“People in Boston are worried about Philadelphia.” So said a recent Boston Globe editorial detailing Beantowners’ growing anxiety about tourism — specifically, that Philadelphia is […]

A new crop of chains — Cold Stone Creamery, Marble Slab Creamery, Maggie Moo’s — and Newtown’s own Zebra-Striped Whale are redefining classic ice-cream texture […]

 Barbecue is one part smoke, one part patience, and five parts bragging. Competition cooks throw down immodest adjectives to describe their methods, their rubs, their […]

Pet accessories: Two Dog Studio This pawsitively chic new Old City store and designer makes the cutest dog beds, in funky fabrics from dots to […]

Place to get your Kid Coiffed: Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids This new Chestnut Hill hair cuttery is more than any kid could hope for. […]

Last spring proved a seller’s dream. “We saw more multiple offers than anyone could remember,” says Marjie Frankel, a Gladwyne-based realtor for Prudential Fox & […]

Discount Appliances: ABC Discount AppliancesFrom $269 stoves to $6,900 four-oven ranges, ABC promises one sure thing—all prices are below the MSRP. Known for a huge […]

As the frenzy abates (a bit) and the interest rates stay low (for now), buyers are facing friendly conditions indeed. But while the end of […]

It was, to say the least, a sweet deal: The state would designate the plot of land at 17th and JFK Boulevard as a Keystone […]

Women’s Style Bathing suits: Cameo Water Wear Forget the long lines and sloppy inventory of the department store. Single-focus Cameo simplifies this dreaded search with […]

Spa brand: Bluemercury                                                                           With its recent opening at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, Bluemercury is expanding its specialty apothecary-plus-spa approach. But it hasn’t lost its […]

Liz and Jay Scott needed to raise $5 million. They didn’t have to do it. And no one would have blamed them if they decided […]

Island Hopping: Kid Luxe

Ursula Hobson Fine Art Framing, Inc.1600 Spruce Street, 215-546-7889; ursulahobson.com For almost two decades, Center City’s cognoscenti have headed to Ursula Hobson to frame everything […]

When I first heard “Lewis Wexler, owner of the Wexler Gallery in Old City, former assistant vice president at Christie’s, ­expert on 20th-century decorative arts,” […]