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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Phoning It In at Sophia’s
In a city where some people track the comings and goings of chefs as obsessively as others do center fielders, nothing stirs more hope than […]
Jesus. What If Howard Eskin Was Your Dad?
This is your typical father-and-son tale. That may not sound like a convincing way to begin a story, but when the father is Howard Eskin—Fox […]
PHOTOS: Gown, Venue, Bridesmaid Dress, Flower and Cake IDeas For a Philadelphia Garden Party Wedding
Not that we think you should put your wedding in a box, of course. But chances are you at least have a feeling when it comes […]
Philly’s Hottest Neighborhoods 2013: How’s Your Neighborhood Doing?
Methodology To identify the region’s hottest neighborhoods and towns, we began with year-end real estate price and transaction data for approximately 400 MLS areas and […]
Sean & Erin at The Union League
Taking a look back at one of our faves from our last fall/winter issue: This week, we bring you the beautiful wedding of Sean and […]
PHOTOS: The 9 Items You Have to Pack For Your Tropical Honeymoon
To add to the glow you’ve already got. Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick, $42 at Bluemercury, multiple locations.
Philly’s Favorite Local Spas
Deme Center City | 2200 Arch Street, Suite 102 Ladies-who-lunch believe that tasteful cosmetic injections, surgery and dentistry are essential—and the snootiest Manhattanites often sneak […]
Real Estate 2013: The Hottest Philadelphia Neighborhoods
We probably don’t have to tell you how much real estate in this city—the ’burbs, too, for that matter—has changed over the past few years. […]
Off the Cuff: April 2013
I’ve been working in this business since Harry Truman was president; just in case anybody needs a history refresher, he left office 60 years ago. […]
Lisa Scottoline Shovels Horse Poop
My name is … Lisa Scottoline. It’s extremely Italian. And rhymes with “scallopini.” I am a … mom. I live in … the suburbs, on […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: The Old-School Excellence of Fork
Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason anybody opens a restaurant nowadays is to work it for a year, or maybe six […]
Bad Neighbors, Nasty Notes and the Death of Idyllic Suburban Life
One of our neighbors put a nasty note on the car of someone who was visiting our house. I could not believe it. So I […]
The Hamptons: A Perfectly Luxurious Weekend Getaway
How to Get to the Hamptons from Philadelphia: It’s at least a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Philly, and there’s no getting around the often congested (but […]
City Commissioners Al Schmidt and Stephanie Singer Just Can’t Get Along
Stephanie Singer is warming to her point. For 45 minutes she has been explaining the arcane workings of elections in Philadelphia to a few dozen […]
George Norcross: The Man Who Destroyed Democracy
In a story this profane, a story about power and legacy, fathers and sons, a story in which F-bombs rain down in a kind of […]