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Taste: Q&A: Bread Winners

Canadians have been tearing into Toronto’s ACE Bakery artisan breads for years. Now that ­Super Fresh stores have introduced ACE’s loaves, Philly can enjoy them, […]

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Taste: Where We’re Eating: March 2007

Fogo de Chão The concept is Brazilian — meats grilled over an open flame and carved tableside by gauchos — but it could as easily […]

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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: February 2007

DRINKS Cintron Liquid Energy ($1.99) By Amy Strauss I have been unfaithful, Red Bull. As you know, I’ve been tempted before by all the other […]

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Taste: In Search Of: Canned Whole Tomatoes

 Whether your menu features Sunday gravy or bouillabaisse, the pallid, bland tomatoes in the produce section this time of year won’t cut it. So we […]

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Pulse: A&E: Local Talent: Patrick Droney

The day after our interview, 14-year-old Patrick Droney got his braces off. And like any teen, he has a MySpace page. Those accessories of modern […]

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Pulse: Social Diary: Join The Club

How Costco is giving Neiman Marcus a run for its money “Everyone knows I’m a Costco-aholic,” said my friend Maurice. “They have the best cashmere […]

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Trendy Getaways: Staying Power

The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia 10 South Broad Street, 215-523-8000; ritzcarlton.com Much has been made of our Ritz’s imposing marble columns, grand Rotunda lounge, clandestine Vault bar, […]

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Pulse: Rebuttal: The Commissioner Speaks

By Sylvester Johnson, Police Commissioner, City of Philadelphia Your November 2006 cover story is full of erroneous statements, and your inflammatory cover sends the wrong […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Update: Body of Evidence

Four years ago, as our October 2003 story “Without a Trace” reported, heiress Anita Scott mysteriously vanished from her Delaware County estate on a cold, […]

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Trendy Getaways: Home Suite Home

THIS COULD JUST be the perfect vacation. I feel like I’m in my own home, sitting on a sink-into-it couch so comfortable, I’ve already kicked […]

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Pulse: Television: The Funston Conundrum

“Does a flush beat three of a kind?” Philly-area entrepreneur Lance Funston once asked a casino official. This wouldn’t have been an odd question had […]

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Five Weeks of Family Fun

Now that the weather has finally turned promising, the kids are getting a little stir crazy. Don’t worry — Philly’s got you covered The past […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Tourism: Pyramid Scheme

This month, Philadelphia is braced for the arrival of “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” at the Franklin Institute (and the attendant cross-promotional […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Politics: State of Denial

November’s election wasn’t just a win for Democrats; a record number of women around the country gained elective office. Around the country meaning “not Pennsylvania.” […]

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Ask the Experts: Will My Flowers Be Available?

Q: Will the date of my wedding affect the availability and price of flowers? I’m thinking of an early spring wedding but have my heart […]