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City Life

New Philadelphia Parents Face Our City’s Failing School System

If you’re a parent, and you take your kid to play in one of those toddler soccer leagues at Sister Cities Park just off the […]

City Life

Defending Joe Paterno’s Legacy With Franco Harris

Franco Harris is running late. I’m sitting in an Italian chain restaurant in Pittsburgh down the street from his office, waiting for arguably the greatest […]

City Life

Did This Delran Woman Fake Cancer?

On the day Lisa DiGiovanni found out her sister was going to start hospice care, she couldn’t stop thinking: I am such a jerk. It’d […]

City Life

Blanka Zizka: Philadelphia’s Drama Queen

As the train rumbled toward the border crossing, the young woman was terrified. It was a June day in the midst of the Cold War. […]

City Life

Philadelphia Restaurant Review: The Suburban Sins of the Saint James

The appetizer plates were 45 minutes gone from our table when the manager of the Saint James restaurant leaned over our banquette. His gray suit […]

City Life

Off the Cuff: March 2013

One recent Saturday while reading the Wall Street Journal over coffee, I came upon a couple of editorials that got me boiling. One was about […]

City Life

Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Keeping It Kosher at Citron and Rose

Before he met Michael Solomonov, the James Beard award-winning chef of Zahav, David Magerman wanted to open a kosher Subway franchise. The hedge-fund software developer and […]

City Life

Bernard Hopkins Wants to Knock Out Donovan McNabb

My name is … Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins. My other nicknames are “B-Hop” and “Nard.” I am a … champ. I grew up in … […]

Philadelphia Wedding

PHOTOS: Gown, Venue, Bridesmaid Dress, Flower and Cake Ideas For a Philadelphia Ballroom 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 […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Tony & Jennie at Trust

Sigh. It’ll be summer soon, right? This week, from a past issue of Philadelphia Wedding, we bring you one of our faves: Tony and Jennie […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Scott & Adie at Appleford

Ok, it’s official: We can’t wait for spring. This week, from a past issue that we found ourselves staring at, we bring you the beautiful […]

Philadelphia Wedding

ASK THE EXPERT: How Can a Friend Or Family Member Legally Marry Us in Pennsylvania?

Q: We want my fiancé’s brother to marry us, but what do we need to know about getting him ordained to make sure it’s all […]

Philadelphia Wedding

We Love Fresh Flower Crowns for Warm Weather Weddings

We can’t get enough of the grown-up takes on flower-girl crowns that graced the runways last spring. And we can’t think of a florist who […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Christi & Brad at the Kimmel Center

One of our faves from a past issue: This week, we bring you the beautiful wedding of Christiana and Brad Voelker at the Kimmel Center […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Alyson & Brian at the Atrium at the Curtis Center

This week, from our spring/summer 2013 issue of Philadelphia Wedding, we bring you the beautiful wedding of Alyson and Brian Grandieri at the Atrium at […]