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HughE Dillon: The Rittenhouse’s Pavarotti Suite

Since 1991, the Rittenhouse Hotel has had AAA Five-Diamond Award status and has attracted celebrities looking for the VIP service that GM David Benton and […]

City Life

Can Philadelphia Launch A Second American Revolution?

  It took about four hours to make the pies: peeling and slicing the apples, rolling the dough, carving out little stars from the excess […]

City Life

Your Winter Tool-Kit

      1. Your secret winter­ weapon: This thoroughly­ modern contraption lets you fire a snowball up to 60 feet, so you can save […]

City Life

Philadelphia Home: Photos of Knit Wit Owner Ann Gitter’s Carriage House

According to Ann Gitter, there are two archetypal styles of home decor: the London way—grittier, more urban, just a bit off—and the Milan way, polished […]

Philadelphia Wedding

THE FIRST YEAR: You, Your Groom, And Your Money

Let’s face it: Credit reports and 401 K plans aren’t exactly exciting or romantic, so it’s no wonder that most brides-to-be don’t like to mix […]

Be Well Philly

To Do: New Year’s Zumba Party at Philly Dance Fitness

Leave it to Philly Dance Fitness to come up with the perfect way to start the new year. On January 2nd, make good on your […]

City Life

How to Tap-Dance

      It’s a Tuesday night, and I’m tap-dancing at a bus stop. It’s raining (so Gene Kelly!), and cars that pass by splash […]

City Life

How to Make My Grandmother’s Gravy

    “Oh, you just cut it up real small, no one knows what’s in there anyway,” says my 83-year old grandmother, waving away the […]

City Life

How to Ride a Bike

    It’s not true what they say about riding a bike. You can forget. My dad taught me to ride when I was a […]

City Life

How to Kill a Chicken

    “You’re aiming for right in front of the backbone, at the back of the neck, and then it’s just a small cut forward,” […]

City Life

How to Box

    Being hit by someone wearing boxing gloves is like being on the losing end of the worst pillow­ fight ever. I know this […]

City Life

How to Sing

  There are two old jokes in my family that get lobbed whenever someone catches a relative singing. One goes like this: “Can you sing […]

City Life

How to Stop Crying

    I’m sitting in the office of Brian Gallagher, a psychologist with Einstein Healthcare Network, because I have a problem. I cry too much—at […]

City Life

How to Read Tarot

  Reading tarot is a bit like being an accountant: You need to know how to deal with anxious people, possess a strong eye for […]

Be Well Philly

New Einstein Hospital Seeking LEED Certification

The Einstein Health Medical Center Montgomery, currently under construction in East Norriton, is poised to be a LEED-certified hospital. Slated to open next fall, the 146-bed […]