Fish out of water
An exotic species of fish that turned up in a Maryland pond two years ago has made its way into local waters. A pair of anglers caught three northern snakeheads, each 13...
One big party
It was politics and pasta Monday inside Maggiano's Italian Restaurant, across from the Reading Terminal Market. Councilman-at-Large Jim Kenney was among the lunchtime crowd who, between bites of oversized portions of Italian...
Slow-paced suspense
The Village, the fifth film by the Philadelphia area's own M. Night Shyamalan, is perhaps the writer-director's most gutsy. It takes its time to get to the climax and once it reaches it, it's...
Throw a Toga Party
Several days before the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in 1992, I took great delight in shopping for ingredients to prepare a splendid French supper. The games were held in Albertville, France...
Less than purr-fect
The debate over whether Halle Berry deserved her Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball will likely rage on way past the day she makes her last movie. Maybe the Academy will put an asterisk...
Ring mastered
Canada's Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun) includes five touring troupes that perform different shows in North America and Europe, as well as two productions-in-residence in Las Vegas and one at Disney...
The Red Roadster
Thinking about the week's driving, I envisioned an open highway and a bright red BMW Z4 convertible. Well, one out of two isn't bad. I got the car. The Z4 is a...
Getting their frills
As Rachel Garber walks down Passyunk Avenue, she looks as if she stepped out of a Victorian villa of the late 1880s. Walking briskly, she's dressed in a flowing floral dress and matching...
New plaza a tough sell
The area's newest shopping center is quickly taking shape at 23rd Street and Oregon Avenue. So, it seems, are residents' opinions. Civic leaders who met with New York developer Forest City Ratner...
