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Good Life: Model Citizen: Ali McCloud, 31
Who: Ali McCloud, Penn grad and owner of Arcadia, Northern Liberties’ newest boutique, which carries eco-friendly and socially responsible clothing and decor from Philly and […]
Health: Ask the Expert: Drop Pounds at College
Dear Jenna: I am starting my first year of college and I want to lose weight, but I am having trouble getting motivated. I want […]
Health: Ask the Expert: Tighten Up Those Arms
Although the verdict has been out for quite some time that lifting light weights with lots of reps won’t add bulk, it didn’t give me […]
Schmooze Your Heart Out
Has the daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. grind got you down? Ditch those ties and pencil skirts for something a little … sexier. Enjoy […]
Fall Travel Guide: Custom Weekends: Impress Your Wine-Snob Friends Who Think They Know Every New Appellation
When I heard Nova Scotia was a burgeoning wine region, I assumed I’d be tasting fruit wine, maybe some syrupy ice wine. In other words, […]
Fall Travel Guide: Custom Weekends: Squeeze One More Weekend Out of Summer
The cruel secret of the Jersey Shore is this: The beach is at its best — warm days, crisp nights, long shadows, no crowds — […]
Fall Travel Guide: Custom Weekends: Bring Screaming Infant to Fancy B&B With Impunity
I would like to travel more with our baby. I would also like to have staff. Instead, as I piled bags, diapers, toys, pack-‘n-play and […]
Fall Travel Guide: Custom Weekends: Never Leave Your “Room”
“This place is insane!” my sister Hilary said for the 50th time on our second day at St. Lucia’s Jade Mountain resort. She was paddling […]
Fall Travel Guide: Custom Weekends: Embrace the Chaise
For the second day in a row, I’m wearing only a plush robe, lounging in a designated “relaxation room” and happily waiting. This time for […]
Fall Getaways: Custom Weekend: Amish? What Amish? Were Here for the Fine Art and Lava Lamps
“Do you want to see the city?” asks the droll concierge at the Lancaster Arts Hotel. “Or did you come for the Amish shtick?” If […]
Fall Travel Guide: Custom Weekends
Leave the Kid at Home and Make Like You’re Newlyweds: Woodstock, NY Feel All “Home on the Range” (at Somebody Else’s Home): Butler County, PA […]
Prime Finds: Back to Cool: Fall Must-Have
All it takes is one great coat to make you feel totally pulled together and chic (even if you’re driving to a soccer game and […]
It’s Good to Be German
The Irish have St. Patrick’s Day. The French have Bastille Day. Brazilians have Carnival. So when am I, Frau Strauss, proud to be German? It’s […]
Out of the Past
Like a siren from a ’40s film-noir classic, this season’s fashions are all about dangerous glamour — reflected in sexy, sophisticated silhouettes and illuminated here […]
Good Life: Prime Finds: Back to Cool: Snuggle Up
My Extreme Fall Home Makeover consists of 1) swapping out coral tchotchkes for leaf ones, and 2) tossing this grass-hued blanket over my couch’s arm. […]