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Craft Beer I Was There Life Nostalgia Philadelphia

Saying Goodbye to My Favorite Place – and My Youth

Photo by Christopher Pierznik

For most of us, life is not like a sitcom. We don’t meet up with our friends every single day at Central Perk or MacLaren’s or Cheers, but we do have our spots that we prefer over all others. We may not go there all the time, but we feel most comfortable there. It is where we are in our element, where we invite everyone to join us. It is our home field, as it were.

Mine was Memphis Taproom.

So I was quite dismayed a few weeks ago when I read the news that it would be closing its doors for good.

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Books Hip-Hop Reviews

A Fun, Glib, and Honest Trip Down Rap Memory Lane – “Ruffhouse” Reviewed

Growing up in the Philly area, there is a constant underlying feeling of inferiority, like a little brother, in regards to New York City, particularly within the realm of hip-hop.

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I Was There Life

“Police! Open Up!” – The morning U.S. Marshals pounded on my door

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It was December, 2013. A Tuesday morning.

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NFL Philadelphia

PHINALLY! The Super Bowl Champion (!!!!) Philadelphia Eagles

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This wasn’t supposed to be the team that did it.

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Hip-Hop Rap

Classic Non-Album Cuts: Black Thought

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Occasionally, it takes time to recognize greatness.

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Food Life

I Love a Good Diner

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It was a Tuesday in the middle of winter. Late January or early February.

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I Was There

I Was There: Live 8 Philadelphia

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We weren’t going to go.

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I Was There

I Was There: Carmelo, LeBron, CP3 & “The Battle of I-95”

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They are the NBA’s version of the Super Friends.

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America Life Longreads

Confessions of a Gentrifier

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The beer garden at Memphis Taproom, my favorite spot in Philly (photo via The New York Times)

I was a 21st Century gentrifier years before it became a front page story or a topic of debate.

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Week in Review

Week in Review (December 30, 2015)

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It’s no secret how much I love Philadelphia.