Everything under ‘SPOTS.’


Wash your hands THEN eat here.

Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • Jun 18th, 2008 • 3 Comments • Category: SPOTS.

I was excited by the range of dishes. Everything was so cheap we decided to splurge and order an appetizer, plus I was hella hungry… but what else is new?

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Square Rootz Tries: Vipassana Meditation

Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • Jun 11th, 2008 • 9 Comments • Category: SPOTS.

I’m gonna be honest with ya’ll. I hesitated to write this piece. I struggled to find ways to put this experience into words that would not lead to you all recommending commitment to the psychiatric ward.

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A Beach Town Near You

Words: Jessica Jones • Jun 4th, 2008 • 2 Comments • Category: SPOTS.

To escape New York City madness, my boyfriend and I took a trip to a little New Jersey Beach town called Cape May. The relaxing memorial day weekend getaway was just what we needed.

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Hey Big Spender

Words: Kat Noel • May 28th, 2008 • 2 Comments • Category: SPOTS.

Forget about spending two weeks worth of paychecks on a trip to Las Vegas where once you leave the strip there’s nothing but dry desert. Instead, see how far your dollars can take you at Atlantic City.

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Square Rootz Tries: The Dance Parade

Words: Kat Noel • May 21st, 2008 • 4 Comments • Category: SPOTS.

Sounds of tambourines, drums, castanets, Slick Rick’s “Children’s Story” and shouts of “Ole!” filled the air as teenagers 5,000-ed and elders put us on to the fancy footwork that got the party started back in their day.

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Real Music Therapy

Words: Kat Noel • May 13th, 2008 • Category: SPOTS.

Tired of your partner’s low-down-dirty-shaming ways? Forget therapy - a few drinks, a long list of Mary J. Blige songs or some of Oran “Juice” Jones’ “The Rain”, and a room full of jilted friends will help you get it all off your chest. Trust.

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Conscious Shopping

Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • May 5th, 2008 • 2 Comments • Category: SPOTS.

Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles, located on 12th and Spruce in Philadelphia, is the only place for a budget shopper in Center City to buy furniture - seriously.

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Square Rootz Tries: Painting a Mural

Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • Apr 28th, 2008 • 5 Comments • Category: SPOTS.

“That’s where the community building happens. People start to become friends and hang out together, and the mural is evidence of that.”

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These Revolutions will be Televised

Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • Apr 20th, 2008 • Category: SPOTS.

Scribe Video Center offers everything we need to reclaim the power to capture the ills and thrills of what goes on in our communities, frame by frame.

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Dinner for Two

Words: Jessica Jones • Apr 14th, 2008 • Category: SPOTS.

Lets keep it real, when funds are tight, yet you still want to show appreciation for your special someone by taking them out to eat, where on earth can you go? Park Slope’s Song is your answer.

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