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BOP Spotlight: Eyewear

Blink too long, and you might walk right by Margot & Camille, all tiny and tucked practically under the Ben Franklin Bridge. Inside the yellow-walled […]

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Serving Peace

The Polished Plate — that new-ish, glass- enclosed corner The Polished Plate — that new-ish, glass-enclosed corner shop along Haddonfield’s bucolic stretch of Kings Highway […]

Restaurants

Sale Time At Moore Brothers

Stock up for all your Summer BYOB needs at Moore Brothers. From today through July 2nd, the famous wine store’s entire stock is 10% off. […]

City Life

The Good Life: Homegrown: Taking Flight

Bright, sturdy, youthful, Philly-made TRKFLD (stands for “track and field”) bags seem to be everywhere. Find them in the window of Old City’s Deep Sleep. […]

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Home: Blades of Glory

It’s the word-association game. Ready? Quick — I say “grass,” and you say … “green,” right? Rick Darke wants to change that. Darke, who was […]

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The Good Life: Start Yer Engines

Lexus SC 430 The dent: $65,355 base What it’s got: A 288 hp V8 engine and a super-sleek Japanese design that screams, “Looky here!” What […]

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The Good Life: Summer Jogging Gear

Enough with the Rocky-inspired running looks, people. We’re partial to beat-up tees, too, but the jogger-frump has gone too far. It’s time to update your […]

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Pulse: Creative Buzz July 2006

University of Michigan history prof Matthew J. Countryman won the 2006 Liberty Legacy Foundation Award of the Organization of American Historians for Up South: Civil […]

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60-Second Critic July 2006

DVD The Art of Vinyasa Flow Yoga Jennifer Schelter Available at yogaschelter.com; $20 If the phrase “chaturanga dandasana” isn’t part of your everyday vocabulary, this […]

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Homefront: Oh! Olive Oil

So you know merlot from pinot. What about frantoio from kala-mata? At Mercato Restaurant, an Italian BYOB in Philadelphia, olive oil is the new wine, […]

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Pulse: A.C. Journal: Hip Dreams

The Ascot Motel ought to be my favorite thing in Atlantic City right now. Opened in the 1950s and closed last year after a 40-foot […]

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Pulse: The Immodest Proposal

1. May be the only thing big enough, ever, to force SEPTA to improve its service and infrastructure. 2. Many of the physical amenities — […]

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Pulse: Eagles Eyed

The Eagles’ 2006 season officially begins on July 20th, when training camp opens at Lehigh. And while it’s too early to judge how rookies and […]

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Homefront: Some Like it Hot … And Grilled

As the days get hotter, so does your grill. Chef-owner Sean Weinberg, who serves most of the menu choices at Malvern’s BYOB Restaurant Alba straight […]

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Pulse: Lou Dobbs Wouldn’t Understand

When we heard recently that an elementary school in Cherry Hill had spent most of the past school year reading its morning announcements in both […]