Philly

Just Say Cheese: 7 Culinary Creations Made Creamier (PHOTOS)

Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Cheesy, Pasta, Pizza, Creamy, Food Recipes, Cheese, Cream Cheese, Bslide-Kraft, Kraft, Chicken, Cooking, Philly, Cheese Recipes, Food, Philadelphia, Tomatoes, KitchenDaily News

Sharp, soft, round, and even blue -- there are a lot of different cheeses out there. And whether you think feta is bettah or queso is king, one thing ...

Read Whole Story

Prince Charming: Will Smith Replaces Computers Stolen From Philly School

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, West Philadelphia, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Apple Computers, Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, Philly, Charlie Mack Cares, High School, Will Smith, West Philadelphia High School, Computers, Technology, Celebrities, Education News

PHILADELPHIA — Will Smith is donating replacements for 30 stolen computers to a high school in West Philadelphia, where he was born and raised. ...

Read Whole Story

Banging Gongs at a Union Rally

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philly, Joe the Nerd, Teachers, MoveOn.Org, Union, Wisconsin Protests, Home News
Joe The Nerd Ferraro

I really hate it when organizations parachute outside people into local situations. The outside people think they know an area because they went to school in a city or town a decade or two before or they once had a cheesesteak when they came to Philly.

Read Post

Room Temperature Beer

Ethan Kahn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Newport, Beer, Philly, Food, Dogfish Head, Wine, Drinking, Food News
Ethan Kahn

The drink arrived, and I raised it to my lips, but I instantly knew that there was a problem, and that my enjoyment of the beverage would be somewhat tempered. The beer was cold.

Read Post

America's Best New Sandwiches

Endless Simmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La, Paesano's, Lasagna, Nyc, Sausage, Chicago, Donuts, Boston, Bakesale Betty, Tortas, Dc, Chicken, Fennel, Seattle, Grilled Cheese Truck, Portland Oregon, Philly, Slidepollajax, Drunk Food, Xoco, Fried Chicken, Steak, Cutty's, Meat Cheese Bread, Baguette Box, Oakland, Brussels Sprouts, Grilled Cheese, Italian, No. 7 Sub, Sandwiches, Bulgogi, Koja, Churchkey, Top Ten Lists the Luther, Food News
Endless Simmer

Forget who piles pastrami highest or fits the most varieties of cold cuts onto one hero roll. A great sandwich has come to mean more than just bigger,...

Read Post

ACCESSIBLE ART: Philly's New Outdoor, Free 'Museum' Open 24/7

Yahoo! News | JOANN LOVIGLIO, Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Art, Philadelphia Museums, Museum Without Walls Audio Guide, Museum Without Walls, Philly, Philadelphia's New Museum, Guide to Outdoor Art, Philadelphia, Audio Guide, Arts News

PHILADELPHIA -- Ever walk by a statue and wonder, "What made this guy so important?" or pass by a modern sculpture in a park and think, "What on earth...

Read Whole Story

Philly Park Gets Brotherly Love From Community

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philly, North Philadelphia, Community Organizing, Hunting Park, Ryan Howard, Fairmount Park Conservatory, Leroy Fisher, Video, Impact News

Hunting Park has a surrounding community plagued with violence and poverty working against it. But Leroy Fisher is trying to change that by making t...

Read Whole Story

There's More to Philly Street Food than Cheesesteaks

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York, Skeeternyc, The South, Food Curated, Liza deGuia, Mexican, Haiti, Food Trucks, Video, Vendy Awards New York, Tacos, Cooking, Street Food, Philly, Denise's Soul Food Truck, Food, Vendys, Philadelphia, Food Vendors, Soul Food, Honest Tom's Taco Shop, Food News
Liza de Guia

The City of Brotherly Love was recently invited to bring a handful of food trucks to the 2010 Vendy Awards this weekend to show off the very best in Philly street food. And believe it or not, there won't be any cheesesteak carts making an appearance!

Read Post

Why The Roots Might Have the Best Album Of 2010

Andrew Shapter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Legend, ?Uestlove, Hip Hop, Questlove, Philly, Best of 2010, Grammys, The Roots, Russell Gustave Ochoa, Music, Jimmy Fallon, Andrew Shapter, Art, Entertainment News
Andrew Shapter

With the exception of some truly stellar standouts, popular hip hop has become pretty homogenized over the past decade. But don't give up. Give me The Roots "How I Got Over."

Read Post

John Stossel of Fox News: Is He Dumb or Dishonest?

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abc, Buffalo, Fox Business, St. Louis, Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena, Philly, Fox News, West Side Market, 20/20, John Stossel, Pittsburgh, Cuyahoga County, LeBron James, Media News
Jackson Williams

Stossel's shopworn technique is to marshal his porous arguments in two ways. He leaves out crucial information, and uses facts that aren't particularly germane, all the while betting that viewers won't know any better.

Read Post

Social Mob: Trend Du Jour?

Tina Wells | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Youth, Mtv, Buzz Marketing Group, Teens, Philly, Mark Zuckerberg, Tina Wells, Philadelphia, Facebook, Healthy Living News
Tina Wells

Earlier this week, an article on Philly.com described a "flash mob" gathering of hundreds of Philadelphia's youth on South Street last weekend. The ar...

Read Post

JihadJane, Colleen LaRose, Recruited Terrorists And Plotted Murder, Prosecutors Say

AP | By MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Mohammed, Doj, Montgomery County, Recruit, Terrorism, Ireland, Recruitment, Jihad Jane, Pennsylvania, Colleen Larose, Philly, Muslims, Department of Justice, Philadelphia, Colleen R. Larose, Europe, Cartoon, Sweden, Video, World News

PHILADELPHIA (AP)-- A suburban Philadelphia woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been charged with using the Internet to re...

Read Whole Story

Abortion Doctor Suspended After Philadelphia Raid: 'Deplorable' Conditions Reported At Kermit Gosnell's Office

AP | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philadelphia Abortion Doctor, Abortion Doctor Suspended, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, Women's Medical Society, Roe v. Wade, Reproductive Health, Philly, Women's Health, Anti-Choice, Pro-Choice, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — Federal agents raided a clinic where abortions are performed and found "deplorable and unsanitary" conditions, including blood on...

Read Whole Story

Plane Lands On NJ Turnpike: Single-Engine Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Cherry Hill, New Jersey

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cherry Hill, Philadelphia, Plane, Traffic Report, Traffic Plane, Plane on Turnpike, Nj Turnpike, Philly, Plane Lands on Turnpike, Turnpike, New Jersey, Plane Lands on Nj Turnpike, Video, New York News

HADDONFIELD, N.J. — A traffic reporter in a small plane put himself in the thick of a rush-hour tie-up when his aircraft had to make an emergenc...

Read Whole Story

Swim Club Accused Of Racism To File For Bankruptcy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Swim Club, Bankruptcy, Children, Valley Swim Club, Summer Camp, Creative Steps, Swimming Club, Race, Day Camp, Philadelphia Swim Club, Swimming, Racist Swim Club, Philly, Racism, Alethea Wright, John Duesler, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — A suburban swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children p...

Read Whole Story

Hundreds Of Dead Animals Found In Philadelphia Home

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deer, Religion, Feltonville, Animal-Sacrifice, Spca, Philly, Turtles, Philadelphia, Animals, Religious Sacrifice, Home News

PHILADELPHIA -- Investigators say some kind of religious ritual may be behind the discovery of the remains of 400 to 500 dead animals at a Philadelphi...

Read Whole Story

Philadelphia LIVE on Twitter: Local News, Sports, People

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philadelphia Breaking News Twitter, Philadelphia Live Tweets, Philadelphia People, Philadelphia Twitter, Philadelphia Live on Twitter, Philly, Philadelphia News, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Sports, Philadelphia Tweets, Home News

Follow the latest in Philadelphia LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a tweete...

Read Whole Story

If You Know a Vet: A Job and An H1N1 Vaccine

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philly, H1n1, Veterans Jobs, Joe Sestak, Veterans, Politics News
Joe The Nerd Ferraro

Bottom line - If somebody sends me something - I will try to get it out there. I have a little soapbox and one voice.

Read Post

Five Ways President Obama Changed My Life - An Inspirational Video

Baratunde Thurston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, West Philadelphia, Politics, Video, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Mortgage, White House, President Barack Obama, African America, Environment, Cash for Clunkers, Philly, Robin Stanback Stevens, Black, Health Care, Stimulus, Healthcare, Politics News
Baratunde Thurston

I asked Robin, a college classmate of mine, if I could video tape her story, and she proceeded to rattle off five tangible ways her life has been improved by the efforts of our president.

Read Post

All Hail the Felonious Ex-Con -- Michael Vick

Paul Mecurio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Killing, Michael Vick Jail, Animal Cruelty, Peta, The Eagles, Football, Quarterback, Michael Vick Animal Cruelty, Michael Vick Prison, Philadelphia Eagles, Paws, Dick Cheney, Murder, Sports, Nfl, Philly, Charles Manson, Entertainment News, Michael Vick Dogfighting, Michael Vick, Nfl Draft, Comedy, Torture, Bengals, Comedy News
Paul Mecurio

Vick has paid his debt to society. Yes, he practiced killing and torture and violated the code of conduct he was sworn to uphold. That doesn't make him a monster. That makes him Dick Cheney.

Read Post

Black Workers In Philly Say Drinking Fountains, Bathrooms Segregated At City Facility

Philly.com | GLORIA CAMPISI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philly, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Discrimination, Home News

It may be the ultimate indignity. Lawrence "Lonnie" Powell, 58, a semiskilled laborer at the city's Northwest Transfer Station, in Roxborough, said t...

Read Whole Story

I Love Philly But Huntingdon Valley Racism...Not So Much

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philly, Racism, Huntingdon Valley, Politics News
Dr. Johnny Benjamin

The swim club recently barred a group of Black children from using their facility. It didn't matter that the summer camp participants had pre-paid the fee and were well behaved.

Read Post

New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

Read Post

Philadelphia House Fire Kills 7

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philadelphia, Philly, Philadelphia House Fire, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — Dozens of Liberian immigrants mourned Saturday at a house where seven members of their community died in a fire that a survivor s...

Read Whole Story

Philly Bomb Scare Caused By Hotdogs At Ballpark, Mascot Implicated

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, Baseball, Stupid News, Philadelphia, Terrorism, Philly, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — After a bomb scare at the Philadelphia Phillies' ballpark, authorities pointed the finger at a fuzzy green suspect _ The Phillie ...

Read Whole Story