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RECIPE: A Family-Friendly St. Patty’s Day Breakfast

This frittata is a great way to get a serving of veggies in without even knowing it, and your kids will be psyched to eat […]

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ASK A TOP DENTIST: Is Green Beer Bad for My Teeth?

Before you raise a glass of the shamrock-colored brew in one of Philly’s many Irish pubs, you might want to think about the last time […]

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THE SALE REPORT: A Pop-Up Shop to Benefit Disaster Relief in Old City and Special Deals at Area Spas

Lakshmi Hair Studio: Jodi Arnold Pop-Up Shop to Benefit Disaster Relief This evening, popular New York-based designer Jodi Arnold is holding a pop-up shop at […]

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ON THE HOMEFRONT: Prints of the City

A few months ago, I bought a typography-centric poster of Brooklyn neighborhoods by NY artist Jim Datz. I love it, and, once I get around […]

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STREET STYLE: Rittenhouse Square

Hopefully, this is the last bundled-up edition of Street Style we’ll have for a while. Hopefully, in the next one, the layers will be fewer […]

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Excerpts From a Botswana Safari Diary

For the travel story, click here. For a planning Q&A, see below. Monday, January 18There’s an elephant staring right at us. It’s only been 15 […]

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Exit Interview: Lee Daniels

RACISM, RAPE, PEDOPHILIA, AIDS, incest, Dame Helen Mirren gettin’ her freak on — Lee Daniels movies are not for the faint of heart. Neither is […]

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Steve Cozen Profile: The Inside Man

“SORRY, I HAVE to take this.” Steve Cozen answers his cell, grins, and abruptly melts into his chair one day early this winter. A second […]

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Spring Travel 2010: Movie-Inspired Trips From Philadelphia: The Great Escapes

A Wildlife Trek: If you liked Out of Africa, you’ll love a trip to … Botswana A Dazzling Diversion: If you liked Breakfast at Tiffany’s, […]

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Taste: Spirits: Drink Here Now: Cold Point Pub

What: The pub at the Plymouth Meeting Whole Foods. (Yes, drinking in a supermarket. Two cheers for progress!) Date opened: January 12th. The vibe: Cozy […]

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Real Estate 2010: 10 Awesome Neighborhoods To Call Home

The College Town Swarthmore, Delaware County [sidebar]Rambling Arts & Crafts houses, streets named for universities, and a hardware store that’s been around since time immemorial […]

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Taste: Cravings: Spring Veggies

As winter slows to a crawl, we happily embrace the command: Eat your vegetables! We crave crisp. We crave green. We crave new. And yet […]

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Loco Parentis: U R What U Wear

A FEW YEARS ago, the school board in the town where we live began making noises about school uniforms. I didn’t pay much attention, because […]

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Power: Can Soccer Save Chester?

THERE’S A FRIGID wind blowing as Wendell Butler stands at the Chester waterfront, looking out across the Delaware River on a cloudless winter morning. Here, […]

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Eats: Queen of the Cheesesteaks

EARLY LAST AUGUST, Philadelphia magazine got a phone call. Phone calls aren’t unusual at the magazine, especially in early August, when their volume increases exponentially […]