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Izumi Review: Passyunk’s Far East

Restaurateur Lynn Rinaldi thinks South Philly is ready for raw fish. And she would know; Rinaldi grew up just a block away from her sleek […]

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Taste: Where We’re Eating

Paesano’s Philly StyleNorthern Liberties In a nondescript building on an unassuming corner, Peter McAndrews — chef and owner of the nearby Italian BYO Modo Mio […]

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Get On the Bus

A FUNNY THING happened this past fall at nearly every town hall meeting Mayor Michael Nutter hosted to explain his plan for saving the city […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Brooke De la Villanova: High Society: February 2009

You couldn’t tell it was winter from the slinky metallic number Patricia DiGeorge (so gorg!) shimmied around in at the eighth annual Champagne & Snow […]

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The Death of the Yuppie. (Finally.)

HOW TOUGH IS it out there? Tough enough that at Chestnut Hill’s privileged Springside School, the moms at pickup aren’t holding back about how much […]

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Pulse: Broke Folks: Cheap Is The New Black

“I’m buying less plastic and more biodegradable goods — spending more wisely in ways that foster sustainability.”  — Sister Mary Scullion, Project H.O.M.E. “I told my […]

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Taste: Eat This Now: Veal Stew at Gayle

In a moment of marketing genius, Gayle chef/owner Daniel Stern took his 2006 Food & Wine “Best Restaurant Dishes” winner — and turned it into […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Higher (and Higher) Education

In the educational arms race, State College attorney Sam Malizia is a valuable weapon. He’s donated hundreds of thousands to Penn State, his alma mater. […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Scourge On The Main Line

“There is no one season for lice,” professional nitpicker Wendy Pincus says cheerfully. “There will be outbreaks in one area and it’ll be the hot […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Behind the Scenes

By all accounts, the Cézanne and Beyond exhibit that opens February 26th at the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be big — not only because […]

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Pulse: Character: Sara Block

Willy Wonka — or even Milton S. Hershey — 26-year-old Sara Block is not. But the chain of Naked Chocolate Cafés (named by USA Today […]

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Jailhouse Islam – The Radicals Among Us

ONE MORNING THIS past May, three men sat in a Jeep outside a Port Richmond bank and put on new identities. To Western eyes, two […]

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Valentine’s Day Restaurants

No matter what day you plan to celebrate (hey, with Valentine’s Day on a Saturday this year, you just might want to book a rez […]

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Behind the Budget-Friendly Changes at Le Bec-Fin

It’s no secret that Georges Perrier’s empire is struggling — witness the shocking sudden close of Brasserie Perrier on New Year’s Eve, the recent rollout […]

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Pulse: Seasonal Style: It’s a Date!

Check out the outfits here. Whether you’re hitting the town for a swanky Center City date (V-Day’s on a Saturday this year!) or staying fireside […]