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...
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....
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...
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...
Hybrids vs. SUVs
For the latest on the psychology of SUV ownership, I defer to the New Yorker's Ben Greeman, whose Jan. 7 article "Big and Bad" takes them on. "One school of thought says...
Hit lives up to hype
No one who follows theater in New York is likely to forget the flurry of excitement and rave reviews that greeted The Producers, the stage-musical version of Mel Brooks' classic 1968 film....
