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Features: And Now a Word From Our Fund-Raiser
How Kimmel Center CEO Anne Ewers separates the rich from their money If there’s one place where a newcomer to Philadelphia can get a frightening […]
Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Music Video: Jason Aldean, Laughed Until We Cried
The latest crooner trying to claim the mantle of Kenny Chesney. Aldean, the latest crooner trying to claim the mantle of Kenny Chesney Lite, strolls […]
Pulse: 60-Second Critic: The Case That Wont Die
The release this month of Murdered by Mumia (The Lyons Press; $24.95) — an account by Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain police officer Daniel, […]
How to Be a Better Philadelphian
Yes, you can make a difference. Here are 92 great local groups worthy of your time, energy and money. HELP THE POOR GIVE A KID […]
Highlight: Goodbye Harvest Season
Maybe New York puts on a bigger show, but we own the bragging rights of having the first Thanksgiving Day’s parade. Take that, Macy’s. Plant […]
How to Be a Better Philadelphian: Give a Kid a Chance
Send a Girl to the PromIn Joyce Jesko’s fairy-tale-come-true, every girl goes to the ball. Her nonprofit Fairy Godmothers helps teens from families that can’t […]
How to Be a Better Philadelphian: Help the Poor
Give a Kid a ToyGraduates of the People’s Emergency Center’s program to help the homeless have a 90 percent success rate when it comes to […]
Pulse: Social Diary: Wreck the Halls
Disaster stories have become as much a part of the holidays as gifts and eggnog. Why do we keep putting ourselves through all the grief? […]
The Givers Dilemma
Let’s say you have $50 million and want to give it away. Who would you give it to? “To give away money is an easy […]
Pulse: Chatter: High Society: Brooke de la Villanova
Pssst! Hello, dumplings. I need to type quietly, because Edgar is still napping after the big-hoo-ha gala opening of the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. What an […]
Pulse: Chatter: Gossip: Johnny Come Lately
With everyone’s favorite hunky weatherman headed back to town, the big question is: Whom will he date? Local media (okay, us) are buzzing about the […]
Features: The Good Generation
Tired of cynicism? Selfishness? Schadenfreude? Hop on the bus, Philly. The cry of the moment is “Save the world!” The Lord isn’t the only one […]
Coupling: Wedding Belle Blues
No one is expressing the right emotions about my engagement. THE TROUBLE STARTED almost immediately after we got engaged. I’ll spare you the details of […]
Pulse: Chatter: 5 Stupid Questions for … Mrs. Claus
What exactly does Mrs. Claus do? I make sure the kids’ hands are clean so they don’t get the suit dirty, keep them calm and […]
Pulse: Chatter: No Reservations
The new hotel that’s following on the heels of the W and coming to Philly. As if we needed further proof that the SSE (Stephen […]