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• ShareFacebookTwitterReddit“Ray Charles could see that signature was doctored,” says judge in State Senator corruption trial
  photo courtesy of cbspittsburgh.com Sen. Jane Orie Trial against state Sen. Jane Orie-R and her sister, Janine Orie, began on Feb. 10 and was halted this afternoon when prosecutor Lawrence Claus uncov…Thu, 3 Mar 2011, 01:06 PM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditPhotostream needs your help…
  …in the way of wonderful pictures of our city, of course. Keep ‘em coming. Post your photos to CP’s Photostream this weekend during the forecasted showers to alleviate your boredom, and ours. Post the…Thu, 3 Mar 2011, 11:40 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditNerd out with CP: follow the mayor’s budget address on Twitter!
  Where the nation gets the State of the Union , Philadelphia gets the Mayor’s Budget Address. He’s delivering it right now — follow my updates on Twitter for the duration of the speech. First update he…Thu, 3 Mar 2011, 08:22 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditPhilly lawyer speaks to the “two ethniticities [sic]” attractive to Philly casinos
  On Thursday, the House Gaming Oversight Committee heard testimony regarding the possible re-bidding of the casino license originally granted to Foxwoods Casino. As reported by PlanPhilly (but not, as…Mon, 28 Feb 2011, 10:26 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditIs Mayor Street … working undercover?
  There I was, waiting for a bus at 30th Street Station when whom should I see but — was it really? — former mayor John Street in disguise? “Haha, somebody just told me that the other day,” chuckled Cur…Mon, 28 Feb 2011, 08:55 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditDid The Public Record “borrow” from Philly Clout?
  You decide. Philly Clout posted this morning about the possibility of a story in this week’s Public Record “borrowing” from Clout’s February 18 post. Interestingly enough, when comparing parts of the…Fri, 25 Feb 2011, 10:14 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditBill proposes to auction off revoked casino licenses – but could a casino come back to Philly anyway?
  The Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee held a hearing at City Hall this morning to discuss a bill which would allow the auctioning of Category 2 slot-machine casino licenses. If passed, Hou…Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 01:33 PM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditUnion rally at City Hall ends early, but gathers supportive crowds
  photo | Tanya Hull The union rally this morning outside City Hall was set for 11:30, but barely lasted the proposed three hours it was supposed to. It was not due to lack of support, however. Several…Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 01:27 PM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditFRACKTRACK: Corbett did not repeal Rendell’s moratorium on drilling in state parks last week — but he plans to
  So, for those of you who were curious about how Governor Tom Corbett plans to proceed with regard to the Rendell Administration’s moratorium on Marcellus Shale drilling in certain state parks and fore…Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 09:37 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com

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• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditLitmus Test: City Paper runs new DROP report and proposals by an actual actuary.
  Evan M. Lopez This is the second of two reports by CP contributor Ralph Cipriano, who’s 2010 story “The Billion Dollar Boondoggle” exposed the program’s costs to be substantially higher than previousl…Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 09:15 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditDROP can be fixed, says Council study — not so fast, says CP’s Ralph Cipriano
  Evan M. Lopez This is the first of two reports by CP contributor Ralph Cipriano, who’s 2010 story “The Billion Dollar Boondoggle” exposed the program’s costs to be substantially higher than previously…Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 08:32 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditCurious about ACT UP’s protests? They’re having one right now.
  Kaytee Riek A few weeks ago, I wrote about the badass AIDS activist group ACT UP, who will do literally anything — get arrested, storm the New York Stock Exchange, sing morbid carols outside of Mayor…Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 07:46 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditCP’s Photostream wants to see your Philly Photos
  photo | Several seconds We all know what it’s like to look out our windows at the wonderful city of Philadelphia. But this is only one window, sent in by Flickr user Several seconds. What about the re…Wed, 23 Feb 2011, 01:25 PM :: feeds2.feedburner.com
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditNo, I am not running for an at-large Council seat. But thanks for asking, and here’s who is.
  No, this author is not running for an at-large City Council seat in this May’s primary elections — perhaps you’ve confused me with Isaiah Thomas, a legislative assistant for State Rep. Tony Payton Jr.…Mon, 21 Feb 2011, 09:48 AM :: feeds2.feedburner.com

Meal Ticket

• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditAndrew and Kristin Wood's Russet to open Feb. 12 14
  Andrew and Kristin Wood are looking at Sunday, Feb. 12 to open Russet (1521 Spruce St.), an independent venture for a hitched-chef couple who's worked the kitchens of James, Maia and Fork locally in a…Mon, 6 Feb 2012, 02:12 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditEAT THIS IMMEDIATELY: Breads from Pitruco Pizza
  Pretty much everything the Pitruco Pizza truck serves is ETI material, but there's something not on their regular menu that deserves your special attention.Mon, 6 Feb 2012, 12:40 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditHop Sing Laundromat is liquored up, "97 percent" there
  Last time we checked in with secretive publican Lêe and his Hop Sing Laundromat (1029 Race St.), the long-pending Chinatown cocktail bar had its PLCB certificate in hand, legally giving them the right…Mon, 6 Feb 2012, 07:36 AM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditTicket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, January 30-February 3
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012, 12:14 AM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditSNACK TIME: Let's be friends with Yael Lehman, fast food ballads, Lily Robinson is an adorable genius, Princess Bride wines, your kids are eating ammonia, and ridic Chinese chain knock-offs
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012, 11:54 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditOld Forge Brewing Co. debuts in Philly tomorrow
  Damien Malfara of Old Forge Brewing Co. will be visiting Perch Pub (1345 Locust St.) tomorrow, Feb. 3, to host a guided beer tasting with Jason Miller of Bella Vista Beverage.Sat, 4 Feb 2012, 09:55 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditBierstube in pictures
  A week ago we made note of Mike Naessens' Bierstube Tsingtau getting super-close at 206 Market; at the time, the Eulogy owner was shooting for Feb. 3, aka First Friday, to debut his German beer hall,…Fri, 3 Feb 2012, 05:29 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditCould you be? The most beautiful Bloody Mary in the world?
  Friend of Meal Ticket MB recently shared this photo of what appears to be the single most gorgeous Bloody Mary in the history of alcohol consumption, so it behooved us to find out more.Fri, 3 Feb 2012, 05:28 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditMore on the Pizza Brain/Little Baby's collabo
  We're in cahoots. It's for real, says Dwyer. This means that not only are the pizzeria and the ice cream parlor partnering, they're actually sharing a single large Frankford Avenue space.Fri, 3 Feb 2012, 12:52 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditPhilly-based craft-beer delivery service Beerjobber debuts this month
  Out-of-state craft beer just got substantially easier to obtain. You can thank Sean Nevins, who dreamt up Philadelphia-based Beerjobber.com, an online marketplace and home delivery service for brewery…Fri, 3 Feb 2012, 11:54 AM :: citypaper.net

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• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditDrunken Bingo and beyond: Fun with Oscar's cocktail placemats
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 05:29 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditPizza Brain <3s Little Baby's: A love story in comic strip form
  Met up with the minds behind the impending Pizza Brain/Little Baby's space in East Kensington (2311-2313 Frankford Ave.) this a.m. to get some long-awaited details. Full report tomorrow, but for now t…Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 02:08 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditTakeru Kobayashi, Philadelphia epicure
  Takeru Kobayashi must be a great dinner date, because it seems like everyone's sitting down for a meal with him.Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 01:30 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditWhose bathroom is this?
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 12:43 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditIN PRINT: City Paper Food and Restaurants, February 2
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 10:23 AM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditHAPPY HOUR HOPPER: Jake's and Cooper's
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012, 02:25 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditRex 1516 sneak peek this First Friday
  While they just missed their target month of January for the opening, you can catch an advance bite of chef Regis Jansen's food on Feb. 3.Wed, 1 Feb 2012, 01:37 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditNomad Pizza in pictures
  It's been a slowandsteady go, but Tom Grim and Stalin Bedon are just about there with Nomad Pizza (611 S. Seventh St.), the Philly sister shop to their Jersey-based mobile oven and pizzeria operations…Wed, 1 Feb 2012, 01:31 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditSuper Supper Bowl at Lemon Hill
  New England and New York may be playing each other on the field this coming Sunday, but they're also facing off in a culinary match for the Supper Bowl.Wed, 1 Feb 2012, 12:09 PM :: citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditQ&A: City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown on extending your last call
  Last Thursday, City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown heartened herself to Philadelphia barflies, night owls and don't-wanna-go-homers by introducing The Extended Bar Hours for Education Bill, whic…Wed, 1 Feb 2012, 10:35 AM :: citypaper.net

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• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditWhen is Dr. Marty Klein bringing his lecture "America's War on Sex" to town?
  Pardon the earlier version of this question. I slipped up and listed Dr. Klein as Dr. Rubin, thinking of the classic book , Everything you Always Wanted to Know... So sorry. Is Dr. Marty Klein coming…Mon, 16 Jan 2012, 06:40 PM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditDoes anyone know when Dr. Rubin is bringing his "America's War on Sex" lecture to town?
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012, 07:56 PM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditTrigeminal neuralgia
  What do you know about research being done on trigeminal neuralgiaWed, 14 Dec 2011, 09:22 PM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditWhere can i get the best cheese steak?
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011, 02:10 PM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditi found 4 pics 4 different poses 3 different outfits in 3different days in my husband to be's phone of his close (female friend) i txt the woman and p
  Asked her why some other female was sending my man pic and that I thought that was out of line she txt 't was an accident then I asked her how she wlike feel was and she txt I said it was an accident…Tue, 29 Nov 2011, 06:42 AM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditi found pictires in my husband to bes phone of his (fa
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011, 06:34 AM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditHow to change fonts on iPhone 3GS without jailbreak phone
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011, 06:21 PM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditPhoenixville Halloween Parade
  Anyone have any info on the Phoenixville Halloween parade? What time does it start, is it any good, etc...?Tue, 18 Oct 2011, 08:10 AM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditWhere can I rent a commercial kitchen?
  I need a kitchen to process and package a product I'm developing. I can't do it in my home, because I have dogs. So I need to rent a commercial kitchen space, preferably in Mt Airy/Chestnut Hill, but…Wed, 3 Aug 2011, 07:29 AM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net
• ShareFacebookTwitterRedditIs there a non-lethal method to get rid of pigeons?
  Even though they are no longer being fed bread and seeds, (by neighbors, not me) I still have pigeons roosting on my roof. Every morning I need to go outside with a bucket (and sometimes pine oil and…Fri, 17 Jun 2011, 09:12 AM :: askadelphia.citypaper.net