Every summer during the 1970s, my brothers and I piled into my parents’ brown Buick and headed to Wildwood for a week at some gaudy […]

This version of cole slaw from Northern Liberties’ Honey’s became an instant ­favorite. They updated the iconic side with colorful, snappy veggies, a dose of […]

Sure, Ali’s Wagon has a great big back room where area parents have been gathering for everything from birthing classes to baby sign language — […]

Holly Peterson’s The Manny (Bantam Dell; $25) explores what happens when a Park Avenue single mom hires a hunk to look after the kids. Care […]

Mitch Prensky of South Street’s Supper restaurant was once asked to cater a seven-course dinner consisting entirely of vegetables. It’s an understandable request, even from […]

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UNTIL TWO YEARS ago, Darren Daulton was best known as the Samson-haired catcher and leader of the 1993 Phillies team that slid, spat and slugged […]

WITH: Summer sausages from Talula’s Table in Kennett Square. DRINK: Artful cold sausages in flavors like brandied duck and curried lamb cry out for a […]

DEAR MR. MAYOR, [sidebar]This is why we’re happy you’re our mayor: On May 12th, the Inquirer ran a story about two 20-something sisters, Kristen and […]

Toast the Fourth of July with a mug of strong golden ale brewed in honor of the Declaration’s author. Philadelphia’s own Yards Brewing Company makes […]

G. Love & Special Sauce, Superhero Brother (Brushfire) On his third studio release in four years, G. Love and his Special Sauce trio have cooked […]

I’M SITTING IN my sunny yellow kitchen, at the cheery vintage enamel-topped table where I’ve served Thanksgiving dinner and rolled out Christmas cookies and had […]

Trading Dreams at Midnight By Diane McKinney-Whetstone (HarperCollins; $24.95) That McKinney-Whetstone’s favorite themes — the complexities of families, bonds between women, loss, healing — have […]

Jersey Shore: Vintage Images of Bygone Days By Emil Salvini(Globe Pequot Press; $18.95) In a breezy follow-up to 2005’s Boardwalk Memories, historian Salvini uses an […]

It’s been years since a Philly-based company has been as inescapable in American life as Comcast. The most thrilling part of the new tower the […]