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Sarah & Faiz at the Horticulture Center at Fairmount Park

We were flipping through some past weddings that took place at the Horticulture Center and stumbled upon this one from a past fall issue. One […]

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Off the Cuff: October 2013

Next year is the 100th anniversary of the First World War, and we are beginning to see new Woodrow Wilson biographies and other books about […]

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Lynne Abraham Has the Constitution of an Ox

My name is … Lynne—that’s L-Y-N-N-E—Abraham. Almost everybody forgets to put the “e” on there. When people referred to me as the “Deadliest D.A.” … […]

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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Carmine’s Creole Café Act II Turns It Up to 11

There are many food menus at Carmine’s Creole Café Act II, and none of them list the most important thing John Mims cooks there. This […]

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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Creative, Simple Bistro Fare at Pennsylvania 6

In a city thoroughly accustomed to restaurant turnover, it takes a lot for a renovation to stir up nostalgia. Even the final dismantling of Le […]

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Hot Springs: An Elegant Fall Weekend Escape to Virginia

How to get to Hot Springs: You can drive to Hot Springs in six and a half hours. Alternatively, fly (90 minutes) to Roanoke–the resort […]

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Kathleen Kane’s Gay Marriage Mutiny

At the bottom of a steep block on the west side of Scranton, next to a clapboard home with peeling white paint, there’s a pizza […]

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Can USA250 Make Philly the Star of America’s 250th Birthday?

I was 13 years old in 1976—not exactly a budding patriot, but a good enough student of American history by that point to understand that […]

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Philadelphia Home: A Mid-Century Modern with a View in Lower Merion

Head to The Main Line, home to the estate that inspired The Philadelphia Story, and houses like this one are hard to come by. In […]

Jeffrey Rotwitt at Sun Center
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Can a Philly Movie Studio Really Compete with Hollywood?

He never admitted to anyone that it was a crazy idea, even though at first glance it was obviously crazy. He did keep a self-deprecating […]

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The Food Lover’s Guide to Philly

Philadelphia is just not like other cities. In its neighborhoods, in its politics, in its characters, in its food, this town has never been an […]

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Kermit Gosnell’s Babies

Part I: The Monster Smiles The phone rang near 8:30 one night, and an automated message played: “You have a call from a federal inmate,” […]

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Gbenga & Marisa at Cairnwood

Because we still love this one as much as the first time we saw it, this week, we bring you the beautiful wedding of Marisa […]

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The Controversial David Magerman

Jennifer Love Hewitt is standing in a coffee shop on 43rd and Baltimore, deep in conversation with a plus-sized gentleman. “You know what would be […]

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PHOTOS: Gorgeous Non-Floral Centerpieces for Your Wedding

BEYOND THE BLOOM: Who ever said your centerpieces have to be made of flowers? We love the sometimes rustic, sometimes elegant, always creative ways florists […]