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Table of Contents: Philadelphia Magazine
December 2006
Features
When five Amish schoolgirls were murdered in October, the picture that emerged of their isolated community showed us everything except how they...
Wolfgang's pots, cellared single malts, Marc Jacob bags and bright red iPods are among the finds at WHIM, the Borgata's all-new luxury gift...
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The key songwriter and vocalist for the legendary punk band X stops in to blow the doors off with her music and blow some minds with her genuinely...
Stuff that stocking big and fat with naturally delicious products from The Pier's brand-spanking-new Lush shop. Our favorite: The Avobath (say it...
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You don't have to be a Brontë fan to shriek — with laughter — at the Walnut Street Theatre's staging of The Mystery of Irma...
Departments
Simon Illa wasn't voted most likely to do anything at all back in high school in Paris, Illinois. He's barely three feet tall. He's stuck to a...
Dining, Food & Wine
St. Francis “Behler Reserve” Merlot 2002, Sonoma County
St. Francis is renowned for its inky, muscular red wines, and this beautySt....
Pouilly-fumé is the "little black dress" of white wines. By itself, it may seem simplistic,Pouilly-fumé is the "little black dress" of...
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Every holiday season, Broad Street's domed Ritz-Carlton displays a gingerbread house that rivals some Center City apartments in size.
Pastry...
The Inn at St. Peter's Village brings upscale dining to deep Chester County.We have come to St. Peter's Village to escape the city, driving...
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Northern Liberties is looking more like Old City every day, as new condos gobble upNorthern Liberties is looking more like Old City every day, as new...
Shopping & Style
Duross & Langel, Philly's original soap stop, has something for everyone
Back when you were little, chances are the "fancy" soap in your...
My restaurant pet peeve: Butter that's too cold and not at all spreadable. ToMy restaurant pet peeve: Butter that's too cold and not at all...
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The Birds need you, people! Flap your wings and show ‘em some love in one ofThe Birds need you, people! Flap your wings and show ‘em some...
Serve up this (good-enough-to-eat) beauty booty for the holidays
I've always been a fan of Philosophy products — it's hard to resist...
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Take a load off! The next time you're heading anywhere but the office, give your aching back a breakTake a load off! The next time you're...
Even diehard black-coat- only wearers will fall for Paula Hian's green- themed fur- trimmed chevron coat,Even diehard black-coat-only wearers...
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Check out the new Molton Brown store at The Plaza at King of Prussia for candles, bath goodies and all kindsCheck out the new Molton Brown store at...
I'm too much of a 'fraidy cat to snowboard these days — but that doesn't mean I won't be rockingI'm too much of a...
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Pulse
The latest volume in the "Images of America" historical/pictorial series is a highball toast to The University of Pennsylvania Band, founded in 1897...
With less than a foot between his residence and the western end of the soon-to-be, 57-story Comcast Tower, the Reverend Clayton Ames, the persnickety...
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Janice Woodcock, newly appointed executive director of Philadelphia's City Planning Commission, who will try to follow in the footsteps of William...
Local Republicans doing some soul-searching after last month’s election can take solace: There are at least two reasons to be...
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Last spring, Bensalem police detective Joseph Sciscio got a tip on a drug dealer in the usual way: through a confidential informant. But rather than...
Do tourists visiting Harrah’s casinos in Atlantic City know they’ve landed in the middle of a war?
The donnybrook goes back to...
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The first time Olney’s Anthony Stevenson took a needle from a turntable and scratched it against a record, he was a 13-year-old radio buff. The...
Ah, the holidays. We’re stringing up the lights, popping open the prosecco—and feeling a bit insecure, because at this joyful time arrives...
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TOURS
Constitutional Cell Phone Tour
(The Constitutional Foundation; $9.99)
By Brittany Sommar
There are many ways to see historic Philadelphia: in a...
Other
In black-and-white, color or sepia, there’s something old and something new in capturing your Big Day on film.Among choosing a venue, your...
A surprisingly introspective Sylvester Stallone digs deep into the character that defined him.Let's begin with a story you already know. There's no...
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What kind of man sings "Respect" at City Council hearings, bombards the Mayor's BlackBerry with e-mails, and tries to sell the city's...
When the legendary Cartwheel disco burned down, it marked the end of a glittery chapter for New Hope — which has been hit with three recent...
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Is there any reason why witnesses to violent crime in this city should risk speaking up?There were a dozen or more witnesses on Sigel Street back in...
With all the present-wrapping and family drama in your holiday future, a rotisserie chicken from the local supermarket's prepared foods section...
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Last month, we broke from our standard fare and put a gun on our cover, in an effort to jar all of us awake in the face of a murder epidemic that...
Do a good deed this season, meet Preston and Steve, and earn a shot at a great prize
The fundraiser has already started, but there are still two more...
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Spit Baths
By Greg Downs
(University of Georgia Press; $24.95)
History lurks in this debut short-story collection by West Philly's Downs, winner...
No need to head to Broadway — we got your Chicago right here
For those who choose to be naughty and not nice this holiday season, here's a...
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The Constitutional Foundation; $9.99
There are many ways to see historic Philadelphia: in a horse-drawn buggy, on an impossibly annoying amphibious...
The Frog Bride is entertaining fairly-tale theater
Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there lived a King with three sons. The King sat down with...
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Developer Tim McDonald is building environmentally friendly houses in Northern Liberties that are changing the very notion of what a rowhome can be....
Vintage Views Philadelphia
(Aesthetic Press; $12.99)
Both the ordinary and the extraordinary history of our city are captured in this calendar edited...
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Last month, we broke from our standard fare and put a gun on our cover, in an effort to jar all of us awake in the face of a murder epidemic that...
