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Off the Cuff: March 2010
THEY ARE USUALLY hidden in plain sight. They happen stealthily, incrementally, noticed by only a few. And when the rest of us finally understand what’s […]
Off the Cuff: February 2010
YOU ALL KNOW how much I love diversity and multiculturalism. But just listen to this one. The federal government has a program — it’s called […]
Off the Cuff: January 2010
AS WE BEGIN A new year, a lot of us at the magazine are breathing a great sigh of relief. We survived 2009! The worst […]
Pulse: How We Spend: The Firm
The scene before me is an odd one, and not only because I’ve just entered a room where a stranger is lying on a table, […]
Best of the Shore 2010
VIEW SLIDESHOW: Best of the Shore Highlights VIEW SLIDESHOW: Jersey Shore Food The North Shore Our first-ever guide to the north-of-LBI beach scene-along with […]
Best of the Shore 2010, Part 2
Cape MaySHORE TRADITION On the last Sunday in August, the Ugly Mug Tavern will again host its annual beer-foam-blowing contest, in which the contestant who […]
Journeys: Rivers Run Through Us
There are a hundred reasons why a Walmart occupying prime Philadelphia waterfront along the Delaware River is a civic travesty, a cruel suburbanization of what […]
Off the Cuff: June 2010
A FEW WEEKS AGO, one of our editors ran into Governor Rendell at a Center City restaurant. Our editor told the Governor he’d heard a […]
Pulse: Chatter: Manning Up
The entire concert industry is hurting these days, with fewer people shelling out for seats, service charges and inflated alcohol prices. But just imagine you’re […]
Pulse: Chatter: Brooke De La Villanova
It seems half the Main Line is for sale, and the most talked-about digs up for grabs may be the 11-acre Old Gulph Road mansion […]
Pulse: Chatter: Bumpy Roads
When the U.S. Department of Transportation surprised the political establishment by nixing Governor Ed’s plan to toll I-80 — with disastrous ramifications for the future […]
Zama Review: Sushi on the Square
Rittenhouse Square has long needed a destination Japanese restaurant—a place that combines the vibrancy of South Jersey’s Sagami with the quality of fish and spirit […]
Taste: Spirits: Red, Hot
“Ellen’s fanatical about 65 degrees,” my bartender at Fork said, handing me my $12 glass of barbera. He was referring to Ellen Yin, Fork’s owner, […]
Taste: Spirits: Drink Here Now: Ultimo/Brew
What: A gourmet coffee shop and craft beer store, all under one roof. The concept: The coffee and beer scenes share similarities: a renewed focus […]
Taste: Cravings: Fried Chicken
Really, the only thing better than fried chicken is fried chicken, biscuits and beer. That’s how you’ll have it at Mémé, the Fitler Square New […]