Pen & Pencil Club

The Man Behind the Irish Bus Bomb from The Layover

Posted by Foobooz on December 4th, 2012

Molly Eichel of the Philadelphia Daily News tracked down Brendan Bownes, the man who downed the Irish Bus Bomb at the Pen & Pencil during Anthony Bourdain’s Philadelphia episode of The Layover. Why was Bownes at the Pen & Pencil that day? Well of course he was on stop 15 of a bar crawl.
The money quote »

Pen & Pencil Gets a Facelift

Posted by Foobooz on September 19th, 2011

Pulitzer Prize winning Jim MacMillan snagged some photos of the just refurbished Pen & Pencil Club. The country’s oldest press club has gotten a thorough sprucing up that includes new art work, all-new bar furniture, Internet jukebox and two flat-screen TVs.

We’re more than just a little freaked that natural light can get into the P&P. We also worry that maybe it has always been that way and we just were in no condition to notice.

New Look for America’s oldest press club [JimMacMillan.net]

Photo by Jim MacMillan

Neighborhoods

Features

Recent Comments

Foobooz Jobs

Tip Jar

Opening Soon

Upcoming Events

Categories

Archives

Masthead

Fun Things To Do in Philly

Subscribe

Pen & Pencil Club

The Man Behind the Irish Bus Bomb from The Layover

Pen & Pencil Gets a Facelift