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Meghan & Peter at Cliveden of the National Trust

Love this one from a past issue! This week, we bring you the beautiful wedding of Meghan and Peter Whitenack at Cliveden of the National […]

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Why We Love Philly: The Philly 76

1. The PSFS Sign The Philadelphia Savings Fund Society may be long gone, but its signature 27-foot-tall sign, perched high above what is now the […]

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Why We Love Philly: South Street

No one knows the identities of those I’ve come to call the Brick Thieves of South Street—at least, I don’t think anyone does, or else […]

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Why We Love Philly: Tailgating Eagles Games at Lincoln Financial Field

I’m standing in a parking lot across from Lincoln Financial Field, juggling a can of Miller Lite and my notebook, as 50 Cent teaches me […]

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Why We Love Philly: Being a Philadelphian

In December 2007, nine days before Christmas, I stepped off a plane still glistening with Midwestern frost onto Philadelphia soil for the second time in […]

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Wait, I Have to Buy a Gift for the School Janitor?!

At first, I couldn’t figure out why our neighbor’s daughter was carrying so many bags. She was walking to school with my kindergartner, Blair, and […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]