Category Archives: writing in pubs

Warm up near the pizza oven tonight!

Cold is relative; think about the warm emotions a nice letter brings out on the second reading.  Join us tonight (19 Jan.) for the third Publetters of January at Clarkville, 43rd & Baltimore Ave., where the pizzas rival the craft beers, or … Continue reading

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PUBLETTERS MAKES CLARKSVILLE DEBUT

SOMETIMES a letter needs to wear a coat of ink, especially when it’s freezing outside!  The first Publetters in University City came off without a hitch at Clarkville, a pizza-meets-craft beer joint just off (d’oh) Clark Park at 43rd and Baltimore. … Continue reading

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Publetters Season Opens for 2016!

PUBLETTERS STARTS THIS VERY TUESDAY, January 5th, at a brand-new location: CLARKVILLE, 43rd and Baltimore–where Southwest Philly meets University City and says, “Jeet yet?” As always we (Trophy Bikes & Casa Papel , that is) bring all the USPS stamps, paper, envelopes … Continue reading

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Last Chance for October Publetters!

It was SCARY how many letters were written during last week’s session upstairs at Tired Hands Brew Cafe. Join us next Tuesday 10/27 for a nice handwritten, heartfelt letter, and a handmade craft beer. Starts around 7pm; we bring everything. … Continue reading

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Please join us in our first-ever “suburban” Publetters! • • • • • • • At Tired Hands Brew Cafe (it’s free, of course)

We don’t think we’ve gone too suburban, really;  Ardmore , PA is a true small town, and we are very happy to set up our stamps and envelopes and pens inside the Tired Hands Brew Cafe at 16 Ardmore Ave., a … Continue reading

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WOW–PUBLETTERS is ONE!

It was a year ago this month that the idea of pouring words onto a page and beer into a glass gently struck us, as we sat comfortably in Doobies Bar.  Owner Patty Brett encouraged us (Mike McGettigan/trophy bikes, Nestor Torres / … Continue reading

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Beer Week, have you met Publetters?

Against the roaring backdrop that is the Grey Lodge Pub during Philly Beer Week, Publetters made a quiet, respectable debut, with some 27 letters sent forth; we wrote to little PA towns like Bensalem–and littler PA towns like Freedom and Beaver … Continue reading

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For Philly Beer Week, Thank a Brewer! (in writing)

They slave over a hot kettle–the size of an SUV. They fret over screenfuls of cold, hard Excel files–so that you can enjoy a cold, crisp beer. Why not drop your favorite brewer a line to let them know you appreciate … Continue reading

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Letters of Consolation and Congratulation

Tuesday was Election Day, and as the minions tallied votes, we wrote notes on plain paper, posh paper and in-between paper at the Standard Tap. Two very nice ladies penned letters of consolation and commendation to a Mr. Boardman, in Washington, D.C.; … Continue reading

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Tonight’s Forecast: Cold Beers and Warm, Blue-Black Ink at the Standard Tap

One of our favorite pubs to write a letter in is the Standard Tap, and we’re there every Tuesday in this suddenly steamy May. Join us from 7:02 p.m. (give or take!) to 9 p.m. (or thereabouts…) to drink a great, … Continue reading

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