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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: the Deliciously Eclectic Cheu Noodle Bar

Some restaurants are just what they seem, no more and no less. They send out fajitas and margarita pitchers with mariachi bands, or 24-ounce porterhouses […]

City Life

Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Fickle Fare at Fitler Dining Room

Some food corners are cursed. A property will pass from owner to owner, concept to concept, and nobody can make it work. Part of succeeding […]

City Life

Men’s Fashion is Back in Philadelphia

It was one of those long-awaited evenings in April when it finally felt like spring had come, the type of night when the whole city […]

City Life

The Inimitable Michael Solomonov

On any given night, a customer who walks through the verdant, manicured grounds of I.M. Pei’s Society Hill Towers and into the restaurant called Zahav […]

City Life

Can Adderall Save the Boomers?

It’s been 25 years since I last ingested an illegal substance. In all that time, I haven’t gotten so much as a parking ticket. I […]

City Life

Brewster: The Quintessential Cape Cod Weekend Getaway

How to Get to Brewster from Phiadelphia: You can drive (seven hours) to Brewster, or Amtrak (six hours) or fly (an hour and change) to […]

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War in the Supreme Court: Ron Castille and Seamus McCaffery Just Can’t Get Along

Late last year, Ron Castille, chief justice of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court, decided he couldn’t take it any longer. Seamus McCaffery—one of seven justices on the […]

City Life

Millville, N.J., Loves Mike Trout

Though it’s a Tuesday night and the baseball season is just six weeks old, seats are hard to find at Sidelines, a sports bar deep […]

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The Best Ice Cream in Philadelphia

The ice cream of your youth was of indiscriminate variety—a carton pulled from a supermarket freezer belching frosty smoke, a cone you reached up on […]

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Off the Cuff: July 2013

I was on the elevator in our office building at 19th and Market a few weeks ago with three well-dressed men I didn’t know. One […]

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DJ Jazzy Jeff Says Parents Still Just Don’t Understand

My name is … Jeff Townes, a.k.a. DJ Jazzy Jeff. Friends just call me Jeff. I grew up in … West Philly, at 57th and […]

City Life

Could Chris Christie Become President?

“It’s just crazy and I’m tired of dealing with the crazies.” That was classic Chris Christie, two years ago this month in response to criticism […]

Philadelphia Wedding

PHOTOS: Gown, Venue, Bridesmaid Dress, Flower and Cake Ideas For a Beach Wedding in Philadelphia

Not that we think you should put your wedding in a box, of course. But chances are you at least have afeelingwhen it comes to […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Sneak Peek: Philadelphia Wedding’s Fall/Winter 2013 Issue!

The fall/winter 2013 of Philadelphia Wedding has arrived, ladies and gentlemen, and on Monday, June 24th, it’ll be on a newsstand near you! It always […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Jon & Stephanie at the Merion Cricket Club

Before our next issue of Philadelphia Wedding comes out in a few weeks, we’re taking a look back at the ones we loved from spring/summer! […]