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Who is the Boy in the Box?
An old man sits on an aqua couch in a pink room. Soon he will visit a little boy’s grave. But first he leafs through […]
Tuesday Morning Makeover
“ALL RIGHT EVERYONE, LET’S REFOCUS,” says Mary Anne Whalen, clapping her hands together, her voice cutting over the din in a house that’s rarely this […]
Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Venues: Johnny Brenda’s
Johnny Brenda’s 1201 Frankford Avenue; 215-739-9684 After a year’s combat with the Zoning Board and a cranky old neighbor who happens to be a state […]
Real Estate 2005: Will The Bubble Burst?
Want the good news first? Prices still up! Rates still low! In fact, the average house-price in the Philadelphia area in 2004 increased by a […]
Travel: One-Night Stands
Upper Black Eddy 1:38 Head to the top of lovely Bridgeton House, where the Penthouse room has a lofty, romantically lit feeling, a marble bathroom, […]
Philadelphia, Meet Your Future: Philebrity.com’s Greatest Hits
On House of Blues getting $1 million to open a location in Philadelphia, headlined: "House of Blues Hammer Suckles Rendell’s Hairy Bitch Tit For $1 […]
Loco Parentis: Much Ado About Turkey
Our parenting columnist looks at holidays past and wonders: What happens when you really can’t go home again? Marcy is moving out. I’ve seen this […]
Taste: Reviews: Water Works-in-Progress
The views at the Water Works Restaurant are so fabulous, it’s tough for the kitchen to compete What are you looking at? Probably not much, […]
Taste: A Nouveau Season
Roll out the barrel — well, the bottle — for the first sips of this year’s Beaujolais nouveau Originally intended as a celebratory toast to […]
Taste: What to Drink: Green Point Chardonnay 2003, Yarra Valley, Australia
Fans of cool-climate wines, take note: Victoria’s Yarra Valley is to South Australia what Oregon’s Willamette Valley is to California. This up-and-coming cool-growing region specializes […]
Pulse: Chatter: Five Questions for Janice Woodcock
Janice Woodcock, newly appointed executive director of Philadelphia’s City Planning Commission, who will try to follow in the footsteps of William Penn and Ed Bacon […]
The Good Life: The Mix: Shopping at … : Near & Far
The perfect present for dad this year? A lacewood and beech chess box designed and made by Drexel alum Neil Curlett, whose new Indonesian furniture […]
Oy Vey, There Goes the Neighborhood
In their never-ending search for fulfillment, formerly freewheeling yuppies are now embracing ultra-strict Orthodox Judaism. For their neighbors in Bala Cynwyd and Lower Merion, it’s […]
Taste: A Gem in the Diamond District
Restaurant M sparkles in a traditional setting near Jewelers’ Row Most evenings, a black ironwork gate stands open in a welcoming gesture on 8th Street […]
Taste: Feast of the Seven Fishes
"Are you gonna do the fishes?" one of Joe Palombo’s customers demanded more than 15 years ago. "You gotta do the fishes." So this Italian […]