The smart SUV
Do green-leaning car buyers really put their money where their mouths are? So far, the answer is yes. The Toyota Prius is a runaway hit; the company sold 100,000 cars worldwide in...
Business whiz dies at 53
The same qualities that made G. Fred DiBona Jr. an atypical CEO also made him a genuine and admired person. Mr. DiBona, who died Tuesday of renal cell cancer at age 53,...
Asia on the Parkway
Philadelphia has become an internationally known restaurant town. Almost every neighborhood boasts a variety of places offering nearly every conceivable type of cuisine.
The exception is Logan Square, which has very few restaurants. More...
Office flick had hire goals
With his rugged good looks and eternally boyish charm, Dennis Quaid makes it easy to forget that he's also a really good actor. In Good Company, Quaid's 48th film in a career spanning...
Businesses want a breather
Lou Lozzi is all too familiar with the business privilege tax that the city of Philadelphia imposed decades ago. Ever since he opened his automobile repair shop in 1963, Lozzi has forked...
Local woman dies at 112
Annie Cora Renfrow-Gary lived to experience her 113th New Year's Day. The longtime South Philadelphian died four days later at age 112. She was one of only a few dozen supercentenarians...
The tenor of things
A professionally trained opera singer, B�atrice Beer, like many musicians, has supplemented her income through lessons she conducts at her house. But those lessons have, quite literally, created headaches for some of...
The veal deal
Two weeks ago, I dined at Valentino on the Square, where chef John Burke prepared a veal dish that was downright delicious. He pounded thin three pieces of top-quality veal, laid them flat,...
Slayings slowed in 2004
Police logged homicides at a steady pace across the city last year, beginning with 15 in the first two weeks of January. However, South Philadelphia was spared much of the bloodshed of...
A pad worth visiting
In the Arden Theatre's holiday family presentation, an unlikely friendship develops between a cheerful frog and a rather grumpy toad. Their companionship blossoms as they travel through four seasons of life lessons. Along...