We had such a blast at our December party at the World Café Live in Philadelphia, we decided to go back for more in January. The music was live, the martinis were super-sized, the crowd of radio, TV, print, and online types kept the party going well into the night.

-Meredith Broussard, Philadelphia hostess

At World Cafe Live!, January 12, 2006

Photos by Steve Lubetkin

World Café Live food and beverage manager Michael Ellis and mb's Meredith Broussard

Graphic artist with Art Juggernaut's Cojo and daviddylanthomas.com's David Thomas

Freelance writer Tracy Griggs, Jeff Fortune Melman-Moster Associates publishers representative, and Barbara Finkel

Wild River Review Magazine managing editor Raquel Pidal, Inconundrum Press executive editor Nina Alvarez, and RENAMITY Public Relations & Special Events president and CEO Anthony DiMeo III

National Writers Union Philadelphia co-chair Jody Kolodzey, Wild River Review Magazine columnist Fran Metzman, Meredith Broussard, Wild River Review Magazine co-editor-in-chief Joy Stocke, Wild River Review Magazine design consultant Sarah Young, and writer Kim Nagy

Future Media Concepts principle instructor Jeff Greenberg, Future Media Concepts branch manager Horatiu Lemnei, and Future Media Concepts instructor Kate Houghton

FMP Media Solutions sales director Jerome Donohue, Fox 29 Television design director Stephen Plunkett, and writer Maureen Littlejohn

Writer Brian Freedman, CM Access' Mary Helen Gotral, Barbara Finkel, and CM Acess senior account executive Nicholas Croce

Crowd shot

East Philly Press editor-in-chief Bruce Park and editor Phil Beck

David Grazian, John Schnittker, and Sync Magazine's Jacques Bromberg

Banyan Productions producer Amy Van Vessem, Nancy Glass Productions producer Carol Yancho, and Pastime Pixel president Harry Scheid

Philadelphia magazine contributing writer Karen Gross and dgroff.com columnist Don Groff

Freelance production manager Melissa Uhniat and producer Bette Hanson

Respect Management public relations director Renee Kenner, writer Mignon Brooks, and Merion Publications senior associate editor

Jeff Greenberg, writer Safiya Broadwater, and Concrete Pictures production office assistant Makia Harper

Jody Kolodzey, TFloyd Voiceovers Anthony Floyd, and Temple University Publications associate director Margo Scavone

Filmaker David Dylan Thomas and designer Tyler Luck

Philadelphia Daily News health and fitness writer Kimberly Garrison and Maureen Littlejohn

Amy Van Vessam, Banyan Productions unit production manager Rena Baruch, and Carol Yancho

Writer Sherry Hoffman and Harry Scheid

Writer Rich Gaiti and Fran Metzman

Joy Stocke, Kim Nagy, and Events by Ny president Ny Whitaker

Meredith Broussard and David Grazian

Crowd shot

Ann Whitney, TMG Communications president Tracy Griggs, and Asbury Shorts Film Show associate producer Pamela Rachil

Meredith Broussard, Steve Plunkett, and Maureen Littlejohn

Edgimo Company graphic designer Ben Dickinson and Bruce Park

Mignon Brooks and writer Jerome Maida