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Table of Contents: Philadelphia Magazine
April 2007
Features
How a Midwestern kid with a goofy sense of humor — and a gift for punishing baseballs — made it safe to believe in heroes again.HE'S THE...
Stop by some of Princeton's locally owned indpendent stores for some hidden treasureTomorrow’s Heirlooms If you’re looking to bejewel...
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THE FASHION PLATE Joan Shepp, Joan Shepp What she’s done: She was the first to bring Dries Van Noten, Yohji Yamamoto, Miu Miu, et al., to Center...
Confession: I love Urban Outfitters. And, for that matter, its sister stores, Anthropologie and Free People. I realize it’s Style Blasphemy to...
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Can a self-made adman with big ideas and a Walter Annenberg fascination save the Inquirer and Daily News? Maybe. But when Brian Tierney’s finished, the newspaper business may never be the same
You don’t have to spend millions, or tear down your house, or pack up your Energy Star fridge and move to San Fran. Greening up your home can be...
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Departments
From schools to crime, mayoral wannabe Dwight Evans has spent more than a decade talking about the issues that matter most to Philly. So why can't he...
IN THE EARLY 1990S, I WAS A CRAB FISHERMAN IN ALASKA, and between trips we would stop in Seattle. I remember going to a coffee shop there called...
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Atlantic County paramedic Matthew Scott, the first recipient of a successful hand transplant, opened up the possibility that all body parts are...
THOUGH MIKE JERRICK IS A WICHITA NATIVE, his run as host of Fox’s Good Day Philadelphia left an indelible mark on our city (and its Pop-Tart...
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Dining, Food & Wine
Unlike his onetime boss Ed Rendell, Tom Knox’s mark as a foodie has been made through quality, not quantity. The 66-year-old mayoral candidate...
Pennsylvania small-batch craft brews are the next big thing
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Happy-hour haven and expense-
account destination, the Cira Centre’s new Rae restaurant caters toSharp and steely by day, twinkling like a...
The warm slopes of Sonoma County are perfect for ripening thick-skinned red grapes, like small-berried cabernet sauvignon. Hanna’s vineyards are...
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James restaurant brings a new take on Italian to the Market. When I visited James during the BellaWhen I visited James during the Bella Vista...
This town teems with joints where you can load up on heaps of pasta drenched in goopy alfredo. Happily, Trump Marina's boisterous new Italian...
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Sweet crabs are the first taste of summer. It's soft-shell crab season! Well, sort of. When restaurant coatIt's soft-shell crab season!...
A horseradish-
smothered sandwich infiltrates the land of the cheesesteak. Everybody knows thatEverybody knows that the Buffalo wing was invented in...
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From our May 2007 issue: Philadelphia’s menu of iconic street foods is outdated. While we’re talking about cheesesteaks, pretzels and...
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Philly offers up three tasty takes on a Catalan import. Though the city has seen an explosion of delicious ethnic food over the pastThough the city...
Go to Adriana’s Caravan to find ingredients that will spice up your mealsJamaican curry, Moroccan rosebuds, even Asian white tree fungus —...
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SHARP AND STEELY BY DAY, twinkling like a rhinestone monolith by night, the 29-story Cira Centre demands attention, 24/7. I’m no fan of it, yet...
Shopping & Style
A new skincare line comes to Philly
Philly shopping goes high-tech
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Forget about the balloon-filled gym, dyed satin shoes and virginity clichés that defined your high-school prom. As prom season kicks off around...
Before you go blasting anyone who spends more than 33 cents on a pen for being a materialistic snob, consider the craftsmanship, ingenuity and time...
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Philly welcomes a new kind of bar to town
I’ve always worn my not-at-all-subtle brows proudly. In high school, while all of my girlfriends...
Because they know how frustrating air travel can be, the nice folks at Tumi are now offering "The Carry-On Essentials Kit"Because they know how...
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Capping off the season in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Flyers and FedEx will team up at this Sunday's home gameCapping off...
Knickknacks frighten me. Just spelling the word "tchotchke" makes me quiver. Still, if I lived in a house full of display shelves and...
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Speak to me with any sort of British accent, and watch me fall in love with you. Speak to me about opening an oh-my-lord-at-last hip designer...
Philly shopping goes high-tech
These days, it's rare for newfangled retail gimmicks to stand out. But like Daryl Hannah's mermaid character...
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Prom season is here…
Forget about the balloon-filled gym, dyed satin shoes and virginity clichés that defined your high-school prom. As...
Head to Loehmann's for steep discounts on your next summer shades. Amidst chunky, funky plastic styles from Escada and Paul Frank, you can...
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Bryn Mawr's one-stop style shop expands
The Technicolor shop from 1964's Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (you know, Catherine Deneuve's...
Proof that the pillow thing is not so three years agoProof that the pillow thing is not so three years ago: Philly artist, professor and yoga teacher...
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If you're smart you'll get your stylishly brainy self to Omoi If you're smart (and if you're reading this, you definitely are), you'll get your...
Pulse
Earlier this year, Eagles president Joe Banner lamented that folks in Philly don’t seem to have much love for Birds owner Jeff Lurie. “I...
Philly’s food czar eyes the Schuylkill
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Like MySpace, Facebook allows kids to “express” themselves through online profiles. Here, random glimpses of some notable Penn students
Forget what the polls say — Tom Knox is blowing his shot to be mayor
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How did you prepare for the competition? I had a couple of almanacs — I was more worried about breadth than depth. I focused on lots of lists,...
In a one-party town like Philadelphia, the May primary, not the general election, holds all the juice. But while the five donkeys vying for the...
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“They’ve shown me ways to lose that I never knew existed.” — Mets manager Casey Stengel, on the Phils’ 23-game...
“I’ve always been a hugger,” says Anne, who lives in Haverford and is the kind of pretty, good-smelling person anyone would want to...
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He may have gotten famous as a stoner in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, but actor Kal Penn — most recently critically lauded in The...
MEMOIR
Pouring Six Beers at a Time and Other Stories from a Lifetime in Baseball
By Bill Giles with Doug Myers (Triumph; $24.95)
By Greg...
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Other
The strange sort-of love story of two South Philly basketball stars
Forget the polls, says our campaign watcher — Tom Knox is blowing his shot to be mayor."The problem with going last is all the good ideas are...
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In the final part of an exclusive online series, new bride Ashley Primis looks back at a year of planning that made it all worthwhile
THE COUNTDOWN...
The taller part of Simon & Garfunkel brings an “Enchanted Evening” to Philly
Known for his curly hair, honeyed voice and nostalgic...
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What we want for spring: Prada's luxurious, ever-so-softly fragrant, just-tinted enough, sun-smart SPF 15 lip balm. Each hue comes in eight tiny...
The Free Library will be taking down its “Quiet Please” signs as the Philadelphia Book Festival rolls into town April 21st and 22nd. The...
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You already know they’re a-changing. But here’s our favorite little corner of former kitsch
As the proud owners of a set of...
Can't afford a set of sneaks with an MP3 built into the shoelaces? Need a new set before your winter-weary self will return out to the b-ball...
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Trump Marina's all-new, pool-blue Finestra isn't the next Vetri, but it's no Spaghetti Warehouse, either.
This town teems with joints...
How to turn blue and sell out huge auditoriums
There's something about bald men in blue. In Blue Man Group's How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.0,...
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Rush the season with Gucci's new sunny sacs
The bad news: That adorable calico sundress/pair of plaid shorts/yellow wedge sandals you bought...
Funk electrifies this soulful Brit’s new sound
After four Grammy nominations and worldwide acclaim, singer-songwriter Joss Stone is starting to...
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Not sure how many times we're going to have to repeat this, but we're willing to go the distance. Pale is the new tan. You're forgiven...
An in-flight supplement to our May issue's health guide a) The back of the plane is underrated. You may have scored your window or aisle preference,...
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I realized I needed a break from Philadelphia when I was so fed up with the state of things that I started writing a column about the relationship of...
I like to think of this magazine as the chronicler of the soap opera that is the Philadelphia region. Like any good daytime drama, we have a recurring...
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These days, it’s rare for newfangled retail gimmicks to stand out. But like Daryl Hannah’s mermaid character in Splash’s...
Harry’s Savoy Grill
After almost 20 years — and, the restaurant estimates, two million guests — Harry’s Savoy Grill has a new...
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