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Elegant Wedding: Real Weddings: Megan & Paul

Local brides tell us what made their day so special Technically, September 23, 2006 was the very first day of fall. But to Megan Battle […]

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Ask the Experts: Rowdy Brother-in-Law

Q: My brother-in-law tends to get rowdy at parties. How can we make sure he doesn’t get out of control at the reception? A: The […]

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Pulse: Style: The Backcial

WHAT: A facial for your back. HOW IT WORKS: You lie half-naked and face-down on a massage table as a backcial-ist attacks your gnarliness with […]

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Pulse: Style: A Doggie Day Spa

Just off bustling Lancaster Avenue in Wayne sits a new sanctuary for sore muscles, tense minds and weary … paws? Ah, yes, Dogma, which opened […]

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Pulse: Getaway: Sweet Rosemary

As we drove along scenic Route 30A to Rosemary Beach, a gulf-front resort community on Florida’s panhandle, we quickly found ourselves lost. Realizing we had […]

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Power: Corkscrewed!

Booze czar Jonathan Newman miraculously made state stores customer- friendly, then quit in a snit when Governor Rendell undermined him by appointing a political hack […]

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In Search of the Jersey Tomato

Will this summer icon be forgotten now that we’re eating tomatoes 365 days a year? Not at small farms like Princeton’s Terhune Orchards. THE STORY […]

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Inside the House of Heidnik

Philadelphia was still reeling from 1985’s MOVE disaster when 43-year-old Gary Heidnik became our Ted Bundy, with his own brand of horror that included rape, […]

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Travel: A Kiddie Wonderland

The vibe: Part Disney, part Dirty Dancing, this all-inclusive 1,000-acre resort, three hours away on Lake Teedyuskung in the Poconos, boasts fourth-generation guests and activities […]

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Travel: Party

Coconut Grove and Miami, FL Okay, Coconut Grove doesn’t really fit the model for a debauched weekend in glamorous Miami: The hopping-est club in the […]

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Travel: Williamsburg History

We are touring the grand Governor’s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg, a recreated 18th-century structure once inhabited by Thomas Jefferson, when it strikes me that, really, […]

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Travel: Travel With a Passion: White Sulphur Springs, WV

* What to do and where to stay Take in one of the legendary Greenbrier resort’s culinary classes—this month from the 11th through 14th, “Cast […]

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Travel: Travel With a Passion: Sarasota, FL

* What to see Between 1941 and 1966, Sarasota became a mecca for modern architecture, and the resulting body of work was dubbed the Sarasota […]

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Travel: Travel With a Passion: Palm Beach, FL

* What to do Attend dinners, culinary demonstrations, and even tours of spectacular private home kitchens during the 16th Annual Bon Appétit Wine & Spirits […]

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Travel: Travel With a Passion: North Adams, MA

* What to do: The largest center for contemporary art in the U.S., MASS MoCA specializes in provocative visual and performing-arts pieces—like Dave Cole’s Memorial […]