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Do Not Touch Pete Ciarrocchi’s Hair

My name is … Pete Ciarrocchi. Everyone thinks I’m related to Pat. It’s Abruzzi and means “clear eyes” in Italian. I am … a workaholic. […]

City Life

Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Will

Some roads to opening a restaurant are riddled with potholes. Others are stony tracks for barefoot pilgrims—for chefs who grind their way through a sort […]

City Life

Off the Cuff: December 2012

“When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one’s self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls […]

City Life

Is Rob McCord the Tom Corbett Slayer?

Four hours into my morning with Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord—after he’s analyzed the state of race relations in Boston, filled me in on his fitness […]

City Life

Philly’s Ultimate One-Stop Holiday Shopping Guide

Barnes Foundation Gift Shop 2025 Ben Franklin Parkway | Center City Nestled in the airy basement of the Barnes is a gift shop as small […]

City Life

A Double Life: Bisexual Bias in the Gay Community

Denise Ingram is used to explaining herself, and it shows. She speaks with the measured evenness and experienced passion, the professional restraint and distant hurt […]

City Life

Philadelphia’s Favorite Drag Queens

The Goddess Isis “I’m an ordained minister,” says Isis (real name David Lopez). “And I was part of a gospel group in college.” The Christian […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Sneak Peek: Philadelphia Wedding’s Spring/Summer 2013 Issue!

It’s here! It’s here! The Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Philadelphia Wedding is here! It’s here, and on December 10th, it’ll be on a newsstand near […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Erin & Sean at The Union League

This week, from the fall/winter issue of Philadelphia Wedding, we bring you the beautiful wedding of Erin and Sean Berry at The Union League of […]

Philadelphia Wedding

PHOTOS: 7 Gorgeous, Entrance-Making Bridal Gowns

HIGH DRAMA: With luxe fabrics, eye-catching details and striking silhouettes, this season’s gowns are guaranteed to help you make one stunning, blow-him-out-of-the-water entrance. Photography by […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Emily & George at Front + Palmer

This week, from our Fall/Winter 2012 issue of Philadelphia Wedding, we bring you the beautiful wedding of Emily and George Agnew at Front + Palmer […]

Philadelphia Wedding

PHOTOS: Gorgeous Bridal Accessories You Can Wear Long After Your Wedding Day

FINAL FLOURISH: Your dress might play the starring role in your wedding-day look. But choose your accessories carefully and you’ll not only have a dazzling […]

Philadelphia Wedding

PHOTOS: Adding Colorful OmbrÉ Touches To Your Wedding

Richard Ginori for Missoni Home Margherita ombré soup bowl, $88 at Bloomingdale’s, King of Prussia.

City Life

How to Outlive Your Husband: Marriage & Exercise

It’s four a.m. on a chilly autumn morning, and my husband Doug is climbing out of bed. He’ll brush his teeth and make his way […]

City Life

8 Trends That Prove Philly Is Changing for the Better

For too long, Philadelphia was a city besotted with its past, disinterested in its future, and stagnating in the present. Innovation was for other cities. […]