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Good Life: High Chair
Douglas Homer’s glow-in-the-dark Adirondack chair makes so much sense — and is so much fun — we can’t believe we didn’t think of it first. […]
Recipe: Peach Cobbler
This summer, Johnson’s Farm in Medford gets an extreme farm makeover, with a new line of heat-at-home dinners, an expanded selection of seasonal goodies — […]
Taste: The Last Maître D’
On a summery evening at Water Works Restaurant, the heavy heat and humidity brought by an approaching storm combined with broken air-conditioning made the scenic […]
Good Life: Prime Finds: End of the Affair
1. Bitten, Sarah Jessica Parker’s new clothing line, refreshes tired summer closets without denting fall wardrobe budgets; nothing is over $20. Top, $9.98, and capris, […]
Good Life: Greetings From Las Vegas
GET THERE Look out for $198 direct round-trip fares on Southwest and US Airways. STAY The $500 standard Wynn rooms? Getting into one is a […]
Good Life: The 411
DESIGN Eat, Pray, Love, Shop By Jessica Pressler Italy, India, Indonesia … New Jersey? Readers of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling Eat, Pray, Love may be surprised […]
BOP: Best Philadelphian 2007
IT’S LATE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. Maybe early Saturday morning. Certainly past Dorothy Johnson-Speight’s usual bedtime. She stands huddled over a cup of coffee, on […]
The Only Game in Town: The Death of Sportswriting
ON SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2007, something remarkable happened. The Inquirer sports page did not run a story describing the Phillies game the night before. Instead, […]
Pulse: Chatter: Out With the Inns?
Even the name Cape May connotes another time — as though it’s some quaint, fictional vacation destination for the Cleavers and their happily-ever-after-minded ilk. And […]
Pulse: Philadelphicon: One Liberty Place
Twenty years ago, Philadelphia was a drab city of dirty streets and stubby buildings. But in the summer of 1987, there emerged from the ground […]
Pulse: Chatter: The Devil Wears Robes
Former Philly law clerk-turned-New York City lawyer/novelist Saira Rao is currently doing press for her recently released Grove Press novel Chambermaid, a loose-lipped legal roman […]
Pulse: Social Diary: I’ll Take It!
During a school auction last spring, our friend N. arrived back at our table looking shell-shocked. She’d just come from the silent-auction tables, where she’d […]
Pulse: Chatter: Brooke de la Villanova
Hello, my krimpets! We are still exhausted from the annual Ball on the Square. The stars were out in force: Michael Nutter, Ed Rendell (though […]
Elegant Wedding: The Great Escape
Take off to a lesser-known Bahamian island for a post-nuptial getaway with warm-water breezes and the coolest tropical drinks What does every wedding celebration have […]
Bridal Bouquet: Head Over Heels
The right shoes can add a special touch to your wedding-day style. The Dress may come first, but your wedding-day shoes will be a close […]