Photos: New Year's Eve in Mt. Airy
The night at Mcmenamin's and 7165 Lounge in pictures.
Both McMenamin's Tavern and 7165 were open on New Years Eve. We stopped in to take a few pictures. Here are the results.
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Rerun Plus: Our Top Articles of 2011
A look at what made news this year.
Our conundrum with any "Top Articles of 2011" list that was scheduled to run this week is similar to our problem with our "Top Photos" post—it's going to be virtually identical to our list from our anniversary on Oct. 10 that detailed our best articles from our first year. So we'll repost those and add a few (check Nos. 3 and 2 to see what we added). Happy New Year. 10. "Undercover Police Search West Sedgwick Garage." July 13, 2011. No one can deny that it was strange and scandalous to hear that a garage on the 500 block of West Sedgwick Street was the site of a methamphetamine operation. Undercover police searched the site on this July day, looking for anything that could find that was connected to the case, while neighbors watched, …
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Medium Rare Cinema's Top Movie Trends of 2011
Critic Adam Lippe writes about film.
Anyone who tells you that there’s a formula for producing successful Hollywood movies is a liar. If there was such a formula, then every comic book film that has come out, such as Thor, Captain America, The Green Lantern, etc., would have been a huge financial boon, and then studios could go back to taking chances on more interesting, smaller movies. But, of course, there’s no way to predict how the public will respond to anything, so movies are made by people who operate entirely out of fear. The formula works as such; there’s no reason to make a $40 million movie that will take $50 million to promote and make prints for. It’s cheaper to either not make the movie, or if you’ve inherited the property, to just bury it. But if you have a $…
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The List: New Year's Events Here and Nearby
A roundup of what's going on.
New Year's Eve is a happening night all around the Delaware Valley. Many towns and neighborhoods boast numerous Dec. 31 offerings. Below is a large, but hardly comprehensive, list of festivities in parts of Northwest Philadelphia, the Main Line, and suburban Montgomery and Delaware counties. Please add other options in the comments. Valley Green Inn Special Menu Location: Valley Green Inn. 7 Valley Green Road, Philadelphia (Wissahickon Valley Park) Time: Seatings from 5 to 10 p.m. Summary: Enjoy a quiet, four-course meal at this bucolic eatery along the Wissahickon Creek near Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy. Link 7165 Lounge's New Year's Eve Party Location: 7165 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia (Mt. Airy) Time: 9 a.m. until close. Summary: Patti …
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A List of Places Open on New Year's Day
Bars, restaurants and coffee shops are all open.
The bleary-eyed will no doubt be headed to businesses that are open on New Year's Day throughout the country—and the world. Luckily, there are plenty of places in Mt. Airy that are open. Here's the list. For places that are closed on New Year's, click here. Grocery stores/convenience stores - Wawa (7236 Germantown Ave.): Open 24 hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. - Acme (7010 Germantown Ave.): New Year's Eve, open until 8 p.m.; open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. New Year's Day. - Family Dollar (6555 Greene St.): Open regular hours New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Restaurants/coffee shops - High Point Cafe (602 Carpenter Lane, 7210 Cresheim Rd.): Open New Year's Eve; open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. New Year's Day. - Tiffin (7105 Emlen St.) Open …
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A List of Places Closed on New Year's Day
Some will have modified New Year's Eve hours.
Many more places are open on New Year's Day than on Christmas. That said, there are still some that close their doors. The following businesses and locations are all closed on New Year's Day. If they're open on New Year's Eve, we'll let you know here as well (and if their hours are modified, we'll let you know that, too). To see what's open on New Year's, click here. Grocery stores/convenience stores - Weavers Way (559 Carpenter Lane): New Year's Eve, open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Food For All Market (7127 Germantown Ave.): New Year's Eve, open until 5 p.m. - Joa Mart (361 W. Hortter St.): New Year's Eve, open until 7 p.m. - Lincoln Drive Delicatessen (7080 Lincoln Dr.): Open New Year's Eve. - Ye Tally-Ho Shoppe (7214 Germantown Ave.): New …
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
The List: Our Top Photos of the Year
A look at what looked good in 2011.
We have already run a post detailing our top photos of our first year in existence for our one-year anniversary. That's why this article that has to do with our top photos of 2011 isn't as original as it could be. But hopefully you'll find some value in it. In the previous post, local photographer Steve Donegan selected his favorite Photos of the Week from our first year. Here, we've added a few from the final three months of 2011. Let us know your favorite in the comments section.
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The List: Mt. Airy Readers' Favorite Books of 2011
Booksellers from Walk a Crooked Mile Books and Big Blue Marble Bookstore tell us which books sold the most copies in 2011.
We spoke with booksellers at both of Mt. Airy's independent bookstores to find out what neighborhood residents have been reading this year. Here's what we found. Greg Williams, owner of Walk a Crooked Mile Books in East Mt. Airy, sells used books. He said Kurt Vonnegut and J.D. Salinger books are perennial favorites, and his customers also tend to like Graham Greene. "It may not surprise you to learn that I sell a lot of literature, a lot of kids books, a lot of detective novels and science fiction," Williams wrote in an email. He also sells a lot of Greek and Roman history and literature, and his poetry and philosophy sections are popular too. "In this neighborhood we also have a lot of people interested in cinema and drama and also art …
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Our Top Business Stories of 2011
Night market, art expo and more.
Every year is one for businesses to open and close. But 2011 seemed like one where a lot of that went down. People are probably sick of hearing about it by now, but the economy is certainly continuing to play a role on Mt. Airy's Main Street—which is called Germantown Avenue—and elsewhere around the neighborhood. But it wasn't all gloom and doom this year. As you'll see, there were plenty of uplifting business stories, and people here are continuing to work to ensure that Mt. Airy has a good business climate. Here are our top five business stories of the year. (Honorable mentions: The strange effect Hurricane Irene had on business and Occupy Philly's effect on Valley Green Bank.) 5. "Business Association to Be Reborn in Mt. Airy" (Dec. 21…
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Our Top Sports Stories of 2011
Germantown High, Mt. Airy Baseball and more.
I'll grant you that Mt. Airy Patch doesn't cover as much sports as some other Patch sites have in the past. But we try to get to games when we can. That means mostly covering Germantown High School matches, but it also means we'll cover Mt. Airy Baseball, the Mt. Airy Bantams and other recreational sports. Here's our top five. (Honorable mentions: Anna B. Day School's Eagles rally; Phillies fans chanting "U.S.A." after news of Osama Bin Laden being killed spread during a Sunday night game.) 5. "Recap: Mt. Airy Baseball Championship Day" (June 20). I hope this article gave our amateur baseball players a chance in the spotlight. It's always pretty cool to be written about when you're young; Michael Kleiner's recap of championship day—which …
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Carl D. Bennett
9:46 am on Monday, January 2, 2012
A relatively unbiased coverage of the candidates running for city council would be my number one story! Where else did we get each candidate's new, good, ideas for the future of Mt. Airy? more ›