Driberally tonight

Drinking Liberally is a weekly social gathering where progressives talk politics and get to know one another. In Center City Philadelphia, we meet on Tuesday nights at José Pistola's upstairs bar, where there are drink and food specials from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. I hope to see you there!

José Pistola's is at 263 South 15th Street (15th and Spruce) in Center City, near the Kimmel Center and the Academy of Music. There's a parking garage across the street, but as filthy liberal hippies naturally we suggest public transit; both SEPTA and PATCO will get you there in two shakes of a lamb's tail.

This week's topic: The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has named Philadelphia the nation's sixth-worst city for allergies (CNN). Oddly, the news article leaves out what seems to me the obvious solution: pave Fairmount Park. I mean, really, this is nothing that 9,000-odd acres of new concrete couldn't fix.

"Come for the beer, stay for the check"