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I’m planning a home renovation. What do I need to do to avoid being ripped off? 1. Get multiple bids for any home project. These […]

Local designers were top dogs at the big event in contemporary decor. New York’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) is where designers, architects and discerning […]

News from Philadelphia’s style front Design Notebook Who: Maryellen Kane, 37, Wynnewood-based designer of the children’s clothing line Olive Juice. Family tradition: “I’m inspired by […]

When did it first occur to you that you needed a new coffee maker?Probably the day I first experienced the right espresso. Where was that?I […]

Six supplements that can keep you healthy. Wouldn’t it be great if medical science announced a magic bullet—a pill or an herb—that would prolong life […]

1. WHO: When hiring an inspector, get recommendations from family and friends. Ask to see sample inspections, and avoid referrals from your realtor, since he […]

Get a workout on your own terms — outside, in the grass, no gym membership. Mohawks optional Punk Rock Boot Camp isn’t so much about […]

I always thought I sounded like the anchors on the news. Then I heard myself on tape. It was bee-ad. Vurry bee-ad. I needed professional […]

You say “potato.” we say “wooder.” How stupid is that? It’s the most infamous phonetic glitch in the Philadelphia lexicon: “Wooder.” And we wondered, “Why? […]

One man’s key to deciphering us When “Fitzy from the Northeast” or“Tommy D. from South Jersey” calls in to the Howard Eskin Show, they first […]

Wip Host Anthony Gargano! “Yo, Cuz. How ya doin’?” He’s got it down — that South Philly jab of locution, with a lot of last […]

More than you ever wanted to know about the Philly accent, a’ight? The Best Philadelphia Accent Do You Hear What He Hears? Wooder, Wooder, Everywhere […]

Before we left Philadelphia, heading west to Harrisburg to Felicita Resort, with its 810 acres of water lilies and weeping willows, dogwood and daffodils, I […]

The scoop: Swarthmore is a college town in denial. The biggest draw in the small borough is the eponymous liberal arts college, but there’s none […]

Philly & the Big Screen A short story from Fitler Square novelist Ken Kalfus’s well-reviewed 1998 collection Thirst is on its way to the big […]