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Ask the Experts: Who Do I Tip?

Q: One of my bridesmaids and one of my fiancé’s groomsmen just ended their long-term, live-in relationship, and our wedding is in two weeks. Is […]

City Life

Our Favorite Trends of the Season

From royal-inspired touches to sparkling jeweled accents and wintery shades of soft gray, we’re loving the looks from this cold-weather bridal season — and have […]

City Life

Crafty Sewing-Themed Wedding Cakes

Photography by Trevor Dixon

City Life

Sports Illustrated Profiles Chooch

This month Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The accompanying profile—written by SI‘s Gary Smith—details Chooch’s childhood in Panama, popularity […]

City Life

Casey Anthony Is a Black Man in the Philly Burbs

The recent Casey Anthony verdict doesn’t sit well with some people and—as people tend to do—they’ve decided to blow off some steam by firing angry […]

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Write Your Own Foobooz Photo Caption

Our pals over at Foobooz are running a caption-this-photo post with an image of a sulking cow (sad trombone) at a food stand snapped at […]

City Life

Vote to Help Save the Music in Philly

VH1’s Save the Music has partnered with Energizer to hold a contest for a grant to restore instrumental music in a local school. Voting has […]

Restaurants

Liquor Licenses Landed

Word comes that two restaurants have just received their liquor licenses. Chestnut Hill’s Mica now is serving beer, wine and cocktails to complement Chip Roman’s […]

City Life

Trade Your Shoes for U2 Tickets

Stub Hub’s Take Off Your Boots campaign runs until 2 p.m. or while supplies last in the rotunda at the Shops at Liberty Place today. […]

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Stephen Colbert Weighs in on Fracking

Stephen Colbert Attacks Fracking in Marcellus Shale. After catching wind of Talisman Energy’s coloring book “detailing” the benefits of fracking, Stephen Colbert attacked the book, […]

Restaurants

Notes From A Stroll: My Philly Faith Reinforced in 300 Steps

What I really wanted to be when I grew up was a spy. Not a James Bond type (I’ve never had the haircut for it). […]

Restaurants

PA Happy Hour Rules Loosened

Good News: Effective Thursday, July 28th rules governing happy hour in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are going to be loosened up. Bad News: Some of […]

City Life

Union Transfer’s Inaugural Fall Lineup Announced

The Bowery Presents—an imperialistic commander of a fleet of rock venues in NYC—has released some details concerning Union Transfer—its new all-ages, 600-1,000 capacity venue just […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-be Blogger Kathleen: The Proposal Story

Tuesday morning, December 21st, 2010: ME: “Where have you been? I have some news for you!” CO-WORKER: “Oh my god … You’re pregnant?” ME: “Uh […]

City Life

Cigna is Moving to Connecticut

Cigna has announced that it’s moving its headquarters to Bloomfield, Connecticut to get $50 million in tax breaks and job-training grants. The move will also […]