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Rosaire’s Big Bears Show

Maybe ultra-shock movies have desensitized us, but the bears under this not-so-big top don’t really offer the “amazing thrills” promised by the similarly ho-hum Clementon […]

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Steel Pier Helicopter

At the very tip of Steel Pier sits an impossibly tiny Robinson R44 Clipper, which will take you on a wobbly tour of Atlantic City’s […]

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The Boardwalk at Hershey Park

Hershey’s impressive new $21 million water park serves up G-force nightmares with the Vortex and several other “aggressive thrill rides” sure to please those with […]

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Cheap Dates: Chinatown

Today Mark and Audrey are on a cheap date to Chinatown. After stops at the Hello Kitty store the couple visits Vietnam for a Flaming […]

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No Complaints For Juliana

Elisa Ludwig dines at Bistro Juliana and almost finds something to complain about but not quite. The Fishtown eatery by Luigi Basile and Massimo Coscia […]

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Saturday Night Paella

On Saturday nights Bar Ferdinand cooks up paella right on the sidewalk and this Saturday it will be a bigger deal as it will be […]

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BOP Spotlight: Furniture Worth Splurging On

Most of the items don’t wear price tags at this swank contemporary furniture mecca, where leather-upholstered beds and sectional sofas can run you close to […]

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Tamales And Mexican Chocolate

Blogalicious visits Cafe con Chocolate on a tucked away street just off Snyder Avenue in South Philadelphia. What he finds is a bargain of a […]

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Home: Homefront: Green Inspiration

This local business takes shelving to a new (and green) level. From the effortless way Iola Design’s bamboo shelving flows across a wall, it’s hard […]

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Home: Homefront: Steal This Idea

A local Philly designer uses artificial grass indoors for an instant sum- mer update If summer in the city is leaving you yearning for a […]

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A&E: The Witching Hour

Fans party till midnight, waiting for the final Harry Potter book to enchant them one last time After countless sleepless nights of anticipation and longing, […]

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Quick Bites

More details are emerging on Jose Pistolas, the burrito and beer spot replacing Copa Too on 15th Street. 12-taps, 100-bottle beer list and affordable “kitchen-crafted” […]

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The Good Life: What iPhone?

For my off-site office that has sand for carpet, Us Weekly for “work,” and an ocean view. For my other office — the one that […]

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Opening Days

Well the opening of the new Tria, 12th and Spruce and Coquette Bistro & Raw Bar gives you two chances to scoop your friends tonight. […]

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We Said It Would Get Ugly

The battle between the Reading Terminal and Rick Oliveri’s Rick’s Steaks looks like it is really heating up. The Reading Terminal Market Merchants Association has […]