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Posts tagged with Patti Brett

Last Updated: Oct. 08, 2017 · 9:51 a.m.

Bowie superfan Patti Brett, owner of Doobies Bar, is on the cover of new tribute book ‘My Bowie Story’

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Why Philly bars and restaurants are giving up plastic straws

They're nearly impossible to recycle, easily ingested by marine life — and totally unnecessary.