Independence Beer News Today

Bar Lesieur, a French restaurant located at 1523 Sansom St. above Giuseppe & Sons, opens Wednesday. The eatery is the latest venture by Philly restaurateur Michael Schulson, founder of Schulson Collective.

Booze on the river. Beer by the Liberty Bell. Slushy cocktails and dog treats in a garden. Where to eat and dirnk outside in Philly this spring.

Booze on the river. Beer by the Liberty Bell. Slushy cocktails and dog treats in a garden. Where to eat and dirnk outside in Philly this spring.

Booze on the river. Beer by the Liberty Bell. Slushy cocktails and dog treats in a garden. Where to eat and dirnk outside in Philly this spring.

Booze on the river. Beer by the Liberty Bell. Slushy cocktails and dog treats in a garden. Where to eat and dirnk outside in Philly this spring.

These Philly beer gardens, distilleries and breweries will host your modern wedding ceremony and reception and provide drinks.

In which our writer, who was born in the city but now lives just over the bridge, ponders who is, and who is not, from Philly.