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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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01-19-2006, 09:16 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
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Philadelphia Restaurants
Can anyone recommend a Restaurant in Philadelphia that would be tasty and fun nothing too fancy and in a good neighborhood for a dinner?
I am heading to Philly next weekend and the passporter I am going with and another passporter would like to get together and I am not sure of what places would be fun to dine at.
Thanks
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01-19-2006, 10:01 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
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Location: Dracut, MA
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
Pats King of Steaks
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01-20-2006, 12:29 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
Amy, Where are you staying so I can give you some places that will be close to you. Also what kind of food are you looking for? A regular dinner, bar type food, etc.
Please whatever you do don't go to Pat's King of Steaks! They are NOT the best steaks in Philly (neither are Geno's) and there is no indoor seating, you would have to eat your cheesesteak outside in Philly in January [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]!
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01-20-2006, 12:34 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
I am staying at the Sheraton Suites at the Philadelphia Airport.
A good recommendation for a philly cheesesteak somewhere would be great and Also a place that we could have dinner in the Applebee's, Chili's price range would be great .
Thanks
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01-20-2006, 01:20 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
You are staying at a hotel that is literally just a few minutes from where I grew up! Unfortunately, the neighborhood I grew up in is not nice anymore so I can't send you there (you are safe where you are near the airport so don't worry!) There aren't really alot of restaurants that I can remember (except for Denny's) near your hotel so I will have to send you to South Philly or into Center City.
Chickie's & Pete's (the 1526 Packer Avenue location is closest to you) is a very popular Philly style sports bar/restaurant with awesome food (the crab fries can't be beat!) and I always get the Chicken Cutlet Italiano Sandwich. My DH & I just went there for dinner last week and it cost us around $30.00 for the two of us (but we didn't drink anything but soda either). Here is the website so you can check out the menu to see if it is something you would be interested in. www.chickiesandpetes.com
I also enjoy Maggiano's Little Italy at 12th & Filbert Streets in Center City (this is a chain restaurant, not something that is uniquely Philly). I am not really sure on the prices here but I have never had a bad meal at this restaurant. You can either order an entree each or eat family style where you choose two of each appetizer, entree, salad, etc. and they bring it - all you can eat to the table and everyone shares. Last time we were there we ate family style and there were 4 of us (my DH and the other DH did have a few beers) and I believe it cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $150.00 for the 4 of us.
www.Maggianos.com
As for cheesesteaks, most people who live in Philly only go to Pat's or Geno's if they are drunk and it's late because they are open all night [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. My favorite cheesesteak places are Tony Luke's at 39 E. Oregon Avenue and John's Roast Poark at 14 East Snyder Avenue (both of these places are on the Best of Philadelphia list) neither has indoor seating so you'll have to brave the cold or take the steaks with you.
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01-20-2006, 08:47 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: York, PA , USA
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
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Where did you grow up? I grew up in Norwood... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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01-20-2006, 09:52 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
OMG!!!! Stacey, I was going to say Maggiano's too!!!! How funny!!! Love it, Love it! Like Stacey said, you're not too far from Chickie and Pete's. Love it there!!!!!!!! I went to a different one (the one in Northeast Philly, with the teachers I worked with-- we went there all the time, love it-- good seafood and fun bar!!!!)-- Joe has gone to the one on Packer though, and says its great! I have to agree with Stacey on everything!! Great choices (I can't believe you said Maggiano's-- I pulled up this thread to say the same thing-- too funny (great minds think alike!!) BTW-- Jon Bon Jovi was just on Oprah and had her crew at Chickie and Pete's (the one on Packer) to show her his favorite restaurant in his favorite town. Maggiano's and Chickies are very different kind of places-- so it depends on what kind of experience you want (Chickies is fun though) good margueritas!!
I don't like Pat's or Geno's either, neither does Joe (I thought we were the only ones). I'm actually partial to Jim's on South Street-- I do believe they have indoor seating. Tony Luke's is my absolute favorite sandwhich shop, but I've never gotten a steak there because I always have to go with the Roast Pork and I always get their poppers-- yummy!!
I grew up right by where you are staying too. Unfortunately, Stacey's right-- nothing there.
Denise-- you grew up in Norwood? How funny, I student taught at Interboro.
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01-20-2006, 10:25 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
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Denise-- you grew up in Norwood? How funny, I student taught at Interboro.
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What did you teach? When? I'll bet you had one of my youngest brothers....they only graduated 3 and 7 years ago.
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01-20-2006, 11:39 AM
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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
Denise, Dina & I grew up (around the corner from each other)in Southwest Philadelphia.
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01-20-2006, 11:42 AM
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
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Tony Luke's is my absolute favorite sandwhich shop, but I've never gotten a steak there because I always have to go with the Roast Pork and I always get their poppers-- yummy!!
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That funny, I never had a steak at Tony Luke's either until recently (I usually get the chicken cutlet sandwich) but the night we went to the U2 concert they were out of chicken cutlet so I got the steak instead and it was AWESOME!!
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01-20-2006, 12:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Pennsylvania
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
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Denise-- you grew up in Norwood? How funny, I student taught at Interboro.
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What did you teach? When? I'll bet you had one of my youngest brothers....they only graduated 3 and 7 years ago.
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I was there 11 years ago. I taught Social Studies. The first half of my student teaching I was with Mr. Mobley, and then the second half I was with Mr. Livingston. But, I had juniors and seniors, so I probably wouldn't have known your older brother (definitely would have missed the younger hehehe!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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01-20-2006, 12:27 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Location: York, PA , USA
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
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What did you teach? When? I'll bet you had one of my youngest brothers....they only graduated 3 and 7 years ago.
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I was there 11 years ago. I taught Social Studies. The first half of my student teaching I was with Mr. Mobley, and then the second half I was with Mr. Livingston. But, I had juniors and seniors, so I probably wouldn't have known your older brother (definitely would have missed the younger hehehe!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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WAIT! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I have another little brother....he graduated in '92, is that the right time period?
Oh wait...after some (not so quick) math on my part, I guess he was a bit too early.
Oh well...
I did have Mr. Mobley for class though when I was in school! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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01-20-2006, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Philadelphia suburbs, PA
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
I'm a Jim's person too.
Philly has a local chaing called Marathon. They have really good burgers, sandwiches, salads etc. I've never had a dinner there, so I'm not sure about that. But they are all nice places. There's also tons of really good Irish Pubs around the city. I [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] Los Catrines for Mexican. It can be a little pricey, but they have a good many reasonable priced items as well. Also, there's a little diner in Reading Terminal Market that is reasonable and extremely good. Actually, if going for breakfast, lunch or an early dinner - every place in Reading Terminal Market is great. And it's right by the regional rail lines and bus stops.
Great . . . now I'm hungry!
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01-20-2006, 01:53 PM
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Community Rank: Scout
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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
I thought of the Reading Terminal too but it would have to be lunch or a very early dinner because they close at 6:00 p.m. The Marathon Grills are also very good but I have never eaten dinner there either.
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01-20-2006, 03:05 PM
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Location: Philadelphia suburbs, PA
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Re: Philadelphia Restaurants
By the way Stacey, that photo needs to be entered in a contest. It is too cute!
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