Returning to roots
It may seem like nothing more than an average building from the outside. Yet, Donald Lewis knows looks can be deceiving. "It's amazing to think that this humble abode could serve as...
Selling sizzle
"Jaguar designers have evolved the 2005 XK's shape into something so lean and taut it seems but a muscle reflex away from pouncing on its prey. Drive the newly redesigned XK and you...
Royal Tavern
More than four years ago, a restaurant/bar called Standard Tap opened in Northern Liberties. The interior was nothing to look at, but the food was a pleasant surprise. Until I reviewed Standard Tap,...
Giving genre a kick
In 2000, Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a surprise hit despite that it initially had a limited release. The film attracted people who wouldn't be caught dead watching a martial-arts movie and...
An answered prayer
Though it can't quite compare to the quest for the Holy Grail, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has been searching for a local site to establish a Catholic nursing home for 50 years. ...
A toast to Julia Child
When I was a teenager during the 1960s, the women who had the greatest influence on my life were Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy and Julia Child. Mrs. Roosevelt's dedication to human rights and...
Guardian Angels
Terri Ayres waited until after her 9-year-old son's baseball game to break the news. The 34-year-old mother of four pulled her car over to the side of the road and told her son,...
Building blocks
Change was the buzzword at 16th and Federal streets on Aug. 11. Representatives from the Department of Housing and Urban Development joined Universal Companies founder Kenny Gamble at the site for the groundbreaking...
Mick Daniel’s Saloon
For me, the word "saloon" always conjures up movie images of the Wild West. The handsome, clean-cut sheriff strolls into the local saloon, sporting a shiny star on his vest. The bad guy always...
All form, no function
In 2002, I saw the extravagant-looking Infiniti FX45 concept on the car show circuit. The thing to understand here is that concept cars are designed to be outlandish so they catch the...