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Thing of Beauty
Gia Carangi left a Philadelphia hoagie shop to become one of New York’s top models. She was gorgeous, she was successful, she was rich. And within her, she carried the seeds of her own destruction
Katherine Gilmore Richardson Wants to Become Philly’s Youngest Black Council Member
The millennial candidate is aiming to succeed her former boss, Blondell Reynolds Brown.
The Philadelphian Who Made America’s Hotels Posh
George Boldt’s Bellevue-Stratford set the standard for elegance, refinement … and chicken à la King.
Just Listed in the Poconos: Renovated Contemporary Cabin in Pocono Pines
You’ll go overboard for “Camp Overboard.”
Dwight Howard Isn’t the First NBA Star to Make Crazy Demands
Back when the NBA trade deadline was approaching, and ridiculous rumors were circulating throughout the media like so many wishful thoughts, someone floated the idea […]
Tiger Woods Isn’t “Back” (and He Probably Won’t Ever Be Good Again)
If Tiger Woods happens to hit a good drive on the first hole of next month’s British Open, media members will scurry to their computers, […]
Can Mike Nutter Help Mike Bloomberg Get Elected President?
Tagging along as Mixmaster Mike stumps for a billionaire technocrat.
The inside story of how the venerable Main Line golf club landed the 2013 U.S. Open
ON THE LAST Friday of each September, the members of Merion Golf Club celebrate Bobby Jones’s ascension — on September 27, 1930, to be exact […]
George Norcross: The Man Who Destroyed Democracy
In a story this profane, a story about power and legacy, fathers and sons, a story in which F-bombs rain down in a kind of […]
On D-Day, Remembering Two South Philly “Band of Brothers” Vets
The World War II adventures of two South Philly vets are being told in the Spielberg/Hanks miniseries Band of Brothers. But don’t call them heroes: “The guys that never came home are the heroes.”
Luke Sirinides tees up the 24 best local instructors
Harry HammondPenn Oaks Golf Club, 150 Penn Oaks Drive, West Chester, 610-399-8898, pennoaksgolfclub.comYears Teaching: 45. Backswing: 69 years old.Started caddying at Kennett Square Country Club […]
Luke Sirinides tees up the 25 best local instructors
Harry HammondPenn Oaks Golf Club, 150 Penn Oaks Drive, West Chester, 610-399-8898, pennoaksgolfclub.comYears Teaching: 44. Backswing: 68 years old.Started caddying at Kennett Square Country Club […]