually put into production....
Striking resemblance
It happens every spring and not a moment too soon. Phillies pitchers and catchers report Feb. 19 and, according to writer Tom Boswell, that's the day the world starts all over again. ...
Unruly students unwelcome
The School District of Philadelphia could file a federal lawsuit soon that would make it easier to remove disruptive students from classrooms. The district wants legally binding consent decrees lifted that affect...
Get off your buns
While shopping in our local Pathmark, my husband Edward discovered a box of pigs in the blanket in the freezer case. "You haven't made these in a long time," he said. "You...
Festivity and fireworks
Gung Hey Fat Choy! That's Chinese for "Happy New Year!" The 10-to-15-day celebration of Chinese New Year begins today. Asians of all ethnicities -- including Vietnamese and Cambodians, many of whom...