Results tagged “thecity”

Did you ever get with someone you hardly know to “If You Don’t Know Me By Now?” Ever satisfy your love jones to “Me and Mrs. Jones?” Have you ever gotten some ass to Teddy Pendergrass? No? Well, that is probably because you had me as a wing man. But, if you have, you need to head down to Macy’s Center City at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7 and give some dap to the men who made all that baby-making possible. Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, the founders of Philadelphia’s own Philadelphia International Records and soon-to-be members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will be on hand for a meet-and-greet, and a $35 IZOD men’s purchase will net you a signed, 15-song compilation of the city institution’s greatest hits. What does IZOD have to do with Philadelphia International Records? Dude, I don’t know. All I’m saying is, if you buy yourself a pair of pants, I guarantee you will hear some mind-blowing music…and there will be some body-rockin', knockin-the-boots going on at your crib this weekend.

The windows you see above are on the same building. It's a building we pass regularly on our way to and from the gym. It's located on the corner of Spruce and Juniper, at 1321 Spruce, and the lettering on the front door correctly identifies its location. But if you go around the corner, the window signage indicates that you've suddenly traveled eleven blocks south to Juniper and Wharton. Looking around, though, you notice you haven't been teleported – the window is just wrong. It's less a proofreading error and more a fact-checking one, but no less embarrassing than misspelling your name or livelihood.

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Don’t know about you, but when we think about driving in the city we start to get slight palpitations. Part of it could be that we’re used to walking and Septa; the thought of paying exorbitant amounts to park in UCity on a Friday night convinces us that the El isn’t so bad after all. Plus, there’s storage: when we were living on the outskirts of Center City a parking spot would have cost 2/3 of our rent. Don’t get us started on the exhaust fumes, particularly those from the ancient chariots some of us have to drive around in because after parking costs we can’t afford an upgrade. But there are times when having a car is a necessity, even in the city. You need one to escape the heat and exhaust for the cool ocean breeze in the summer for instance, or to do an IKEA run. And so a balance must be struck.

Ghostly Women

Philadelphia, let's start acting like real basketball fans.

Phillybits has another great submission for us this week, and writes: "What's funny is that on an older faded sign for the same business, they have it spelled right."

A friend of mine had a rather interesting encounter on a train last week.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend.

While browsing our email archives, Proofreading Philly came across this submission by PhillyPhever, who wrote, simply: "Learn how to spell Amerisource, Philly Business Journal!"

Did you ever imagine yourself getting paid to be a food critic? Most of us have at one point. (We bet that food critic is on your dream job wish list right below travel writer.) Surely most of us will never reach Craig LaBan status, but here's a way that we can all rate our favorite restaurants and receive something in return. Zagat's is calling for reviews of Philadelphia area restaurants in their online survey. They are offering a free copy of the resulting Philadelphia Restaurants guide book to all participants in the survey. The only catch is that you have to create a login for their site, and will most certainly be bombarded with emails in the future, but that's nothing unusual. Once you sign into the Philadelphia Restaurants survey, you will be asked to rate the restaurants, which are listed by neighborhood. Or you can just dive right into the full list comprised of restaurants in the city and also many suburban spots. Warning: if you dine out as often as Phillyist, this survey might be a little bit of a time suck. But instead of mindlessly searching the internet for celebrity gossip during your next lunch break, devote twenty minutes or so to this task. We think that the payoff of a free guide is worth it. Even if you don't have time to complete the whole survey in one sitting, you have until March 23, 2008 to submit your votes. So get voting and get your free book!

I don't drive very much in the city, which is why I've written about things from a pedestrian's point of view, but never as a motorist. But still, I drive often enough that I figured it was due time for this column. It's a short one today, but it's about a decorous breach that many drivers often make: the forgetting of the wave.

Eric from the GPTMC also writes for Geekadelphia and sent us a link to this post (with an awesome graphic and title), as a way of submitting this fab photo to us.