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This Week in Philly

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Monday, September 16th * Cyber-Security and Cyber-Insecurity Conference – The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosts a speaker event featuring Congressman Pat Meehan (Subcommittee of Cybersecurity), Barton Gellman (The Washington Post) and Lawrence Husick (Center for the Study of Terrorism) at DoubleTree Philadelphia in Center City from 5 to 7:30. $35 for public, $10 for […]

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Pretty Pretty Rebel Takes Femme Rock N’ Roll Style to a New Dimension

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To get ready for Philly Fashion Week and the Philadelphia Collection we stopped by a local designer’s Trunk Show to check out her new designs and to get inspired.   Philly’s own Leah Delfiner is taking pretty in punk to a new level. The designer takes cues from fashion revolutionary Betsey Johnson to create rock n’ roll

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Center City Restaurant Week Fall 2013

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It’s that time of the year again: Center City District’s semi-annual Restaurant Week. By now, in its tenth year, Restaurant Week is a loved or hated concept in Philadelphia (and most cities actually).  But for the faithful fans, we’re providing a list of our recommendations for this season. Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran do it

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Dining Spotlight: Little Nonna’s

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The very successful queens of Midtown Village, Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran, have recently opened their newest restaurant last week on the ground floor of the Independent Hotel. The highly anticipated Italian restaurant, Little Nonna’s, was welcomed with rave reviews, and we knew we had to go ASAP. Upon hearing about their backyard garden, we

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Mt. Airy Street Fare: Sip, Savor, Stroll

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We focus a lot of our events in Center City and tend to consider it the mecca of Philadelphia. Though the great thing about Philadelphia is the diverse culture throughout each neighborhood in its city limits. Recently we discovered the absolutely charming neighborhood of Mt. Airy with Germantown Avenue at its core. That’s where the

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Budweiser Made in America Festival 2013

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This year’s Labor Day Weekend culminated the bittersweet ending of what seemed like a very short summer with the second annual Budweiser Made in America Festival. With Jay-Z curating the festival’s experience, everything was well thought out. From the food to the massive swing set and of course the lineup, this year was full of

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First Friday Interview: Diner en Blanc Co-Host

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You’ve seen the pictures. You’ve heard the stories. With its inception last year, Philadelphia’s leg of the international all-white Diner en Blanc quickly became the most popular event of the season. Thousands of people turn up in Center City dressed all in white, waiting for a text as to the elusive location of a glowing, community-based

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