Missing the pointe
The Company
PG-13
Starting tomorrow at Ritz theaters
Two reels out of four
Robert Altman is an American icon. Now pushing 80, he has had a career that most people in...
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. ...
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...
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....
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. ...
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...
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...
Worth the trip
The Butterfly Effect
R
Starting tomorrow at area theaters
Three reels out of four
Time-travel movies are metaphors for the fact that all of us would like to go back and correct...
Living the legacy
Some 36 years after his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is still inspiring the best in people. On Monday, the federal holiday designated in his honor, thousands of residents -- young...
