Center City Tap Room Hosts Contest For Belgian Brewing Trip
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philly Beer Week is still months away, but a special contest gets underway this week related to the June festivities that could find some lucky winner sipping some beer “across the...
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5:41 Mayor Nutter’s soda tax may be returning to help fill the school budget gap. 5:58 New Jersey Govenor Chris Christie personally paid for use of a helicopter that took him to his son’s high school...
View ArticleHammer Of Glory Skates, Rides, Hops To Start Of Philly Beer Week
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – This year’s Philadelphia Beer Week kicked-off today with it’s annual Hammer of Glory, or HOG, relay. The Hammer Of Glory is a giant sledge hammer, a symbol of Philly Beer Week,...
View ArticleWhat’s Cooking on 1060: Gifts For Foodies, Latke Contest, Homebrew Beer
“I’m Gregg Ciprioni from the Garces Trading Company and here’s What’s Cooking on 1060!” By Hadas Kuznits With the holidays nearing, Ciprioni suggests presents to get for your foodie friends. “I like to...
View ArticleStigall Show Log 5.31.12
5:41 CNN’s Soledad O’Brien got into a heated debate with Mitt Romney surrogate John Sununu. 6:10 The man who threw hot, scalding coffee on a clerk at a donut shop has apologized. 6:14 Jerry Sandusky’s...
View ArticleNew Area Brewery To Debut At Friday’s Philly Beer Week Opening Tap
By Chelsea Karnash CROYDON, Pa. (CBS) – Attention beer lovers: A new brewery is about to debut its creations here in Philadelphia. Croydon’s Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company will be pouring their first...
View ArticleCity Set To Tap Keg On Fifth Annual Philly Beer Week
By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — What began as a salute to all things beer five years ago has grown into an annual rite of Spring. The fifth annual Philly Beer Week begins Friday evening. “It’s...
View ArticleWhat’s Cooking on 1060: Kosher, Sausage, and Beer
By Hadas Kuznits PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Mike Solomonov from Citron and Rose is the chef who brought us Israeli food in Old City. Now, he brings us Kosher food in Merion. “We’ve got this concept, Citron...
View ArticleStigall Show Log 5.29.13
6:10 President Obama and Governor Christie toured the Jersey shore yesterday assessing the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. Chris Christie and Barack Obama (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) 6:41 The...
View ArticleSugarhouse Casino, Philly Beer Week
On Sundays, June 2 and 9, The Refinery will host a Victory Beer Dinner that includes: Four courses all paired with a different Victory Beer All menu items are a beer-based dish such as a Victory...
View ArticleBeer Week, Comic Con Consider Joining Forces To Fight Evil (Or, Just Drink...
By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Comic book geeks and beer fanatics take over the town today with the opening of Philly Beer Week and Comic Con. While these are separate festivals, there is a...
View ArticlePhilly Beer Week Kicks Off
By Justin Udo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Beer was the main attraction at the Independence Visitor Center as the sixth annual Philly Beer Week kicked off its festivities. “Ladies and gentleman, the 2013...
View ArticleWell-Known Philly Beer Week Symbol Stolen
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Symbol signifying the official start of Beer Week, the Hammer of Glory, has gone missing. “Somebody decided to pick it up and, you know, take off with it,”...
View ArticleStigall Show Log 5.27.14
6:00 President Obama visited troops in Afghanistan for Memorial Day. 6:25 The amount of Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board stores losing money has dropped significantly since 2009. 6:38 Billionaire Tom...
View ArticlePhilly Beer Week’s Cup Overflows, With More Events Than Ever
By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philly Beer Week, the annual 10-day celebration of craft beer gets underway tonight. Choosing which events to attend may be the biggest challenge — after all, there...
View ArticleBigger Than Ever, 8th Annual Philly Beer Week Returns
By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The largest beer celebration in America begins today! The 8th annual Philly Beer is back and continues to grow in both size and stature. Beer Week was a unique...
View ArticleNew Venue For Philly Beer Week’s Signature Event
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philly Beer Week organizers have announced a change in venue for their big kick-off event coming up in less than two months. For the past few years 23rd St. Armory has been home...
View Article2016 Craft Brewers Conference Begins In Philadelphia
by Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Some 1500 people representing more than 1400 breweries are in Philadelphia for the start of the 2016 Craft Brewers Conference. 53 year old Kentucky native Jim Clemons...
View ArticleNews, Politics and Entertainment with The Chris Stigall Show | May 31
Chris discussed Donald Trump’s decision not to debate Bernie Sanders, tourists leaving trash on the beach in Wildwood and the emergence of a potential third party candidate emerging to enter the...
View ArticlePhilly Beer Week Officially Kicks Off With Annual “Opening Tap” Party
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philly Beer Week is in full swing with the annual ‘Opening Tap’ event. This year’s tapping of the keg was in a new venue, the Fillmore in Fishtown. As a live band cranked out tunes...
View Article18 & Over Things To Do This Weekend June 10-12
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are our top picks…there’s something for everyone in and around the Philadelphia area! ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Put A Cork In...
View ArticleReasons To Come Back To Philly After The DNC Is Over
There’s lots of things to do and see in Philadelphia not to mention plenty to eat! The problem is the Democratic National Convention is only four days long. So how do you do everything on your Philly...
View Article‘Philly Beer Week’ Is Now ‘Philly Loves Beer’
by John McDevitt PHILADLEPHIA (CBS) — The nation’s first non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a region’s beer culture all year long is from Philadelphia, and is in its 10th year. And now, its...
View ArticleFinal Preparations Are Underway To Kick Off Philly Beer Week
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Final preparations are underway for a zanny relay that ushers in Philadelphia Beer Week. The Olympics have the torch, but what does Philly Beer Week have? It’s called the Hammer Of...
View ArticleNews, Politics and Entertainment with The Chris Stigall Show | May 31
Chris discussed the first direct flight from Philadelphia to Reykjavik being diverted to Boston and Kathy Griffin apologizing for a video of her holding Donald Trump’s severed head. He spoke with actor...
View ArticleWhat’s On Tap? Philly Beer Week Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The beginning of June marks the return of Philly Beer Week, the ten-day festival that draws thousands of craft beer lovers from across the country and around the world. When Beer...
View ArticleSouth Philadelphia Hosts 2-In-1 Festivals With La Festa, Craft Beer Festivals
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook Twitter PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It promises to be a busy day in a South Philadelphia neighborhood as La Festa and a craft beer festival take over East Passyunk Avenue. Now in its...
View ArticlePhilly Beer Week Festivities Running Now Through June 13
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If you enjoy some summertime suds, you will be glad to hear that Philly Beer Week is back. Nonprofit group Philly Loves Beer kicked off the festivities Friday. Special events run...
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