For Mother's Day, some people of achievement pay tribute to the women who made their good lives possible.
What's Mom getting this year - brunch or dinner? A warm robe or a bright bouquet?
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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I understand that many of you are pessimistic about the future. You have good reason to be. But I think some recent events offer at least a glimmer of hope in what has been a very dark start to 2008.
I just finished my next book, which means that I finally have time to tackle my list of Things To Do. It takes me a year to write a book, so I had 293,773 Things To Do. I started doing them on Saturday, but I got only one Thing done.
I'm losing interest in all those pretty West Coast pinot noirs with no personality, many of which are thinner than the mediocre merlots they aim to replace. So it's no wonder I've rekindled an interest in bottles from pinot noir's homeland - Burgundy - that still have their earthy punch.
Two photographs with an article about cotillions in last week's Image section carried incorrect captions.
Kirstin C. Evans, 17, an honor student at Cherokee High School in Marlton, who was named Miss Pink and Green Fantasy at the Pink and Green Fantasy 10th Debutante Ball, is shown in the photo at left with her father, Calvin Evans Sr.
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For some young women, cotillion is more than a coming-out party, capping a year of service and schooling.
Call it a quest for perfection.
In pristine ballroom gowns with matching pearl necklaces and earrings, white gloves and hair flawlessly coiffed, hundreds of teens across the nation are making their social debut.
On a windy Saturday in Ardmore, a crowd of gentlemen poke around Centofanti's Custom Tailors.
The packed house isn't unusual for the Station Avenue salon, which has been there for 51 years. Closing time is 1 p.m. on this day.
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