Showstopper
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Neither rain, sleet nor snow can stop eight women from getting together Sunday nights to watch the lives of some housewives by the names of Bree, Lynette, Susan and Gabrielle play out on Wisteria...
Road enraged
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Tracie Madison can recall when her block was the opposite of a street in disarray. Describing it as a once-beautiful stretch of road, the 34-year-old has fond memories of gathering with friends on...
Homes of their own
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While always desiring her own home, Kara Behlau never thought she could actually afford one. Yet the 22-year-old began living the American dream this year while marking a significant rite of passage. Behlau...
Tokyo goes green
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Going to auto shows is part of the culture when you write about cars. You get used to models posing in front of the new vehicles, wearing oddly dated clothes. I regret not having...
An “A” for effort
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November's expected decline in temperature is the direct opposite of the blaze of anticipation some residents have for a future project. Plans to rebuild Audenried High School on the site of the abandoned structure...
Corps lessons
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Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book, "Jarhead" is a movie that disappoints only in that it is not the masterpiece it could have been. Beautifully made and visually arresting, this movie...
Wyeth’s world
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This time of the year, a weekend drive through the Brandywine River Valley to Chadds Ford has more to offer than the usual natural beauty of a countryside in autumn. The Brandywine River Museum...
Malone’s Bar and Back Room Café
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South Philadelphia's newest restaurant is Malone's Bar and Back Room Café. It's been open for lunch and dinner for several weeks, so I thought Edward and I should try it.
Located at the corner of...
A good book, a good cook
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Autumn always brings a new crop of cookbooks because the holidays are just around the corner. I recently received a copy of "Scott Conant's New Italian Cooking: More than 125 Recipes for Everyday Eating,...
Knowing two worlds
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Anne Palagruto and husband Tom only have three boys, ages 9 to 16, but at times they thought they had four. The spirit of a little boy was often seen running around their...
