IT TOOK AN eight-week strike in 1965 to show the Philadelphia Orchestra what every politician knows: that no matter how successful you become out in […]
Bach, Beethoven, and Bureaucracy,by Edward W. Arian, University of Alabama Press, $7.50, 168 pp. ED ARIAN WAS 26 and still idealistic in the autumn of […]
IT WAS LIKE no other labor dispute Philadelphia had ever seen. World-renowned cellists and harpists with placards picketing in front of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association […]
"YOU KNOW, I’VE DONE ALL the opera stars who come through this town, a lot of the musicians. I see the differences between personalities. And […]
PUBLICISTS FOR the Philadelphia Orchestra like to refer to the ensemble as the "solid gold Cadillac" of orchestras. Judging by the musical fuel that’s been […]
FOR THE HIPSTERStart with: An old pair of jeans cut along the seams, with the pocket on the gift’s largest surface.Add on: A CD — […]
THINK OUTSIDE THE (P.O.) BOXThe post office isn’t the only place that ships. The UPS Store has a location at 1735 Market Street, and DHL […]
Josephine Sassoowner, Josephine Sasso What are you giving your husband this year? I’m going to have his genealogy traced and certified by a genealogist. What’s […]
The Happy Meal Trust chef Shola Olunloyo—who’s cooked in the kitchens of Le Bec-Fin, Deux Cheminées and Bleu—to whip up an indulgent meal for six […]
WHAT: JewelryWHERE: Caleb Meyer StudioJust the thought of buying fine jewelry gives most men panic attacks. But Caleb Meyer will help guys (and girls!) every […]
Atlantic City You can spend money in A.C. and always come out a winner — if you stick to the shops at the Tropicana’s Quarter. […]
Nonfiction: Top of the Class; Soo Kim Abboud and Jane Kim Only four percent of the U.S. population is Asian, but check out the Ivies: […]
Ocean City The perfect place for young couples with young children, the town that was founded as a Christian retreat in 1879 has all the […]
State Representative Angel Cruz lives in a well-kept baby blue rowhouse near Tioga and Venango, next door to a check-cashing outlet. Across the street is […]
The current buzz about bringing the Olympics to Philadelphia may sound novel, but it’s not the first time we’ve gone for the gold. The city […]
