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Décor expert Kendall Brown tells you how to get creative with your space.

Question: Our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception are all taking place in one gigantic room. How do we make it so our guests don’t feel […]

 Check out our list of area trunk shows to see if your favorite is coming to town.

Bridals by Danielle, Midtown VillageAll summer (now – August): Sample SaleYou’ll receive 30 to 60 percent off on sample sale gowns. Priscilla of Boston, WynnewoodJuly […]

Where to get a last minute appointment this week.

CITY SALONS • Hair CutEttore Salon and SpaFriday: Yes. 10:00 a.m.Saturday: Yes. 10:00 a.mPrice: $55 +Phone: 215-928-9010 • Hair ColorGiovanni & PileggiFriday: Yes. 11:00 a.m.Saturday: […]

These romantic, beachy resorts have some amazing travel incentives going on right now.

Whether you just recently got engaged or have already booked your venue and shopped for the dress, I’m guessing there’s a good chance you and […]

Here’s a taste of what you can find in this year’s roundup of Philly’s best shops.

Yep, it’s that time again! Our 2009 Best of Philly issue (otherwise known as our August issue) hits stands Monday, and we thought we’d give […]

This week’s got special deals at area salons and a must-attend shoe party in Old City.

Verde Salon: Special Deals This popular, all-natural South Jersey salon is offering 15 percent savings — today only! — on all haircuts and color treatments. […]

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.

Our stealthy stakeouts of shop-worthy area boutiques.

Plage Tahiti, 2:30 p.m. on Monday •    Number of people in the store: 1•    Tunes playing:  None•    Coolest thing on the sale rack: Rozae Nichols […]

Catch a break this summer at various locations throughout the country, including New Orleans, San Diego and more.

I don’t know about you, but about this time each summer, I feel like the season begins to lose just a little of its sparkle. […]

The HUP surgeon showed us what heroism really looks like

LAST CHRISTMAS DAY, John Pryor should have been where he belonged — at home in Moorestown, with his wife and three little kids. He should […]

Is this the passing of a way of life, or an eerie calm before an ­approaching storm?

ABRUPTLY, THE REPUTED Godfather of the Philadelphia mob snatches the glass of wine from my hand, a disgusted expression on his face. Joe Ligambi is […]

Following the burger’s lead, the hot dog has gone gourmet.

Following the burger’s lead, the hot dog has gone gourmet, and its upscale makeover — you’ll find a veal corn dog at Lacroix — makes […]

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.

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Chairman and chief creative officer of the mega-watt Brownstein Group has just gone and taken up painting.

Man, we thought, the ad business really must be tanking if the chairman and chief creative officer of the mega-watt Brownstein Group has just gone […]

The Philly-forged blueswoman returns to town for a show at the Mann.

Bonnie Raitt is a California girl by birth, but it’s not a stretch to say the 59-year-old’s artistic birth was here. At 20, Raitt left […]

If you still haven’t taken your summer vacation, this is a totally sweet Shore alternative.

While Six Flags, Inc., was filing for Chapter 11, local favorite Hersheypark has been following up its 2007 Boardwalk water park and 2008 Fahrenheit coaster […]

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