Rebecca Troutman
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REBECCA Troutman is a freelance writer with interests in local food, urban farming, herbalism and the politics of music. She is also Associate Development Officer of Dine Indie, a national website for listings, reviews, and videos promoting independently owned restaurants. Rebecca lives in Philadelphia and has one cat and two roommates that keep her from facing her fear of choking on takeout and dying alone.
10 NFT Questions:
My Day Job:
     Non-profit, Freelance, Other Things That Don't Pay Well
What I'm listening to:
     Currently, Antibalas
What I'm reading:
     Cormac McCarthy, David Foster Wallace, Louise Erdrich
What I believe in:
     Local economy.
What pisses me off:
     Probably something I did.
What I really think of NFT:
     Best resource ever for urban explorers.
The question I really wanted to answer was:
     Q: Have you ever fancied yourself an apocalypse historian?
    A: Yes.
Further contact info:
     Direct all love letters to: rebecca.troutman@gmail.com
What sanctifies me:
     Hot showers.
Rebecca's Radars Exxon
Rock n Roll Exxon: Music Is Our Oil
6/5/2009 Gas Stations, Fishtown / Port Richmond — First of all, you have to realize how incredibly ridiculous this place looks in the setting of Port...

Barbara's Florist Statue
Respect It While You Can
5/27/2009 Landmarks, Center City East — The Barbara's Florist butler statue was not glamorous. He was not wise. He was losing pieces of his...

Nam Phuong
Cabaret Potential
1/22/2009 Restaurants, Southwark West — The first thing you must know about Nam Phuong is that it is a place you go for pho. That said, I h...

Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site
Dream By Day
12/17/2008 Landmarks, Northern Liberties — National Park Service sites are, by any practical measure, tourist-driven. That said, their second b...

Circle Thrift
New Location, Old Thrift
11/28/2008 Shopping, Fishtown / Port Richmond — Perhaps you have recently rambled up Frankford, north of Girard… and perhaps you'd noticed, gasped,...

Submitted Listings

Philadelphia
10th Street Cafe Banana pancakes and formica tabletops for the foodies on the cheap.
941 Theater
941 Theater Struggling, much-loved alt-film theatre.
Angler Movement Arts Center Named after the angler fish, which has the ability to create its own light. Awh.
Apothecary Bar & Lounge Would you like a restorative elixir with your German honey liquor?