Our grandparents had the Hindenburg.  Our parents had the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK.  Our generation had the tragic attacks of 9/11.  It seems each generation has had their own heart-wrenching “I-remember-exactly-where-I-was-when-that-happened” moment.  My mother could recount every detail of the day John F. Kennedy was killed–down to the…

Who hasn’t walked past the hulking structure at the corner of 2nd and Girard (no doubt on their way to Paesano’s) and peered through the windows for a glimpse inside the empty, cavernous behemoth that once promised a Pathmark for the grocery store-deprived denizens of NoLibs? Developer Bart Blatstein, the…

Not everyone can cook like an Iron Chef. Or can they?  According to the all-seeing, all-knowing local event site uwishunu, Chicago native-turned-Philly superstar chef/restaurateur José Garces is offering home grilling kits at Garces Trading Company on Locust Street. Just in time for Labor Day, Mortadella Hot Dog Kits ($25) and…

Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch?  See, I told you reading The Palate Princess would pay off someday. WHAT DO I GET? LevelUp is generously offering a free $10 credit to anyone who signs up for an account using the promo code ‘palateprincess’.  What’s LevelUp, you ask? …