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Chow Down Casual Comfort Food at Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille in North Wales, PA
Lighting paints the bar’s liquor bottles green or “greene,” as it were. Story, photos by Sharon Kozden What do you do when you don’t feel like dolling up for a four-star restaurant experience, yet you also don’t want to hole up at home with takeaway, and the effort involved in cooking a meal is just too daunting? What works for me is what lies between, namely a sports-bar and grill’s casual dining experience. No primping necessary. It’s doubtful anyone would even notice if I wore jammies, as so many sports-bar enthusiasts are typically tuned into some sort of game on one of the plethora of televisions lining the bar area…
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Ocean City, N.J. Wins Best Beach in America Contest via Coastal Living Magazine
Voters nationwide have chosen Ocean City, NJ as the Best Beach in America. Coastal Living magazine announced the winner of its “Best Beach” contest on Monday morning. Ocean City received more than 100,000 votes in the final round to win the title. The contest was set up like a March Madness grid with the top beaches in 30 coastal states competing in head-to-head matchups. Online voting determined the winner of each round. Ocean City beat Ogunquit Beach (Maine), Hammonasset State Park (Conn.), Crescent Beach (R.I.) and Tybee Island (Ga.) to reach the final against Huntington Beach (Calif.). The first round started on March 11 and the final voting closed on…
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Ocean City, N.J.’s Eddie Shiffler Aims to be Next Lead Singer of Stone Temple Pilots
Alternative Rock legends, Stone Temple Pilots recently completed the first phase of an online audition for a new lead vocalist. Their original singer, Scott Weiland passed away, but was out of the band for a few years, due to substance abuse issues. Chester Bennington had filled in as a temporary replacement, but resigned from the group to pursue his original band, Linkin Park. One of the hopeful candidates for the newly opened position is Ocean City’s own Eddie Shiffler. Known for his celebrated career as a musician and songwriter throughout the region, Shiffler plans to make a splash in this process and get a face to face opportunity with the…
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Finally! Your Chinatown Eating Guide in Philadelphia
By Cassie Hepler We are so sick of hearing the same old phrase: “I love Chinatown, but I just don’t know where to go.” Well, because you’re lazy and we’re not, we did the homework for you from some locals who either work, live or eat there every day. Now you can happily meander through the streets of Chinatown and still not really know what you’re doing but at least you’ll know where you’re going and what to eat! You’re welcome. Pho 20 234-236 N. 10th St. Because it is open on Fridays and Saturday’s until 3 a.m., this is a good place to keep in your (drunken) pocket. As…