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Table of Contents: Philadelphia Magazine
June 2008
COVER STORY
Our totally insider, town-by-town guide to what’s new, what’s hot (and we don’t mean the sand) and what’s legendary on the Jersey coast — along with the stuff you absolutely must eat, do, buy and indulge in to make the most of your summer
By Michael Callahan
Features
Our totally insider, town-by-town guide to what’s new, what’s hot (and we don’t mean the sand) and what’s legendary on the...
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The Phillies may finally be serious contenders, but the franchise is still the losingest in sports history. For that we can blame a group of people we never see and never hear: the team’s (very) silent owners
When it opens this summer, The Chelsea will be Atlantic City’s first hip, stylish non-casino hotel. But can developer Curtis Bashaw really turn A.C. into…
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After years as the closest of friends, two of Philadelphia’s most brilliant and powerful men, Dick Sprague and Vince Fumo, have turned bitter enemies. A tale of influence, money, accusations of betrayal — and the impact their shattered relationship is having on the rest of us
1960sOrmandy’s OrchestraSpectacle: Mimeographed MusicThe Lost AccordRhapsody in White1970s Have Cello Will TravelBooks: Oboe JungleMusic: Is...
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Departments
Comedy Central’s prankster returns to his comic roots at the Jersey Shore
How did a popular, handsome college freshman end up buried in a Bucks County landfill? A tale of a baffling death, Joyce Carol Oates, and the secret society that may have cracked the case
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Joe Frazier’s tired, he’s bitter, and he’s just closed his famed North Broad gym. Maybe it’s because the city never gave him a parade
Forget the hipsters. The biggest force in Philly’s future will be the newly arrived empty-nesters — at least, if they’re anything like super-involved Joe Manko
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Dining, Food & Wine
On summer days, the kitchen at Rouge regularly serves up more than 100 of its famous burgers. The secret behind the sensation? “Ten years of...
WITH: The often spicy Indian offerings at Girard Avenue BYOB Tiffin.DRINK: Indian cuisine presents a pairing challenge, but Pieropan Soave Classico...
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Our city has a new craft brewer: Philadelphia Brewing Co., which makes a delightful range of quality ales in its Kensington brewery, after which this...
Doylestown’s Slate Bleu embraces absinthe
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Typically the cured or smoked belly of a pig, America’s favorite breakfast meat also lends itself to grown-up, dinnertime dishes.
TIME Jason and Delphine Evenchik, who also own 13th Street’s Vintage Wine Bar, could have called their new restaurant Decision Time; the former...
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What will New York chef Eric Ripert feed Philadelphians at his new 10 Arts?
Mitch Prensky of South Street’s Supper restaurant was once asked to cater a seven-course dinner consisting entirely of vegetables. It’s an...
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Two generations of West Chester diners come to the table
Will Northern Liberties flock to Swallow?
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Shopping & Style
It’s hard to do much of anything these days without encountering a self-congratulatory attempt to go green. Whole Foods bans plastic bags! Ikea...
As Philly weather makes its yearly transition from warm and breezy to hot and swampy, we remember why San Francisco is such a dream of a vacation....
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Even if “sub-prime” and “mortgage crisis” aren’t in your lexicon, we’re all feeling the squeeze. We say, if you...
Urban Outfitters, Inc.’s transformation of 118-year-old J. Franklin Styer Nurseries into a brand-new home and garden concept store, Terrain at...
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Doylestown’s Sweet Blossoms Lingerie Boutique has new digs, which means more space for cute PJs from Pine Cone Hill (left).In the world of the...
Summer in Philly means three solid months of hair-wrecking humidity that requires more than a deep-conditioning treatment to keep locks in line....
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No wonder Monique Mason, owner of Old City newbie Moko, describes her gleaming, weeks-old shop as “holistic” — many of her services,...
Pulse
This month, VERSUS — the cable-TV home of the NHL, the Tour de France, and dozens more random sports-related series (Jeff Foxworthy hosts a...
The Mogul: Eddie Gottlieb, Philadelphia Sports Legend and Pro Basketball PioneerBy Rich Westcott(Temple University Press; $35)Even the most casual...
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Severance Package By Duane Swierczynski(St. Martin’s Minotaur; $13.95)I blame City Paper. Certainly nothing in his years here at Philly Mag...
Hear PhillyHearphilly.com Not long ago, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation paired with KYW to launch Hear Philly, an Internet...
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Doggie Diner215-735-2423; getdoggiediner.comA delivery service specializing in comfort food for Fifi may sound a smidge overindulgent, but unlike,...
Local docs set us straight on some common medical myths
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Stephen Starr is set to open his Rittenhouse bistro, Parc, this month, and you can bet it will — in classic Starr style — offer a...
Real estate is no fun these days, dumplings — unless you’re Alex Plotkin, the man making Edgar fat with all those filets at Chops....
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Somewhere over the railroad, Ardmore tried to reinvent itself with a bold new vision — until the national credit crunch intervened
A former banker shakes up the salad world
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In honor of our centennial, we look back at some of the stories that shaped Philly Mag By 1965, Gaeton Fonzi had read the Warren Commission evidence...
When, on June 13th, the school bell rings for the last time this year, the young ladies of the near-century-old John W. Hallahan High (originally...
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Other
No matter how many daiquiris you slurp or Dollar Dogs you down, CrossFit is keeping Philly oceanside-ready
If you’ve been feeling less than a little motivated lately, take a look at these guys. Even type 1 diabetes can’t stop these cyclists from competing in Philly’s crown jewel contest. And they’re hoping to do more than just win
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I often speak to groups about what it is we do and don't do here at Philadelphia
magazine. We seek to reveal the region to itself. We don't...
