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Spot the Fake: Solution

In the March issue, I gave you three legitimate local innovations and one fake one and asked if you could spot the fake.  A) A […]

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Spot the Fake

Three of these are innovations from fellow Philadelphians. The other one, we made up. Can you find it?

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Doogie Horner Is the Most Hilarious Guy in Philly

“MAN,” SAYS THE FUNNY GUY with the bushy beard and black-framed glasses. “This is going to be rough.” Doogie Horner is a comedian, and he […]

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Can the Flower Show be to Philly what Fashion Week is to New York?

IT’S NOT EASY BEING DREW BECHER. The new president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is standing in the kitchen of his 85-year-old fieldstone home in […]

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One of Us: Tony Luke

My full name is … Anthony Lucidonio Jr. I am … a sort of Renaissance man. I’ve lived in Philadelphia for … all of my […]

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Tropical Tippling

Not in the Caribbean right now? Drink in Philly as if you were, with lush, island-inspired cocktails.

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Off the Cuff: March 2011

One thing our current economic problems have taught us is that we have to think differently about how the government spends our money. All of […]

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Are You Being (Over)-Served?

“Jersey Shore.” Christine O’Donnell. Angelo Cataldi. The forces of infantilization stalk the land! But you don’t have to tune into WIP Sportsradio to get your […]

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Spring Break: Annapolis

Ultra-preppy East Coast sailing capital. History geek’s paradise (with a fascinating — if somewhat flimsy, at least from a Philadelphian’s point of view — claim […]

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Spring Break: Bermuda

Even if your mind is on the green, it’s the blues of the water around the island of — that mesmerizing mix of azure and […]

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Hey! It’s Michael Barkann! Again!

“I’M GETTING READY TO TAKE MY KID TO A DANCE,” Michael Barkann says when I reach him on his cell phone to set up an […]

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Spring Break: Delray Beach

If you’re a Florida skeptic, bemoaning strip malls and condos, this is the Atlantic Coast town that will turn you into a Sunshine State enthusiast. […]

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Spring Break: St. George

Close your laptop. Detach from your iPhone. Hike and bike toward a Shore-ready physique. More Canyon Ranch than “Biggest Loser” Ranch, Red Mountain Resort and […]

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Spring Break: Hot Springs

When our car pulls to a stop in front of the Homestead’s grand entrance, two bellhops swing open our doors, cheerfully dealing with the shuttling […]

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How To Be a DIY Party-Starter

SPEAKERS: These might not work at Zee Bar or Fluid, but they’re definitely good enough for your house party. Harmon Kardon SoundSticks III, $169 at […]