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BOP Spotlight: Trendy Furnishing District

Clustered just below Broad Street in their hipster fabulousness, West Elm (funky mod, bargain-budget), Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams (elegant-chic, non-heart-attack-provoking prices) and Matthew Izzo […]

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Pure Inspiration

Inside a serene Delaware beach house, every room is a blank slate In Carole Lindes’ house, white is as soft as goose down, as crisp […]

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Home: Homefront: Shop Talk

Find out what's new and noteworthy around town ALI’S WAGON 2017 Fairmount Ave., 215-787-0611, aliswagon.com You’ll be drawn to the mix of eclectic housewares and […]

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Home: Scout: The Big Chill

The latest must-have kitchen appliances show you how to think Long gone are the days when you felt only lukewarm about that drab old icebox. […]

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BoP Spotlight: Vegetarian Restaurant

The business cards at Horizons read “New Vegan Cuisine,” an accurate description of how owners Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby think about vegan eating: It's […]

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Taste: Getting Canned

Marnie Old tells us why crafter brewers think cans are cool. CANNED BEER CONJURES UP images of male rituals like bass fishing and frat parties, […]

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A&E: Everybody Say Om

Hit the mat with Philly’s top instructors If summer’s busy pace — trips down the Shore, extra carpooling for the kids and weekend barbecues — […]

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Pulse: 60-Second Critic August 2007

Fashion Gophilagifts.com By Amy Strauss Gophilagifts.com, the latest effort to generate city buzz from the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, offers clothing, Frisbees, lip balm […]

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The Good Life: Sweet Teeth

Because I can’t brush my teeth with Capogiro, I’ll settle for Italian toothpastes with gelato-worthy flavors. Because I can’t brush my teeth with Capogiro, I’ll […]

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Coupling: I Don’t

Weddings are hot these days — but, says Jessica Pressler, not nearly as hot as canceled weddings. LAST YEAR, MY FRIEND Sarah*, who lives in […]

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Business: Haute Chocolate

WHEN TRACI GENTRY had to pick a name for Hershey’s new line of upscale chocolate, she found herself thinking about backyard grills. Backyard grills are […]

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A.C. Now: Cool Feet

Forget beach hair or bronzed shoulders: In summer, I want feet buffed to a near gloss — no matter how long I've been trotting around […]

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From the Editor: August 2007

It has recently come to my attention that some on my staff make fun of me. They do this in many different ways, apparently, but […]

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Off the Cuff: August 2007

August gives me the opportunity, since it’s our Best of Philly issue, to pick some of my personal favorites among restaurants and services and so […]

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EXIT INTERVIEW: Carl Lewis

In the ’80s, Eddie Murphy’s imitation of Carl Lewis went like this: “I’m Carl Lewis! I can run faster than God! I’m Carl Lewis!” That’s […]