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Table of Contents: Philadelphia Magazine
July 2010
COVER STORY
And in Chestnut Hill. And Blue Bell. And many more of Philadelphia’s most buttoned-down places. How a generation of otherwise straitlaced moms and dads are rediscovering their inner stoners … and making pot legit
By Amy Korman
Features
In the new pot culture, a dime bag isn’t just a dime bag. Here, a seasoned smoker tells how he separates the weed from the chaff
We put that question to two groups: local politicians, and our Facebook fans. (They don’t seem to agree on much)
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Sorry to kill your buzz.
Heavyweight 610 WIP and upstart 97.5 The Fanatic are waging a furious battle for the city’s obsessed sports-radio listeners, but the real action is going on off the air. Here, the behind-the-scenes story of how Angelo threatened to walk, what staffers honestly think about Eskin, and, for the first time, what really happened the day Mikey Miss took a swing at his producer
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Rocky is a Rhodesian Ridgeback, bred in Africa to hunt lions. Rocky has bitten three people and could bite more. Would you be comfortable living next door to him?
Departments
People are talking about Ed Rendell and the former beauty pageant winner who works for him. In exclusive interviews, the duo address their relationship.
Nearly 50 years ago, Jerry Wolman owned the Philadelphia Eagles, founded the Flyers and developed the Spectrum. Now, a new book tells his account of what happened between him and his then-right-hand man, Ed Snider, and what led him to lose it all. An exclusive excerpt, as told to Joseph and Richard Bockol
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For Stephen Starr and other Philly entrepreneurs, the biggest hurdle in launching a new project isn’t necessarily city bureaucracy. It’s powerful (and unelected) neighborhood groups out to get as much as they can
I’ve been accused of harping on the past, and complaining that things were better a long time ago, when all men wore hats and women sported...
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Dining, Food & Wine
Cocktail-Cart comeback
The oft-maligned mixer — or is it an aperitif? — finally gets some respect
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Usual breakfast: Granola and bananas. How you take your coffee: One Equal and skim milk. Number of times per week you eat in your restaurants: Maybe...
Cooperage Washington SquareEven with some early kinks in the kitchen, this coolly designed (don’t miss the pull-chain johns) “wine...
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Franco’s Osteria City LineJust across the Falls Bridge from their previous venture, Franco’s Trattoria, restaurateur Franco Faggi...
Twenty Manning Grill RittenhouseAudrey Taichman has revamped her 10-year-old restaurant, brightening the somewhat dated minimalist decor with...
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Le Viet Bella VistaThere’s no shortage of Vietnamese restaurants near the Italian Market, but few offer backdrops this elegant. Dramatic...
Our writer sacrifices his arteries at the altar of Philly’s burgeoning burger scene
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Ice-cream soda isn’t just for kids anymore. Thanks to a recent root beer revival at Philly’s craft breweries, the soda-fountain staple has...
Shopping & Style
What we're buying this month, from KOP to Margate ... Click here for a slideshow of our picks.
Since everyone from Stone Harbor to Seaside already has a navy-and-white-striped shirt ... Click here to see our nautical chic picks.
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TRX is changing the way Philly slims down and tightens up
Advice from Stuart Lessin, director of dermatology at Fox Chase Cancer Center
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A vintage-chic reason to spend a blissfully casual weekend in Cape May this summer
Mother of two, author of one
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Govberg Jewelers opens anew on Walnut Street
Pulse
Frenching in Fairmount
Stuff you can’t miss this month
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Local commuters weigh in on Philly’s new pedicabs
How will you be spending the apocalypse?
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Big hair’s local roots
How Specter got commercialized
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The latest in summer-camp spyware
The politics of the Palm
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Court documents reveal some secret emails between Alycia Lane and the Inky's Michael Klein ... about the DN's Dan Gross
Other
The attorney and Southwest Philly native speaks — loudly
