Mike Newall
@MikeNewall
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Philadelphia Inquirer Feature Writer.
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Joined October 2010
Acclaimed comic book writer @TomKingTK is coming to Philly on Election Day. Here’s my conversation with him on the stakes of the election, the inherent hopefulness of comics, and how Philly can save the world:
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The author will be appearing at Brave New Worlds comics in Old City on Election Day for a get out the vote celebration.
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Read and eat and repeat:
.@CraigLaBan ate just under 100 meals in 12 weeks. @margareteby consumed 73 plates of pasta. @phillyinsider sampled 30 hoagies. The @PhillyInquirer's 76 essential restaurants is here:
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This by @aubreyjwhelan is the most charming thing you can read before first pitch:
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For many, the loss of the Frankie and Joe Tartaglia and their beloved Connie’s Ric Rac Club was like a light going out in the Italian Market. Now the brothers will tower high above the market. https://t.co/rsaiazwx94
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The new 9th St mural will honor Frankie and Joe Tartaglia, founders of Connie’s Ric Rac, who meant a great deal to many Philly artists.
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You really should give this a read. @MikeNewall celebrates a life very worth celebrating.
Remembering Angel Anderson, the artist behind Philly’s iconic ‘King of Jeans’ sign https://t.co/p24CTWCJrq via @phillyinquirer
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Angel Anderson, designer oh the iconic King of Jeans sign, had ascended into an entirely different realm of art before she passed away from a long illness in July. https://t.co/qpTDuBH7Df
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The airbrush artist most famous for the kitschy Passyunk Avenue men's clothing store found a second calling restoring and painting religious artwork.
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Thanks to @MikeNewall for bringing attention to questions surrounding the future of Rizzo Rink. Closure would mean a lot of girls and boys in PHL will no longer be able to play the sport they love:
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Due to PennDot's lack of clarity, club leaders treat every season like it's their last.
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“People are like, ‘Oh my God, they keep the meats and cheese up there all year.”
Weeks after the Italian Market Festival, no one has taken down the cheese and meat from the greased pole. It’s the world’s worst wind chime. https://t.co/AMXPpeTSsk
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“We are better together.”
I'm so sad & frustrated to see 5 of my colleagues laid off today from the Inquirer, on top of the 30+ who recently took a buyout, each one so talented & valuable to our mission of providing essential local news. Losing them absolutely hurts that cause.
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Here’s my story about falling in love with comic books in middle age, and trying to do something for my son that my father did for me: https://t.co/0HYCBchnKI
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I’d only ever cracked open a few actual comic books in my life. Then, a few things happened.
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HUGE congrats to @CraigLaBan and @jessicagriffin, our @beardfoundation nominees. Craig is up for his criticism, while both he and Jessica are up for dining and travel for their reporting in Mexico on chef Dionicio Jiménez and agave whisperer David Suro.
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"Now, the old oven may bake no more..." So sad to hear one of South Philly's bakery treasures, the wood-fired Faragalli's, may not reopen after portions of its century-old firebrick oven collapsed. Story via @MikeNewall
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The bakery says portions of its century-old oven collapsed when workers jackhammered too close to the 13th Street institution, but they have yet to file a claim with the city.
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A Manayunk-based organization that supports people in addiction says it's seeing a new level of scrutiny from both state and local regulators https://t.co/ggJ0HDxsrR quite a story by @aubreyjwhelan
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The tensions come at an inflection point in Philadelphia’s ongoing drug epidemic.
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Ha!
This article reminded me of a brief period of time during which I coached the Wharton D-league hockey program and was paid in beer at Bonner's 😳 https://t.co/7x4oBB6ELr
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Great profile by @MikeNewall of an iconic Philadelphian and one of my favorite people, Tootsie Iovine. https://t.co/AHpj5zOYaI via @PhillyInquirer
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For years, Tootsie Iovine-D'Ambrosio did what she could for the homeless people that passed through Reading Terminal Market. Now she is feeding the hungry at nearby St. John's Hospice.
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From the greenest grower to the most veteran vendor, everyone in the Flower Show story has a story to tell. My Flower Show preview:
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From newbie growers to the most veteran florist, everyone has a Flower Show story to tell — sprouted from tiny seeds of inspiration into joyous obsessiveness shared by fellow green thumbs.
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