Yesterday, we mentioned that City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown (or, BRB) has proposed allowing bars to stay open until 3AM and using the extra tax revenue to help the city’s struggling school system. In the video above, from Fox29, she was posed a question about a possible uptick in crime, violence, and drunk driving that [...]
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Blondell Reynolds Brown Addresses Concerns About Later Last Call
Aired January 27th, 2012 on Beer and Liquor.3 CommentsGuys, City Council is once again up and running, and what is one of the first things on their docket? ALCOHOL! According to Newsworks, Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown has introduced a bill that would, “allow bars to keep serving until 3AM and earmark the extra tax money generated to help Philadelphia’s struggling school system.” We mentioned [...]
University City Wine & Spirits Closed Due To Landlord Issues
Aired January 25th, 2012 on Closings and Liquor.1 CommentAbout a week ago, we got an email for a reader asking if we knew why the Fine Wine & Good Spirits store on 41st and Market had closed, apparently for good, on the 14th. According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, the location was closed due to, “issues with the landlord and the physical site.” A [...]
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The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. Presents: Please Kill Me
Aired November 28th, 2011 on Events and Liquor.0 CommentsUnquestionably inspired by this book, next Sunday’s Please Kill Me (which also took place this past Sunday) at The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. (112 South 18th Street) will feature cocktails inspired by 70′s Punk Rock. Special cocktails include: Sazerac – Because it took a city like New Orleans to kill a man like John [...]
The Twisted Tail Welcomes Fred Noe, Great-Grandson Of Jim Beam
Aired November 9th, 2011 on Events, Liquor and Uncategorized.0 CommentsThe Twisted Tail, George Reilly’s Headhouse Square barbecue restaurant and bar, will welcome bourbon royalty on Wednesday, November 16 from 7 PM until 9 PM. Fred Noe, the great-grandson of Jim Beam and master distiller since 2007 will be talking about the legacy of the legendary company and their lineup of beverages. The evening’s guests [...]
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Celebrate The End Of A Torturous Work Week At Bar Ferdinand
Aired October 21st, 2011 on Beer, Liquor, Tapas, Uncategorized and Wine.0 CommentsBar Ferdinand (1030 North 2nd Street) understands how hard you work. And sometimes you just want to be appreciated you know, have someone pat you on the back and say “nice job.” Well you won’t get exactly that at Bar Ferdinand on Friday’s but you’ll get something arguably better: a weekly changing selection of beers, [...]
Xilantro Welcomes Fall With New Cocktails
Aired October 4th, 2011 on Liquor, Mexican and Uncategorized.0 CommentsThe relatively new Xilantro (103 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, PA) has been serving Mexican cuisine to Wayne for a few months now, and with the change of the seasons comes a change in taste. Xilantro is introducing some new autumn cocktails in preparation for the unveiling of their new fall menu coming later this month. [...]
Opa Offers Greek Cocktails To Expand Your Palette
Aired September 30th, 2011 on Drinks, Liquor and Uncategorized.0 CommentsOpa (1311 Sansom Street) proudly make it their mission to bring classic Greece to Philadelphia, and their newest Greek cocktails for autumn strive for the same. The three drinks (Thendro, Xinouli, and Maimou) combine colorful liqueurs to create classic Greek flavors. They are described as follows: Thendro – means “tree.” Made with Metaxa (Greek brandy), [...]
Today’s Good News/Bad News: Liquor and Sandwiches
Aired September 30th, 2011 on Liquor, Sandwiches and Uncategorized.1 CommentGOOD NEWS: According to a tip we received, “one of the stores on the first floor of the Superfresh (2nd and Girard) building has a PLCB sign in the window. Apparently the liquor store is moving down a block, and it’s going to be a premium store! The new location is at least twice as [...]
