Valley Forge Flowers at the Eagle Village Shops With its café, BYOB ladies nights and DIY workshops, Valley Forge Flowers reenergized the Main Line home and garden set with what manager Barbara King describes as a “floral fantasy.” But, that was only the start of the revolution. With the recent move to a new, 7,600 [...]
Dan Semko had an admirable vision: Bring gourmet sausage to the masses. How, exactly, turned out to be the hard part. But, following a winter reboot, the dream’s alive again. Avery Greene Two years back, a new food truck rolled into South Philly and ignited a sensation amid what was becoming an increasingly competitive and [...]
Four kinds of hummus—the luscious, creamy dish made from chickpeas. If your tastebuds aren’t twitching yet, step back for a moment and consider what else a be on the menu of a restaurant that bothers to make four kinds of hummus. There, in that instant, you’ll have your first fleeting taste of chef Michael Solomonov [...]
Love it or hate it, it’s happening. Finally. The (very publicly) coveted Barnes art collection will be unveiled in its new home on May 19 after an excessively long custody battle. Technically, it’s being called an “expansion,” but it’s hard to see it as such when every piece of the legendary collection is being transplanted. [...]
On the eve of her retirement, Judy Herman, the savior-like leader of the Main Line Art Center, dissects how she realized a potential that was 75 years in the making—without cashing in any easy favors. By Scott Edwards • Photography by Josh DeHonney The numbers—and there are plenty of them—only hint at the massive impression [...]
Love it or hate it, it’s happening. Finally. The (very publicly) coveted Barnes art collection will be unveiled in its new home on May 19 after an excessively long custody battle. Technically, it’s being called an “expansion,” but it’s hard to see it as such when every piece of the legendary collection is being transplanted. [...]
On the eve of her retirement, Judy Herman, the savior-like leader of the Main Line Art Center, dissects how she realized a potential that was 75 years in the making—without cashing in any easy favors. By Scott Edwards • Photography by Josh DeHonney The numbers—and there are plenty of them—only hint at the massive impression [...]
These six chefs are setting the standard that everyone else will be aspiring to in the year ahead. By Scott Edwards In each of the first few installments of this annual compilation, there’s been a common thread: the groundbreaking icons, the innovative newcomers, the responsible reformers. But there’s no one category we can neatly fold [...]
Dan Semko had an admirable vision: Bring gourmet sausage to the masses. How, exactly, turned out to be the hard part. But, following a winter reboot, the dream’s alive again. Avery Greene Two years back, a new food truck rolled into South Philly and ignited a sensation amid what was becoming an increasingly competitive and [...]
Four kinds of hummus—the luscious, creamy dish made from chickpeas. If your tastebuds aren’t twitching yet, step back for a moment and consider what else a be on the menu of a restaurant that bothers to make four kinds of hummus. There, in that instant, you’ll have your first fleeting taste of chef Michael Solomonov [...]
Amateur home cooks are fast becoming every bit as passionate about the food they serve as the gifted pros who are being elevated to rock star status. Four serious-minded hobbyists invited us into their kitchens to share their inspirations and what they’re learning along the way. By Erika Jaeger-Smith Chris O’Connell Reporter, FOX 29 | [...]
Between the hurried shopping, endless spending and coping with agitated strangers and relatives, the holidays can take their toll. A survival guide to get you to the new year. By Laurie Palau All the decking the halls, not to mention navigating congested mall parking lots and hosting—how to put this delicately?—challenging relatives, can turn the [...]
Drop the traditional ornaments and fake greenery and start having some fun decking the halls. By Michael Herold For all the cheer the holidays bring into our lives, the thought of preparing for them—the shopping, the travel and, oh, God, the decorating—conjures an immediate and leaden sense of dread. But sprucing up your home’s interior [...]
A weekend home is your private hideaway, so drop your inhibitions—and the seashell-themed décor—and mold the living space you’ve been too shy to inhabit. By Michael Herold Designing a weekend retreat can be a rush. But, in the throes of that high, be careful not to fall into the clutches of the mass-market, vacation-home décor. [...]
Valley Forge Flowers at the Eagle Village Shops With its café, BYOB ladies nights and DIY workshops, Valley Forge Flowers reenergized the Main Line home and garden set with what manager Barbara King describes as a “floral fantasy.” But, that was only the start of the revolution. With the recent move to a new, 7,600 [...]
Nearly a decade in the grueling world of finance forced Kate Lawson to uproot her Manhattan life for one as a jewelry designer on the Main Line. Not a bad trade-off. “The next thing I knew I had 10 private clients. Then I had 20,” Lawson says. The logical next step in the evolution was [...]
Before 2012 ends with another empty promise, reevaluate your priorities. By Todd Soura New Year’s resolutions seem to reflect equal parts guilt, from holiday binge drinking and eating, and hope, that a fresh start is all the catalyst that’s needed to truly bring one’s life into focus once and for all. Regardless of your motives, [...]
Not too long ago, if you suffered from knee pain, you could have gotten yourself checked out by a vet just as easily as you could a doctor. Both would have offered the same remedy: a sympathetic look coupled with the parting expression, “Good luck.” But times are changing. And they’re doing so at light [...]
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation hosted its sixth annual Lemon Ball, presented by Volvo Cars and Toys “R” Us with support from Cigna, January 14 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, in Center City. The affair was attended by nearly 850 guests, who raised more than $700,000 for the childhood cancer charity. The Alex Scott Crystal Cup [...]
Aim for what I like to call “structured variety.” A new workout every day does have its benefits, like preventing muscle adaptation and generating new interest. But it makes it impossible to track progression, and, ultimately, it’s not going to provide you with optimal results. On the other hand, too much structure, such as sticking [...]
Recovering from Joint Replacement
Not too long ago, if you suffered from knee pain, you could have gotten yourself checked out by a vet just as easily as you could a doctor. Both would have offered the same remedy: a sympathetic look coupled with the parting expression, “Good luck.” But times are changing. And they’re doing so at light [...]
