Lithe was recommended to me by several friends and boy were they right! I enjoyed the mix of cardio/pilates/dance (or cheer moves more specifically) set in a clean and calm environment. The studio…
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Yelp helps way more than it hurts, restaurant owners sayPuget Sound Business Journal (blog)Calozzi's Sandwich Shop in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood has benefited from positive reviews on Yelp, owner Al Calozzi says. Breathes there a restaurant owner who hasn't felt gut-shot by a nasty online customer review? Probably not. ...
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Signs of trouble? The shore’s being evacuated, the Black Landlord BBQ’s been canceled, and Mayor Michael Nutter is telling residents near creeks and rivers to start seeking higher ground. Clearly this Hurricane Irene business is both serious and one major buzzkill for the weekend. Our best suggestion is to fight fire with fire. And perhaps the best place to do that is at Center Cit
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4.545 stars, which is really just as pretentious as Tacconelli's pizza.Tacconelli's has reason to be presumptuous - this really is the best "real" pizza in Philly. And they let you know it. The wait…
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Review: Arlo Guthrie, Hoots and Hellmouth Highlight First Day of Philly Folk FestCultureMob (blog)Sporting a shock of white hair, Guthrie sounded much like the young man, best known for off-centered protest anthems “The Pickle Song,” Alice's Restaurant Massacre” and “Ring a Round the Rosie Rag.” The previous two nights gale force winds and beating ...and more »
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The sign says it all. A tipster alerted Grub Street yesterday with news that Portofino, which has been slinging Italian at 12th and Walnut streets since Nixon was in office, was closed and the doors and windows were papered over. Was it closed for good? Is another restaurant in the works behind that brown paper barrier? It turns out that the answer to both questions is no. A call to the restau
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I stopped by Sante Fe burrito on a lark having not eaten all day and looking for a cheap, lighter lunch that wasn't terribly expensive. This place satisfied all of my requirements.The staff was…
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Restaurant Review: Pizza PalacePatch.comThe thicker Greek-style pizza, which is baked in a pan rather than directly on the pizza oven shelf, has a crisp golden crunchy crust (recently voted best crust by Philadelphia Magazine). The abundant variety of meat and fresh vegetables ensures that ...
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