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Howie Roseman’s Geek-Fueled Football Fantasy

Last October, Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel sat at his locker after practice, shirtless, all sinewy muscles and unfurled dreadlocks, looking every bit the warrior who […]

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4 Best Places to Do Outdoor Activities in Philly

Outdoor Activity in Philly: Mountain Biking Wissahickon Creek Trail, Philadelphia: Valley Green Inn, West Valley Green Road Yes, it’s an “in-town” path, but you’ll never […]

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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Rex 1516

It’s taken the nearly five years since Gourmet magazine cemented Southern food’s trendy status by devoting an entire issue to it, but Philadelphia may now […]

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Welcome to the City of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Norris Square is both lovely and out of place—a park interrupting trash-strewn streets and dirty concrete with a sudden surprising burst of green. Elegant decaying […]

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The Great American Hotel

There are hotels that are merely places to lay your head before you trip off to your actual destination. And then there are hotels that […]

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Decoding Philly’s Street Scents

For almost two years now, I’ve lived on a charming street in Fairmount where verdant window boxes and rows of trees create a pleasant sort […]

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One of Us: Stu Bykofsky

My name is … Stu Bykofsky. My earliest byline was Stuart D. Bykofsky, but then during one of our episodic makeovers, they told me it wouldn’t […]

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Why New Yorkers Are Moving to Philly and What It Means for Our City

“8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live,” ran the headline. A photo showed seething traffic on the Brooklyn-Queens […]

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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Vernick Food & Drink

“Opening a restaurant is kind of like getting a tattoo,” Greg Vernick reckons. “Once you have one, all you can think about is getting the […]

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Off the Cuff: September 2012

For almost all of my life, I’ve been involved with journalism–depending on newspapers and magazines for most of my information, delivered with an evenhanded view […]

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Emily & Drew at The Old Mill

This week, from the fall/winter 2012 issue of Philadelphia Wedding, we bring you the beautiful wedding of Emily and Drew Gottenborg at The Old Mill […]

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3 New Venues To Hold Your Wedding In Philly

Garces’s New Digs Rustic meets modern in one of Center City’s newest wedding spaces, formed when Jose Garces’s J.G. Domestic restaurant is combined with the […]

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PHOTOS: Wedding Cakes Personalized With Monograms, Quotes and Poems

Say It With Cake: Whether you decide to go with simply your names, or a special quote or phrase that means something to you both, […]

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Best of Philly 2012’s Picks For Brides

In case you didn’t know, brides, it’s Best of Philly season here in our offices, as the August issue of our mothership, Philadelphia magazine, is […]

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Some Thoughts On the Registering Process From a Groom Who Survived It

Lenox chargers. Martha Stewart Dutch ovens. KitchenAid stand mixers. There was a time, not that long ago, when I didn’t have a clue as to […]