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Table of Contents: Philadelphia Magazine
May 2008
Features
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Merion and Pine Valley grab all the headlines, but the truth is, there’s a lot of great golf — and folks who teach it — all around Philly. As TY WENGER roams fairways far and wide in search of the top 10 area courses, LUKE SIRINIDES tees up the 25 best local instructors. Fore!
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When the bills and insurance forms for my five-year-old’s surgery started rolling in, I was the one who needed a doctor. So I set out on a quest to understand them — and learned just how screwed up our health-care system really is
Merion and Pine Valley grab all the headlines, but the truth is, there’s a lot of great golf — and folks who teach it — all around Philly. As TY WENGER roams fairways far and wide in search of the top 10 area courses, LUKE SIRINIDES tees up the 25 best local instructors. Fore!
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Where to get the best medical care in Philadelphia
He’s 67 but still rockin’, with a new WXPN audience for his doo-wop oldies. Our writer spent an exhausting week together drinking wine, learning about Indians, meeting Connie Francis, watching him hang upside-down on an inversion board — and finally figured out what keeps the Geator with the Heator snappin’ away
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They are the first family of Philly politics, having given us a dominant party boss (Bill Jr.), an enigmatic mayor (Bill III), and now a feisty new Council member (Bill IV). But in the Green family, the real drama has always been between fathers and sons
Departments
As the CEO of Campus Apartments, David Adelman helped transform West Philly. Now he’s helping college kids all across the country live the luxe life. Tanning bed, anyone?
Judee von Seldeneck, Michael Nutter’s point woman to fill top-level city posts, has built a worldwide executive recruiting company with her Southern sass and fierce intellect. That’s made her one of the most powerful women in Philadelphia
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The legendary Inquirer alum returns with a new book, The Soloist
Technology is making it harder than ever to delete the past
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Dining, Food & Wine
Spiky artichokes can be intimidating — to cook and to eat. But this get-the-grill-going recipe from chefs Evan Turney and Mackenzie Hilton, of...
Merryvale Starmont Sauvignon BlancWith: The ample Chinese offerings at Ardmore BYOB Auspicious.Drink: These succulent preparations need a white that...
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When the days get longer and the skirts get shorter, it’s time for seasonal wheat beers like Stoudt’s Weizen, a spicy Bavarian-style...
Ask owner Jonathan Makar, and he’ll tell you Snackbar doesn’t want to be a bar. To make his point, the Rittenhouse Square jewel box...
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Who says tavern tidbits have to be limited to (frozen) chicken wings and (stale) nachos with cheese sauce? Here are three of our favorite bar bites. ...
Brasserie Perrier When Georges Perrier and chef Chris Scarduzio recently scaled back this posh (and expensive) Philly standby, ostensibly to reflect...
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When moviegoers saw Scarlett Johansson sing karaoke to Bill Murray in the 2003 flick Lost in Translation, everyone wanted to visit Japan, the new...
We may have to give Baltimore credit for the lemon stick, the old-fashioned fruit-and-candy combo that still sneaks its way into mid-Atlantic state...
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Shopping & Style
May means 15 percent savings on in-house stock and 10 percent on furniture orders at Bryn Mawr’s Piccolini, where stylin’ parents can find...
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Antique divan or custom daybed? Wallpaper by Allegra Hicks or David? This month, interior designer Michael Shannon answers our prayers —...
What you imagine a place will be like rarely turns out to be the reality. But that’s not the case with Kennebunkport, the crown jewel of Maine...
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Parisian shelter boutiques are selling out of them. Londoners are doing up flats with them. Copenhagen design houses are practically producing them by...
When Theresa Benincasa gives you a tour of her new Parisian-playroom-evoking children’s boutique, Peanut Butter & Jane, she laughs at the...
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Is that pregnant-woman glow or just a good aesthetician? These days, it’s anybody’s guess
Pulse
At the Franklin Institute
When journalist Benjamin Wallace first heard about the sale of a 1787 bordeaux belonging to Thomas Jefferson, he didn’t realize the intrigue...
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By Mike Berenstain (Abrams; $35)
John Bolaris’s meteo-return to Philly earlier this year was hyped as the Second Coming: We saw silly promotions on Fox 29 and boldface cameos in...
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The Roots, Rising Down
Def Jam; $13.98
Def Jam; $13.98
Spring has sprung, dumplings, but if you were at the Flower Show opening a while back, you’d know it came early for Philadelphia’s bon...
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Spring training often nets good stories, but how players get there usually isn’t one of them. While Pat Burrell showed up in a tricked-out...
Philadelphia's new mayor rode into office as a reformer ready to whip city finances into shape. But his first budget looks like he’s giving away the store
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In honor of our centennial, we look back at some of the stories that shaped Philly Mag
Sometimes, it’s easier to close than clean
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When it comes to TV’s most popular show, how come Philly hits all the wrong notes?
It’s not like ours is the only horse-and-carriage show out there. We get that. And you won’t find cascades of mint juleps, nor quite the...
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Other
Slim down for summer at Philly's hottest rowing studio
For Philly runners, there are plenty of options when it comes to sneaks that'll safeguard those knees
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Get fit, have fun and de-stress with Philly’s area kayaking trips
