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Here Comes the Groom: Breaking the Rules

There is a story I like to tell about my marriage, which hit 25 years in June. I probably like telling it a little too […]

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Clean Up Your Diet

Clean Up Your Diet 1. Stay hydrated. Drinking water throughout the day stems hunger and keeps energy levels up. 2. Go green. “Add lots of […]

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The Good Life: Nautical Chic

Since everyone from Stone Harbor to Seaside already has a navy-and-white-striped shirt … Click here to see our nautical chic picks.

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Style Scene: June’s Best Bets

Store openings and sales (two with Dad in mind) … Click here to see a slideshow of our picks.

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Good Life: July Shopping

What we’re buying this month, from KOP to Margate … Click here for a slideshow of our picks.

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Feature: Heavenly Bodies

In a city of great cheesesteaks and better craft beer, it can be tough to look good naked. But it’s never too late to try. […]

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Taste: Dining Out: Where We’re Eating: Franco’s Osteria

Franco’s Osteria  City Line Just across the Falls Bridge from their previous venture, Franco’s Trattoria, restaurateur Franco Faggi and chef Luca Sena Jr. have opened […]

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Good Life: Shiny & New

This month, after five years blinging out Boyds, Govberg Jewelers opens anew on Walnut Street. Govberg’s two-story space, formerly a Jack Kellmer, will be mostly […]

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Off the Cuff: July 2010

I’ve been accused of harping on the past, and complaining that things were better a long time ago, when all men wore hats and women […]

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Exit Interview: Gloria Allred

It was going so well — Gloria Allred, famed attorney and defender of women’s rights, was fondly recalling her youth and education in Philadelphia. Then […]

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Taste: Cravings: Root Beer Floats

Ice-cream soda isn’t just for kids anymore. Thanks to a recent root beer revival at Philly’s craft breweries, the soda-fountain staple has become a big […]

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Turf Wars: Neighbors Gone Wild

THE LINE TO GET IN stretched out from the front door and across a large paved lot, then hooked a right on the sidewalk. Now, […]

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Taste: Dining Out: Where We’re Eating: Le Viet

Le Viet  Bella VistaThere’s no shortage of Vietnamese restaurants near the Italian Market, but few offer backdrops this elegant. Dramatic sprays of pink flowers in […]

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Taste: Dining Out: Where We’re Eating: Twenty Manning Grill

Twenty Manning Grill  RittenhouseAudrey Taichman has revamped her 10-year-old restaurant, brightening the somewhat dated minimalist decor with fresh white walls and sunny yellow booths. This […]

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Taste: Dining Out: Where We’re Eating: Cooperage

Cooperage  Washington SquareEven with some early kinks in the kitchen, this coolly designed (don’t miss the pull-chain johns) “wine and whiskey” spot in the Curtis […]