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Taste: Reviews: Sophisticated Sovalo

The backstory reads like a movie script: Young man grows up in food-obsessed ­Italian-American family, the sort that starts planning dinner during lunch. He works […]

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Taste: Spirits: Licorice Twist

As the weather warms, glasses of pastis appear in Frenchified bars. This licorice-­flavored drink is a milder incarnation of absinthe, the wickedly potent liquor outlawed […]

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Wedding: SS08: Real Weddings: Scrapbook

Local Brides reveal what made their weddings extraordinary. Read their stories, and be inspired Every time we set out to find the next batch of […]

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Pulse: Style: Leisure: CBS 3: On Your Side: Beach or Bust!

1. When The prime rental period at the Shore is July 4th through the middle of August, with the majority of larger homes pre-rented before […]

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Pulse: Style: Consumed: Cabana, Boy!

Is it easy to assemble? You can put it up in 20 minutes. It’s so chic and special and feels like a little bit of […]

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Pulse: Style: Leisure: Restaurant Rave

On an early spring evening at Saks Fifth Avenue, customers milled about the second floor, sipping prosecco and nibbling on foie gras croquembouches. But this […]

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Ragas Report: Test Drive

Salon BronzeWHAT: An at-home airbrush tanning system that uses an FDA-approved color additive to enhance skin safely and naturally.HOW IT WORKS: Insert a cartridge into […]

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Pulse: Style: Ragas Report: What’s in Store

Longing for Barneys-like service and designer fashions? Look no further than Chic Bella, which recently opened off Rittenhouse Square and carries top couture designs by […]

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Pulse: Style: Ragas Report: Shop Talk: Smak Parlour

Twenty-six-year-old best friends Abby Kessler and Katie Loftus, who met when they were 15, are the adorable design duo behind Old City’s latest girly boutique. […]

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Pulse: Health: Can You See This Page?

Joel Weiner, a financial planner from the Lehigh Valley, had worn glasses since fourth grade. Six years ago, at age 45, he had LASIK surgery […]

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Pulse: Getaway: Insiders’ Island

I boarded the jet for Nantucket stuffed up from cold symptoms and allergies, but I felt better as soon as I stepped onto the tarmac […]

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Pulse: City Life: The Charlie-to-English Dictionary

What Charlie said: “Ah, uh, well, ah, yeah.”Translation: “Yes.” What Charlie said: “I think, I think that Jimmy, I think Jimmy, he’s been here two […]

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Pulse: Previews: Mo’ Better Blues

Confronted with the spanking new, über-chic Quarter at the Tropicana, which itself piled atop the birth of the Borgata a few years back, stale Atlantic […]

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Pulse: Previews: Emmylou + Elvis

Despite two dozen-plus records and more than three decades as an incomparably alluring stage presence, Emmylou Harris leaves her most indelible mark as our greatest […]

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Pulse Style: Lowdown: Winter Beauty Survival Guide

For NailsCitrus Salon & Day Spa1201 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell; 610-277-4247The Lushly Pedicure ($75) at this 10-month-old beauty mecca is pure decadence: 90 minutes of […]