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Green Genes
AT AN EVENING meet-the-candidates session for State Senate, Bill Green proves he is his father’s son. The first-term City Councilman has come to the Ethical […]
Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Venue: Franklin Theater
The Franklin Institute’s new 275-seat 3-D-and-Blu-ray-capable theater is, for better and worse, unlike any movie house in the Delaware Valley. With Thornton Oakley paintings of […]
Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Anthology: Childs Play: Cartoon Art of Stan and Jan Berenstain
Long before the Berenstain Bears children’s books came to fame, newlyweds and University of the Arts grads Stan and Jan Berenstain holed up in their […]
Good Life: Homegrown: Style Sticks
Parisian shelter boutiques are selling out of them. Londoners are doing up flats with them. Copenhagen design houses are practically producing them by the cargo […]
Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Give Me Your Most Expensive Bottle
When journalist Benjamin Wallace first heard about the sale of a 1787 bordeaux belonging to Thomas Jefferson, he didn’t realize the intrigue behind the bottle’s […]
Pulse: 60-Second Critic: TV: The Return of John Bolaris
John Bolaris’s meteo-return to Philly earlier this year was hyped as the Second Coming: We saw silly promotions on Fox 29 and boldface cameos in […]
Top Doctors 2005: Listening In
As a speech therapist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Addy Schultz has been around sick patients and their families for 31 years. But she’d never […]
Top Doctors: Rooftop Rehab
Attorney Jerry Segal had conquered plenty of challenges by the time he left -Magee Rehabilitation Center in 1989, five months after spinal surgery left him […]
Top Doctors 2005: Getting Schooled
In the 14 years since Susan Pfunke was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, she’s endured two major surgeries, spent countless hours in doctors’ offices, and read […]
Top Doctors 2005: The Long Goodbye
Michelle Holmes knew it was inevitable. Her son Brandon, weakened by a rare neuromuscular disease, wouldn’t live to see his 19th birthday. Michelle swore his […]
Top Schools: Learning Unbound
22 Ways to Help Your Kids Find Their Own Passionate Pursuits Pricey private institutions and high-spending public schools have the impressive facilities, wide range of […]
Top Schools: Tales out of School
No doubt attending a great high school gives students a leg up in the college sweepstakes. But admissions officers today aren’t necessarily looking for applicants […]
Pulse: Style: Low Down: Cleaning House
For Cleaning Supplies:Foster’s Urban Homeware124 North 3rd Street, 267-671-0588; shopfosters.comFunction meets fashion at this cool Old City home accessories shop, which features cutting-edge cleaning and […]
Pulse: Style: Low Down: Mr. Fix-Its
» Carman’s Shoe Repair (8111 Germantown Avenue, Chestnut Hill; 215-247-7706). Carman Jr. is now running the show at this 60-year institution, where you’ll find trusted […]
Pulse: Style: Low Down: Shoe Biz
Step into these four new boutiques. Chéree Amour Shoes1040 North 2nd Street; 215-625-0225 Open since last December, this Northern Liberties boutique specializes in sexy, sophisticated […]