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Pulse: Quick Takes

Passing BahrThese days, Philly native Walter Bahr is probably best known as the father of two former NFL kickers: Chris and Matt Bahr. That’s about […]

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Pulse: Affairs: Give Larry a Chance

“I am going to give you some information today that no one else has,” says Larry Kane, and when the dean of Philly TV news […]

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Pulse: Affairs: Omission Accomplished

Ever feel like something’s missing from KYW 1060 sports reporter Phil ­Neuman’s stories on the 76ers — like, say, the name of the building where […]

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Pulse: Affairs: Bricklin’s Back

“Everyone calls the Yugo venture a failure,” says former Philly fixture Malcolm Bricklin, who wears a bright purple tie and orders his three-course lunch with […]

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Pulse: Power: Under the Gaydar

With the sexuality of our most beloved cartoon characters recently in question — Focus on the Family’s James Dobson charged that SpongeBob SquarePants had appeared […]

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Taste: In Search Of … : Bottled Water

Best BuyLauré Source: Johnson City, TennesseeAvailability: Whole Foods; $1.19/1.5 L.At a recent international water-tasting in California, Lauré was deemed the best domestic bottled still springwater […]

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Taste: No Limes, No Salt

Inside an airy, modern distillery in Arandas, Mexico — a dusty town in the heart of tequila country — ovens are baking, juicers are juicing, […]

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Taste: Spirits: O, Oysters

Shellfish are delicacies in every sense of the word: fragile, refined and delicious. But beware — the subtle flavor of raw oysters and clams can […]

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Taste: It’s All Greek

Center City’s Estia, opening this month, is debunking the myth that Greek cuisine is nothing but ouzo and baklava. Here, classic flavors like mint, lemon, […]

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Pulse: Player: Tanya Seaman

When Philly Car Share launched in 2002, we thought it very West Coast—this idea that you ditch your car and join a car rental co-op, […]

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Pulse: Affairs: The History Wars

“People in Boston are worried about Philadelphia.” So said a recent Boston Globe editorial detailing Beantowners’ growing anxiety about tourism — specifically, that Philadelphia is […]

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Taste: Eat This Now: Cold-Stone Ice Cream

A new crop of chains — Cold Stone Creamery, Marble Slab Creamery, Maggie Moo’s — and Newtown’s own Zebra-Striped Whale are redefining classic ice-cream texture […]

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Taste: Reviews: On Fire

 Barbecue is one part smoke, one part patience, and five parts bragging. Competition cooks throw down immodest adjectives to describe their methods, their rubs, their […]

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Best of Philly 2005: Pets

Pet accessories: Two Dog Studio This pawsitively chic new Old City store and designer makes the cutest dog beds, in funky fabrics from dots to […]

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Best of Philly 2005: Home

Place to get your Kid Coiffed: Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids This new Chestnut Hill hair cuttery is more than any kid could hope for. […]