Inquirer Business - Maria Panaritis http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis RSS Feed for Inq Col Maria Panaritis en-us Sun, 27 May 2012 14:07:10 GMT It's Personal: Tina Fey, the arts, and big dreams http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/20120527_Tina_Fey__the_arts__and_big_dreams.html Tina Fey was Frenchie, I was Rizzo. But the real star of our sold-out performances of Grease in high school was the Upper Darby School District — a place where kids like us from humble homes were taught not just English and algebra, but how to dream big, think big, and make big things happen. It's Personal: Airline-food economics - All demand, short supply http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/20120427_It_Airline-food_economics__All_demand__short_supply.html There was an Alcatrazlike quality to it, the way it all went down Wednesday in Row 24 of US Airways Flight 1419, as the tiny food cart on my jammed Philadelphia-to-Los Angeles flight rolled up. It's Personal: Wristwatches holding their own - in some segments http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/20120413_It_Wristwatches_holding_their_own_-_in_some_segments.html Cellphone users wondering who, if anyone, wears a wristwatch anymore might consult this charming story out of Russia last week: It's Personal: Big brands in a store-brand world http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/20120406_It_s_Personal__Big_brands_in_a_store-brand_world.html Ah, the TV jingles and catchphrases that once lured us into buying big-name breakfast cereals, deodorants, and other essentials. How those Pied Pipers of marketing coaxed cash from our wallets, leading us to snatch the stuff off supermarket shelves, week after week, with little thought of anything but, "I want it. I need it." I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs! (Cocoa Puffs cereal). It's Personal: Our job, even in these troubled times, is not all we are http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/20120330_It_Our_job__even_in_these_troubled_times__is_not_all_we_are.html It's not often that I write about my late father in these pages. I am a business writer, after all, and an immigrant sandwich-shop owner is hardly the quintessential lead character on a stage where studies of success and failure often feature sleek suits and Forbes shout-outs. Urban Outfitters veteran returns http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/142408465.html It's Personal: A Greek artist tries to gauge the impact of the bailout http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/20120224_It_A_Greek_artist_tries_to_gauge_the_impact_of_the_bailout.html It is not often that a Greek man discusses politics and a listener must strain to hear; high decibels and hand gestures are standard Greek rhetorical tools. And yet, during a chat with Georgios Kordis the other day, a hearing aid would have been helpful. It's Personal: For the Sixers, marketing hits a three-pointer http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/20120203_It_For_the_Sixers__marketing_hits_a_three-pointer.html It was a foray, you might say, into value investing, when my friend Matt Jordan and I decided to sample season tickets this year for the 76ers. A picture from out of the past http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/20120101_A_Picture_From_Out_of_the_Past.html In 87 years, Gerard Bernhardt has survived a bullet to the lung in France while serving under Gen. George Patton, raised an East Falls family big enough to field a baseball team, and put nine children through college. For a man like him, Christmas morning should have held few, if any, surprises. It's Personal: Baseball dress code seems to target women http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/20111216_It_Baseball_dress_code_seems_to_target_women.html A decision earlier this month by Major League Baseball to impose a dress code on reporters who cover the sport provoked a number of reactions.