Soaring and somersaulting, the performers tell their latest tale on the Avenue of the Arts. Who are these people, and how can they do these things?
In Kooza, Cirque du Soleil's newest touring show to arrive in Philadelphia, a slip of a girl leans backward, folding herself in half and touching her toes. Another performer stands on stilts perched atop one end of a teeterboard. He flies into the air, stilts and all, turning several somersaults and landing with perfect poise, still firmly on his stilts.
Erin O'Shea could have been the "Taboon Mistress," queen of the flatbread hearth that is the centerpiece at Zahav, the splashy new Old City Israeli from Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook.
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From the Heart
Sad news, and this time it's no joke.
My old dog Lucy, who was happily recovering from tetanus, just passed away. This time her heart failed, and she died the day after my column about her amazing recovery appeared. I got home from the vet hospital, without her, in time to pick up my Sunday paper.
Those who depend on your income - from young children to elderly parents - also depend on you to have a life insurance policy. Luckily, buying one has never been cheaper or easier. Here's what you need to know:
Girard is one of my current go-to Napa wineries for big spicy reds like their high-end petite sirah. But Girard also happens to make a lip-smackingly affordable summer white in this 2006 sauvignon blanc.
They married
April 27 at the Old Mill in Rose Valley, with Diane Smith-Hoban from Journeys of the Heart officiating. A reception for 160 followed.
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Today is Mother's Day - the 100th anniversary of the national holiday, as a matter of fact. And if you haven't caught on by now, here's the secret: It's not all about the gift.
Jasper could be a poster BYOB for the DIY era.
Owner Nick DiFonzo did all the renovations himself, spending a year and a half converting a Victorian home in downtown Downingtown into a 45-seat restaurant. He trained the servers, mostly high school and college students, to his own specs. He personally sources all his ingredients on regular trips to the Regional Produce Market in South Philadelphia. And he is the only chef in the kitchen.
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