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Trendspotting: No More Muzak

These days, shopping around Philly offers even more of a pick-me-up We confess: We totally play those free-with-purchase Urban Outfitters CDs at parties and pass […]

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Stroke on the Water

The fifth annual Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival roils the Schuylkill Join hundreds on the banks of the Schuylkill this Saturday to cheer on rowers […]

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Taste: In Search of … Croissants

We blind-tasted 10 samples with the area’s most exacting French chefs. See their picks inside. To find the region’s best, butteriest croissants, we blind-tasted 10 […]

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What to Drink: Josmeyer Cask 38 2004, Alsace, France

Alsace has long been a Garden of Eden for grape growers — one of Alsace has long been a Garden of Eden for grape growers […]

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Contrarian: A No-Brainer

If we’re going to make motorcyclists wear helmets again, why not everyone else, too? They had barely finished scraping the stray bits of Ben Roethlisberger’s […]

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60-Second Critic: Philadelphia in the Movies Tour

Film.org We all know about the Rocky stairs, but can you point out the City Hall-area manhole from which Bruce Willis emerged in 12 Monkeys? […]

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Bridal Bouquet: Toast of the Town

If you walk into the brand-new Toast Bridal in Huntington Valley this fall, what you will see are three If you walk into the brand-spanking-new […]

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The Sweetest Thing

So this is love. I’m seated at a table for two, plastic fork poised over a lazy Susan, savoring a bite of Caramel Symphony as […]

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Ask the Experts: How to Handle Overdrawn Toasts

Q: My brother, who will be the best man, is incredibly longwinded. What should we do if his toast turns into The Never-Ending Story? A: […]

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Haute List: Sienna-Worthy Scores

Just when I thought I’d asphyxiate from the five-year- stale rumor that Barneys Co-op is coming to Walnut Street, I’m saved, by (who else) Joan […]

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Look We Love: Biker Boots

Our husbands and boyfriends may be softies on the inside, but at least they’ll look tough in fall’s new badass boots for boys. Our husbands […]

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Obsession: Mini Tools

Skip the industrial-strength tools and opt for a lightweight mini-blower this fall Yard work in Philly may never be as steamy as it is on […]

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Back to the Books … on Monday

In the meantime, join the collegiate hordes at a free weekend music fest As if Philadelphia’s young scholars needed another reason to celebrate, Campus Philly […]

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Eat This Now: Peppercorns

The original “black gold” makes a gourmet comeback Pepper is the new salt. No longer relegated to the table shaker, this suddenly exotic ingredient is […]