Holy cannoli!
In 1904, Teddy Roosevelt was President of the United States, Philadelphia was a leader in the world of manufacturing, the Philadelphia Orchestra was just 4 years old and the Bellevue Stratford Hotel...
Writing the wrongs
The moment you speak with Harve (silent "e") Nichols, you immediately sense something different about his voice. It's deep and resonating, with the lilt of someone well bred. A gentle, soft-spoken baritone that...
Power play
It's great when spokesmen for giant corporations point out basic environmental truths. In calling for patience in the efforts to build the hydrogen energy economy, Scott Foster, a General Motors spokesman...
Church find has familiar ring
It could have been a scene out of the Alfred Hitchcock movie The Birds: Pigeons flying around wooden beams in almost "attack formation," about 18 inches of pigeon droppings on the...
I’m ok, you’re not
Venus Attacks! Through May 30 Society Hill Playhouse 507 S. Eighth St. Tickets: Thursday, 7:30 p.m., $25; Friday, 8 p.m., $30; Saturday, 8 p.m., $35; Sunday, 2...
Epic struggles
Troy
R
Starting tomorrow at area theaters
Two-and-a-half reels out of four
Troy is one of those movies we in the reviewing biz call a near-miss. Or a marginal thumbs-down, as a...
Game, set, match
Smooth playing surfaces and taut nets will greet area tennis players this summer as the Fairmount Park Commission finishes work on 10 new courts near the Pattison Avenue and Broad Street entrance...
PAL honors child victim
It's an honor that no parent would ever seek for her child -- but one Elizabeth Cutner received all the same. A new Police Athletic League center has opened at 20th...
Miss Spelling
Most fully grown adults would pause for a minute or two if someone asked them to get up in front of a room full of people and spell "cosmozoic." Or "gnomonics." Or "spadiceous."...