Philly Fusion | Photo by Lauren Girardin There is a genius at work on the border of Philadelphia’s Chinatown and Old City. I wish I’d been hungry enough to eat at Cafe 900 where the signature sandwich of Philly has…
What we saw: Bolt Bus – All NewYawkers, get thee cheaply to Philly: YEH
Painting interrupted | Photo by Lauren Girardin Fanny packs. Shorts riding up in the crotch. Socks with sandals, or worse, black socks with sandals. Cameras hang from necks. McDonald’s sausage muffin breakfast with a diet Coke. Disposable rain ponchos. Maps…
The Stroll | Photo by Lauren Girardin Our visit to Philadelphia started and ended with cheap, flavorful Caribbean soul food bought from a truck. In between, Todd and I grazed on must-do cheesesteaks, held off the effects of a heatwave…
Future and The Past | Art by Todd Berman What counts as your last moment in a place? Is it when your departing plane’s wheels lose contact with the ground? When you lock your apartment door behind you? When you…
Mike in Summer School | Art by Todd Berman I’m writing these words in pencil, old-skool style, sitting in a windowless room in a fog-shrouded building perched near the top of Twin Peaks. Throughout the next five hours I get…
Accidental portrait with jellies | Photo by Todd Berman Eighteen years on Long Island and I never stopped by the road-side attraction, The Big Duck. Four years in Manhattan and I never set foot on the observation deck of the…
Eating at Lolo | Photo by Lauren Girardin To celebrate my final day of work, last night Todd and I grabbed bar-side seats at Lolo, possibly the best restaurant in San Francisco, as long as you are willing to bask…
Art by Todd Berman Follow the travel advice in the pages of any Lonely Planet book, and you’ll have days filled with stunning architecture, charming landscapes, and museum after museum of iconic imagery. Yet, you’d be tracing the same thoroughly…
Our Friend Lisa Finklestein Celebrates Court Decision | Photo by SFgate.com The California Supreme Court has taken a stand for equal rights and made same-sex marriage legal! The Court ruled that Mayor Gavin Newsom was correct back on Valentine’s Day…
