BarsRemembering the late owner of Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar, Lou CapozzoliHe was an accomplished singer and saxophonist who performed for Sophia Loren and opened for Diana Ross before taking over his father's bar and transforming it into a top-notch dive.Beatrice Forman A quarter-century-old zoning law threatens to block a restaurant and bar in Fishtown Jake Blumgart McGlinchey’s Bar, which closed last summer, is now on the marketMichael Klein Iron Hill Brewery could be revived in some locations as judge OKs trademark acquisitionErin McCarthy Eight happy hour deals to try in Media this winterDenali Sagner AdvertisementA massive, first-ever Dry January bar crawl launches in Philly this weekendExpect more than a dozen establishments participating with one or more special happy hour-priced cocktails or nonalcoholic beverages, ranging from $6 to $10. Hira Qureshi PLCB lottery opens for a chance to buy rare whiskeys, including a Pappy Van WinkleState liquor license holders and residents 21 and over have till 5 p.m. on Jan. 16 to enter the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s latest Limited-Release Lottery.Hira Qureshi An artsy new restaurant and cocktail bar is coming to Kennett SquareThe owners will also open a boutique hotel in the heart of town. Brooke Schultz The ultimate guide to sober-curious drinking in PhiladelphiaAll the bars, stores, events, and tips for mindful drinking this Dry January and beyond in Philadelphia. Hira Qureshi Suraya is temporarily closed after a rooftop fire next door in FishtownAfter a late-night fire that required gas service to be shut off in the area, the Fishtown Lebanese restaurant Suraya will be temporarily closed.Henry Savage The Boozy Mutt, a Fairmount dog-friendly bar, will be closing after two years in businessThe dog-friendly bar last day will be Jan. 3, as owners cite perpetually increasing overhead costs. Pet parents are finding the news ruff.Beatrice Forman Enough with the holiday barsThere’s no sentiment behind the displays of miniature nutcrackers and colorfully wrapped (empty) gift boxes, just profit motive.Beatrice Forman Grab a drink and go on a treasure hunt at Fishtown’s new Secondhand Ranch, a thrift store inside a honky-tonkThrough the saloon-style swinging doors, browsers can check out secondhand clothing and vintage items, while enjoying Texas beers and cocktails.Michael Klein Tell us your favorite dive bars in PhillyAs some of Philly’s most enduring dives disappear, we want to celebrate the ones that have stuck around. Beatrice Forman and Jenn Ladd Philly is in festive mode: The holiday bars are here.18 holiday pop-up bars, from mini-golf courses with greased North Poles to private cabins and a Christmas tree cocktail tower.Beatrice Forman The boozy business of the American Revolution went down in Philly barsRevolutionary-era drinking and tavern life, and its role in America’s founding 250 years ago, will be explored in full at a Nov. 21 after hours event at the Museum of the American Revolution.Mike Newall In Old City, two Tuns toast to the Marines’ 250th anniversary with lagers and a lawsuitTwo different efforts are dueling it out to re-create the historic tavern in Old City where the Marines were founded in 1775. On Monday, they both held events marking the anniversary.Mike Newall Fetch Park dog bar opens in Manayunk next weekLet your dogs run leash-free and drink craft cocktails at Fetch Park. Hira Qureshi At Philly’s first and only vampire beauty pageant, contestants compete for cash and a chance to feel immortalHeld at Doom, 13 contestants donned their best vampiric drag as they waded through an interview and talent portion not unlike the one at Miss America.Beatrice Forman Inside the Neon Clown Dream Lounge, a Kensington bar that takes clowning seriouslyThe bar features a mismatch of decor rescued from abandoned amusement parks, homes, churches, and airport lounges. And yes, clowns do visit.Beatrice Forman See more storiesAdvertisement
Remembering the late owner of Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar, Lou CapozzoliHe was an accomplished singer and saxophonist who performed for Sophia Loren and opened for Diana Ross before taking over his father's bar and transforming it into a top-notch dive.Beatrice Forman
Remembering the late owner of Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar, Lou CapozzoliHe was an accomplished singer and saxophonist who performed for Sophia Loren and opened for Diana Ross before taking over his father's bar and transforming it into a top-notch dive.Beatrice Forman
A massive, first-ever Dry January bar crawl launches in Philly this weekendExpect more than a dozen establishments participating with one or more special happy hour-priced cocktails or nonalcoholic beverages, ranging from $6 to $10. Hira Qureshi
A massive, first-ever Dry January bar crawl launches in Philly this weekendExpect more than a dozen establishments participating with one or more special happy hour-priced cocktails or nonalcoholic beverages, ranging from $6 to $10. Hira Qureshi
PLCB lottery opens for a chance to buy rare whiskeys, including a Pappy Van WinkleState liquor license holders and residents 21 and over have till 5 p.m. on Jan. 16 to enter the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s latest Limited-Release Lottery.Hira Qureshi
PLCB lottery opens for a chance to buy rare whiskeys, including a Pappy Van WinkleState liquor license holders and residents 21 and over have till 5 p.m. on Jan. 16 to enter the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s latest Limited-Release Lottery.Hira Qureshi
An artsy new restaurant and cocktail bar is coming to Kennett SquareThe owners will also open a boutique hotel in the heart of town. Brooke Schultz
An artsy new restaurant and cocktail bar is coming to Kennett SquareThe owners will also open a boutique hotel in the heart of town. Brooke Schultz
The ultimate guide to sober-curious drinking in PhiladelphiaAll the bars, stores, events, and tips for mindful drinking this Dry January and beyond in Philadelphia. Hira Qureshi
The ultimate guide to sober-curious drinking in PhiladelphiaAll the bars, stores, events, and tips for mindful drinking this Dry January and beyond in Philadelphia. Hira Qureshi
Suraya is temporarily closed after a rooftop fire next door in FishtownAfter a late-night fire that required gas service to be shut off in the area, the Fishtown Lebanese restaurant Suraya will be temporarily closed.Henry Savage
Suraya is temporarily closed after a rooftop fire next door in FishtownAfter a late-night fire that required gas service to be shut off in the area, the Fishtown Lebanese restaurant Suraya will be temporarily closed.Henry Savage
The Boozy Mutt, a Fairmount dog-friendly bar, will be closing after two years in businessThe dog-friendly bar last day will be Jan. 3, as owners cite perpetually increasing overhead costs. Pet parents are finding the news ruff.Beatrice Forman
The Boozy Mutt, a Fairmount dog-friendly bar, will be closing after two years in businessThe dog-friendly bar last day will be Jan. 3, as owners cite perpetually increasing overhead costs. Pet parents are finding the news ruff.Beatrice Forman
Enough with the holiday barsThere’s no sentiment behind the displays of miniature nutcrackers and colorfully wrapped (empty) gift boxes, just profit motive.Beatrice Forman
Enough with the holiday barsThere’s no sentiment behind the displays of miniature nutcrackers and colorfully wrapped (empty) gift boxes, just profit motive.Beatrice Forman
Grab a drink and go on a treasure hunt at Fishtown’s new Secondhand Ranch, a thrift store inside a honky-tonkThrough the saloon-style swinging doors, browsers can check out secondhand clothing and vintage items, while enjoying Texas beers and cocktails.Michael Klein
Grab a drink and go on a treasure hunt at Fishtown’s new Secondhand Ranch, a thrift store inside a honky-tonkThrough the saloon-style swinging doors, browsers can check out secondhand clothing and vintage items, while enjoying Texas beers and cocktails.Michael Klein
Tell us your favorite dive bars in PhillyAs some of Philly’s most enduring dives disappear, we want to celebrate the ones that have stuck around. Beatrice Forman and Jenn Ladd
Tell us your favorite dive bars in PhillyAs some of Philly’s most enduring dives disappear, we want to celebrate the ones that have stuck around. Beatrice Forman and Jenn Ladd
Philly is in festive mode: The holiday bars are here.18 holiday pop-up bars, from mini-golf courses with greased North Poles to private cabins and a Christmas tree cocktail tower.Beatrice Forman
Philly is in festive mode: The holiday bars are here.18 holiday pop-up bars, from mini-golf courses with greased North Poles to private cabins and a Christmas tree cocktail tower.Beatrice Forman
The boozy business of the American Revolution went down in Philly barsRevolutionary-era drinking and tavern life, and its role in America’s founding 250 years ago, will be explored in full at a Nov. 21 after hours event at the Museum of the American Revolution.Mike Newall
The boozy business of the American Revolution went down in Philly barsRevolutionary-era drinking and tavern life, and its role in America’s founding 250 years ago, will be explored in full at a Nov. 21 after hours event at the Museum of the American Revolution.Mike Newall
In Old City, two Tuns toast to the Marines’ 250th anniversary with lagers and a lawsuitTwo different efforts are dueling it out to re-create the historic tavern in Old City where the Marines were founded in 1775. On Monday, they both held events marking the anniversary.Mike Newall
In Old City, two Tuns toast to the Marines’ 250th anniversary with lagers and a lawsuitTwo different efforts are dueling it out to re-create the historic tavern in Old City where the Marines were founded in 1775. On Monday, they both held events marking the anniversary.Mike Newall
Fetch Park dog bar opens in Manayunk next weekLet your dogs run leash-free and drink craft cocktails at Fetch Park. Hira Qureshi
Fetch Park dog bar opens in Manayunk next weekLet your dogs run leash-free and drink craft cocktails at Fetch Park. Hira Qureshi
At Philly’s first and only vampire beauty pageant, contestants compete for cash and a chance to feel immortalHeld at Doom, 13 contestants donned their best vampiric drag as they waded through an interview and talent portion not unlike the one at Miss America.Beatrice Forman
At Philly’s first and only vampire beauty pageant, contestants compete for cash and a chance to feel immortalHeld at Doom, 13 contestants donned their best vampiric drag as they waded through an interview and talent portion not unlike the one at Miss America.Beatrice Forman
Inside the Neon Clown Dream Lounge, a Kensington bar that takes clowning seriouslyThe bar features a mismatch of decor rescued from abandoned amusement parks, homes, churches, and airport lounges. And yes, clowns do visit.Beatrice Forman
Inside the Neon Clown Dream Lounge, a Kensington bar that takes clowning seriouslyThe bar features a mismatch of decor rescued from abandoned amusement parks, homes, churches, and airport lounges. And yes, clowns do visit.Beatrice Forman
