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Table of Contents: Philadelphia Magazine
September 2008
COVER STORY
In years past, we’ve focused our rankings on high schools, mainly because only the secondary level provided enough academic performance data to...
By Brian Sweeney
Features
Led by Episcopal Academy and its new 120-acre campus, Philly’s elite private schools are in the midst of a billion-dollar building binge. Is it the rich getting richer, or the shape of education to come?
Top-notch academics? That’s pretty much a given at Philly’s private high schools. It’s special programs — inside and outside the classroom — that make a certain place stand out as the perfect choice for your child. From advanced science and technology offerings to international exchange and in-depth community service, here’s an honor roll of schools that excel in eight major areas
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Five days, seven homicides, one citywide crisis, a Bear attack, a sassy transsexual, and the Dalai Lama. It’s just another week in the life of our new police commissioner as he sets out to do the impossible — stop the violence in Philadelphia’s streets.
As the wild, unpredictable Fringe Festival — this month staging its 12th season — has grown into an internationally acclaimed event, co-founder Nick Stuccio has become Philly’s arbiter of the avant-garde. And that, say the struggling artists he once helped champion, is exactly the problem
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Every year, there comes a time — midway between the last sweltering days of summer and the winter that yawns ahead — when the...
For 30 years, as Vince Fumo ruled Philadelphia politics, we knew how he operated: You were either on his side or he’d try to destroy you. The behind-the-scenes run-up to his federal trial this month reveals something new: His family works in exactly the same way
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Departments
The UArts grad stars in Tyler Perry’s new movie, The Family That Preys
When Rick Olivieri was kicked out of Reading Terminal Market after a quarter-century selling cheesesteaks, it looked like old-school Philly politics. But a different sort of culture clash is threatening the country’s best big-city public market
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Three years ago, Newtown Square’s Jackie O’Connor met Nicole Austin-Hall, a mother of six from Germantown. It would end up changing both their lives
Dining, Food & Wine
New in Queen Village, Bistrot La Minette provides a more subdued setting than that other new French bistro in Rittenhouse (ahem, Parc). And while it's...
Chile has long been perceived as a source of great red wines, but as this up-and-coming wine country hits its stride, there has been a marked...
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No up-and-coming neighborhood arrives without a cocktail calling card, and the bartenders at 13th Street’s Apothecary Bar + Lounge are...
An end-of-summer cookout calls for burgers. Every year, it seems, I try out a new turkey burger for my brother-in-law, who doesn’t eat red meat....
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This fall brings a glut of new steakhouses to Center City — Butcher & Singer, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle, Union Trust — and as...
Belgian farmhouse ales are brewed extra-strong and hoppy to prevent spoilage. Sly Fox’s Saison Vos is brewed extra-strong and hoppy because it...
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With: The complex Thai flavors at Manayunk BYOB Chabaa Thai Bistro.Drink: Crisp, young white wines are the perfect foil for Thai herbs like cilantro,...
Apothecary puts its signature on a new nightlife scene
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Kanella dishes up a new taste of the Mediterranean
Of James restaurant, recently named a Food & Wine Best New Chef
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The Plaza and The Market at Comcast Center Just outside the Comcast Center’s main entrance sits Table 31’s The Plaza. At the...
It was three years in the making. Now can Villanova’s Maia eclipse its own hype?
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That’s macarons, not macaroons. And the “o” makes all the difference. Though technically the spellings are interchangeable, the...
Shopping & Style
While we’ll always love a good mall run (where else can you find three last-minute strappy sandal options in under 20 minutes?), sometimes we...
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So everyone updates their wardrobe come fall. But their home? Not so much. Maybe it’s because throwing a cardi over that summer dress is a heck...
Some great news on the Lululemon store-search front: After teasing us with a second-floor showroom for about a year, they have finally landed on 1527...
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I've covered a bunch of new store openings here in the last few weeks, and last weekend, as promised, I checked them out to report back.I attempted to...
Pulse
MuseumSimeone Foundation Museum6825-31 Norwitch Drive, 215-365-7233, simeonemuseum.org The Simeone Foundation Museum, open since June, has concrete...
Between meetings, Drexel president Taki Papadakis schools Sam Katz (over salads) on creating an A-list university
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“It’s cool to be Jewish,” Wayne Kimmel told the Jewish rye of media, The Exponent, in February. If that’s the case, Aspen this...
Hoagies as health food
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Racism is alive and well inside Philly taxis
Drama on the greens
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A gun-control crusader takes a road trip
Long after business hours, two women are dancing on a ledge 20 feet up inside the Comcast Center. People outside stop and watch through the windows....
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Other
Best-selling author David Sedaris will make his Academy of Music appearance on October 14th in support of his new essay collection, When You Are Engulfed In Flames
Voltaire's CandideMusic by Leonard BernsteinDirected by Terrence J. NolenStrengths ... It almost goes without saying: Leonard Bernstein's musical...
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While he was executive chef at Snack Bar, Jonathan MacDonald delved into the realm of molecular gastronomy in his creative dishes. But the menu he's...
No plans for Sunday? Take advantage of what’s promising to be a pleasantly fall-ish day and tour downtown West Chester at this year’s...
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Read the last Street Style here
To avoid scalpers and Craigslist scams, consult this handy guide to the shows soon to go on sale ...
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I thought I must have read the press release wrong yesterday: "AC/DC to bring 'Black Ice' to Wachovia Center on November 17th ... Tickets at...
Seems like forever ago that we first started hearing about The Soloist, the Robert Downey Jr./Jamie Foxx movie based on former Inquirer columnist...
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I detest the summer and I love beer, so when fall’s Oktoberfest celebrations come into view, I get pretty excited. The Oktoberfest season starts...
Fashion editor Emily Gagne tells us her top 5 lighting shops in Philadelphia.
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A foodie’s work is never done. Those who follow culinary news might read half a dozen food magazines, all the major papers’ weekly food...
Read the last Street Style here
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From seemingly out of nowhere, Lynda Carter, known best for her '70s role as Wonder Woman, turned up this week in Atlantic City to begin a three-week concert run at Harrah's.
Wine expert Marnie Old tells us why Pinot Noir Coppola “Director’s Cut” 2006, California, is a a fun bottle to BYO before a movie.
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Lifestyle editor Ashley Primis's style report for the week of September 11, 2008.
What do these three artists have in common? Being a Fat White Man
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I recently blogged about the sun gold tomato, whose sweet tomato flavor is unparalleled. The sweetness is so sweet, in fact, that it got me thinking...
Lifestyle editor Ashley Primis's style report for the week of September 10, 2008.
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Barely recovered from The European Lesson — a jolly fun play that disintegrated (and left me quite discombobulated) into a Sigur Ros video...
Okay, so the days of Trapper Keepers, colored pencils and plastic lunchboxes are over.
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Guess what question I’m most often asked at cocktail parties? “What is the best restaurant in Philadelphia?” (I refer seekers to the...
hitting the pavement these days to find fabulously stylish Philadelphians
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When I realized that Buddakan turned 10 this month, the first thing I felt was old. How can a whole decade have passed since the Angry Lobster IV came...
To avoid scalpers and Craigslist scams, consult this handy guide to the shows soon to go on sale ...
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Philly-based Intellifit has paired with California-based IndiDenim to create a totally customizable denim experience
The Grateful Dead dead reuniting for an Obama benefit?
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You’ve heard me sing the praises of Pinkberry—the California-based frozenyogurt chain that changed the way we think about the cold stuff...
Gotta-have-it finds that will stylishly get you through these next few weeks—because flip-flops and wool pants just doesn’t cut it.
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"What torments people have to go through when they leave the safety of their homes to become embroiled in mad adventures." — Jose...
Forget the notebooks and the graphing calculator. The most important thing your kids need this school year is sleep. Are they getting enough?
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Mentally complicated musical genius (aren't they all?) Brian Wilson — the brains behind the Beach Boys when they mattered — comes to...
