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Pulse: City Life: Death & Taxes
The trial of Benjamin Franklin began with a knock at the door. He had just finished supper with his wife of 41 years and was […]
Pulse: Q&A: Spandex Redux
Aging glam-rock warriors Cinderella will headline VH1’s Rock Never Stops tour, with Ratt, Firehouse and Quiet Riot. (See them at Trump Taj Mahal July 29th.) […]
Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Test Drive: The Micro Touch Trimmer
WHAT: A hair remover for men. HOW IT WORKS: It’s as simple as it seems on the late-night commercials. You throw in a triple-A battery, […]
Pulse: Icons: 10 Things You Should Know About Your Lifeguard
From the time Commodore Wilbert Longfellow set out to “waterproof America” by establishing the Red Cross lifesaving program in 1914 (he’d covered the waterfront for […]
Pulse Style: Consumed: Wheel Time
The wheels started turning for Francesco Martorella 35 years ago, on a summer visit to his dad’s hometown in Italy, when he was just a […]
Pulse: Power: What Was Your Worst Summer Job?
“In 1979, I was a nightclub comic, working till 2 a.m., and would scrape paint off school walls during the day. The fumes were toxic, […]
Pulse Style: Ragas Report: What’s in Store
The newest addition to Philly’s home-decor scene is Metro Living, the second storefront from Urban Decor owners John Lloyd and Ed Williams, featuring a unique […]
Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Shop Talk: bSHEHU
Pluck bSHEHU from Philly’s burgeoning 13th Street district, and you could plop it down in any of the world’s most fashion-forward neighborhoods. NoLita? Definitely. Le […]
Pulse: Affairs: Forced Labor
Being a city contractor is hard work. You have to spend hours on RFQs and RFPs. You have to hire the right lawyers. And under […]
Top Doctors 2008
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Health: Recess for Big Kids
Finding a way to escape the treadmill and get your cardio kicks outside just got a whole lot easier. Registration is now open for Philadelphia-area […]
Feature: Above Par: The 25 Best Local Golf Instructors
Harry HammondPenn Oaks Golf Club, 150 Penn Oaks Drive, West Chester, 610-399-8898, pennoaksgolfclub.comYears Teaching: 44. Backswing: 68 years old.Started caddying at Kennett Square Country Club […]
Top Doctors: My Daughters $29,000 Appendectomy
IT BEGAN THE way these things often begin. “Sarah threw up in the car!” my daughter Hannah announced brightly one evening as she and her […]
Feature: Above Par: The Best Courses
#10: ATLANTIC CITY COUNTRY CLUBLocation: NorthfieldAccess: Semi-Private Greens Fees: $65–$225 Opened: 1897 Designer: William S. Flynn Yardage: 6,577 Par: 70 Slope: 128 Contact: 609-236-4400, accountryclub.com […]
Howards Beginning
It is an odd place for an impromptu business meeting. Backstage at Thee Doll House, a Delaware Avenue "gentlemen’s club," is a kitchen, and tonight […]