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Design
  Success By Design (US Airways)
A small-town chair maker is thankful that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Especially when the beholders are some of the world's most prestigious designers.
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  Better by Design Destinations (Better Homes and Gardens)
A day or week at a resort spa is good for the soul, but it will also spark design ideas and allow you to try before you buy.[download pdf]
       
  Natural Selection (Philadelphia Home)
A globe-trotting collector and her architect make a Bryn Mawr house a place for art-full living.[download pdf]
       
  Sticker Shock (Philadelphia Home)
Wall decals: cute without commitment.[download pdf]
       
  Bungalow Great (Blueprint)
How architectural designer Elena Colombo used her ingenuity to create a lively getaway in a turn-of-the-century Long Island beach cottage.
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  Open House (Philadelphia Home)
An artist and architect give their mid-century Havertown modern an architectural upgrade. [download pdf]
       
  Table Talk (Continental)
Furniture stores can be viewed as an indicator of a city's personality. Do the most frequented spots skew vintage, ultra-modern, blue-chip antique or shabby chic?.... [download pdf]
       
  Bold Colors From Maine (Fortune Small Business)
Design insiders had Angela Adams's richly detailed fabrics to themselves for nearly a decade. Now, thanks to licensing deals with five home-furnishings firms, the rest of us can luxuriate, too... [download pdf]
       
  Bringing New Ideas To The Table (Fortune Small Business)
The daughter of famed furniture maker George Nakashima burnishes his legacy. [download pdf]
       
    Manufacturing Education (Build)
Introduction for a book detailing the process of Philadephia University's sophomore design studio, picked to participate in the ICFF 2007's Design School competition. [download pdf]
       
    A Show For All Ages (Continental Magazine)
Nashville's Hatch Show Print, one of the oldest working letter-press print shops in the United States hasn't stopped making posters since 1879 ... [download pdf]
       
    Design 101 (Philadelphia magazine)
A local class gets a real-world challenge. [download pdf]
       
    China Syndrome (Philadelphia Home & Garden)
Fans of the 18th-century English ceramics known as transferware collect a bit of colorful Philadelphia history with every piece. [download pdf]
       
    Shop Nantucket (Boston Home & Garden)
The first rule of antiquing on Nantucket: There are few bargains here. Just as the Ralph Lauren store on Main Street carried the highest-end Purple Label line, the antiques retailers on-island have the most drool-worthy.... [download pdf]
       
    Good Turns (American Style)
Albert LeCoff's Wood Turning Center encourages artists to push the limits of the lathe. [download pdf]
       
    David Rago (New Jersey Life)
David Rago started selling at flea markets, but his empire now includes an auction house with sales of $25 million, two magazines and regular appearances on Antiques Roadshow. [download pdf]
       
    Lasting Impressions (Philadelphia Home & Garden )
A little-known group of Bucks County artists called the Pennsylvania impressionists are being rediscovered, and setting auction-house records. [more]
       
    The Collector (Philadelphia Home & Garden)
Jewelry star and antiques buff Craig Drake has an eye for great finds, and his Philadelphia penthouse is the perfect spot to display them. [more]
       
    Wright Now (New Jersey Life)
A design duo finds inspiration living in a Frank Lloyd Wright House. [more]
       
    Design Road Trip (Philadelphia Home & Garden) In three nearby towns, you can visit the homes and studios of some of the 20th century’s greatest designers. [download pdf]
       

Treasure Hunting (Philadelphia Home & Garden) Spend an autumn weekend sifting through the vintage castoffs at legendary local indoor-outdoor antiques markets. [download pdf]

     
   

Hang Space (Philadelphia) How a Furness mansion proved the perfect home for one couple’s world-class collection of contemporary art. [download pdf]

 

     
   

Sitting Pretty (Philadelphia Home & Garden)
One woman’s quest for the perfect couch seemed to be an impossible dream…that is, until she saw Lloyd. [download pdf]

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Travel & Food   Better by Design Destinations (Better Homes and Gardens)
A day or week at a resort spa is good for the soul, but it will also spark design ideas and allow you to try before you buy.[download pdf]
       
  Ocean Overnight (National Geographic Traveler)
Great Barrier Reef sleepover: It's just you and the fish.
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  Travel: Bisbee, Arizona (Time Out New York)
A former copper-mining town built high in the Arizona mountains makes for a short, strange trip.
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  Long Weekend - Philadelphia
(Better Homes and Gardens)
Antique Row in downtown Philadelphia is a great shopping strip that runs along Pine Street from Ninth to Twelfth. One of my favorite stores is ...
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  Dry Creek Dreams (Social Affairs)
With its casual vibe, chic accommodations and refined restaurants, Sonoma County is giving Napa a run for its money.
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  Table Talk (Continental)
Furniture stores can be viewed as an indicator of a city's personality. Do the most frequented spots skew vintage, ultra-modern, blue-chip antique or shabby chic? .... [download pdf]
       
  Shop: Lambertville (Philadelphia Home)
Lambertville hardly looks big enough to fill three hours of solid browsing, but this small town is densely packed. [download pdf]
       
  A Show For All Ages (Continental)
Nashville's Hatch Show Print, one of the oldest working letter-press print shops in the United States hasn't stopped making posters since 1879 ... [download pdf]
       
    Destination Wedding: Nantucket (Boston Elegant Wedding)
Move your nuptials off the mainland and onto this charming, picturesque island [download pdf]
       
    Shop: Nantucket (Boston Home & Garden)
The first rule of antiquing on Nantucket: There are few bargains here. Just as the Ralph Lauren store on Main Street carries the highest-end Purple Label line, the antiques retailers on-island have the most drool-worthy..... [download pdf]
       
    Paradise Found (Wine & Spirits Quarterly)
Take your backyard barbecue up a notch with the char-grilled flavors of the Caribbean. [download pdf]
       
   

20 Made-to-Order Weekends (Philadelphia)
Need to get away? We’ve got a trip that’s perfect for you!... [more]

       
   

Nantucket Summers (Social Affairs)
Purists insist that the ferry is the best way to get to Nantucket. Legend says a penny thrown as you round the
Brant Point Light guarantees a safe return... [more]

       
   

Not So So-So (Budget Living)
These days, South of South (SoSo) is experiencing a different kind of movement. New arrivals are adding their own flavor to the locale’s already-eclectic mix of restaurants and shops. [download pdf]

       
    Insiders’ Island (Philadelphia)
Nantucket’s sweet spots, from rustic Madaket to the oh-so-chic Vanessa Noel Hotel [download pdf]
       

A River Runs Through It (Philadelphia) Western Pennsylvania is home to Fallingwater, America’s most beautiful modern house. Plus: Short takes on Pittsburgh and the Nemacolin Woodlands [download pdf]

     
   

Hot Times in Montreal (Philadelphia) With this month’s jazz festival, and love in the air, a weekend in Montreal is a sexy alternative to Paris [download pdf]

     
   

A Gay Old Time (Philadelphia) Rehoboth Beach proves to be a sunny setting for a frothy girls’ weekend — What better place to go for a girls’ weekend than gay vacation destination Rehoboth Beach? [download pdf]

 
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Trends/
Culture
 

Can a Democrat Love A Republican?
Can a Republican and a Democrat live happily ever after? (This is a personal essay.) [more]

       
    Oh, Behave: Petiquette (Blueprint)
Even otherwise well-adjusted people can be a bit sensitive when it comes to their cats and dogs--or yours. Here, tips for negotiating the place of pets in polite society, without ruffling feathers. [download pdf]
       
    All About the Benjamins (US Airways)
When it comes to portraying the great statesman, the competition is stiff in the City of Brotherly Love.  [download pdf]
       
    Whatever Happened to Dick and Jane? (Town & Country) When it comes to names for newborns, what seems hip today will most likely be embarrassing tomorrow. (If not for you, certainly for your child.) [download pdf]
       
   

What’s Wrong With This Family? (Philadelphia) Lucky twins Robby and Reese have two settled, affluent, churchgoing parents who love them. But both of those parents happen to be mommies [download pdf]

 

       

The Father, the Son and the Holy JumboTron (Salon) In the new Media Reformation, churches employ high-tech gizmos and hip spin to boost their diminishing flocks. “What did Jesus do?” [more]

     
   

The Newly Unweds (Philadelphia) More and more couples are deciding not to tie the knot. Everyone else better get used to it — Michelle was relieved. She had just found out that she could get [more]

 

 
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Profiles  

Love, Write, Barter (New Jersey Life)
Best-selling author Liz Gilbert transports readers with her words. Now she's offering another route around the world via Two Buttons, her Frenchtown warehouse of wonders from Southeast Asia. [download pdf]

       
   

Breeding a $5,000 fish (Fortune Small Business)
Joe Zuritsky, CEO of Parkway Corp., a Philadelphia company that operates 100 parking facilities in the U.S., on breeding koi ... [download pdf]

       
   

Shooting the Men of Steel (Pennsylvania Gazette)
Like every kid in Titusville, a small town in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania, Chris Crisman C'03 spent a week of sixth grade at hunting camp, learning how to shoot a rifle... [download pdf]

       
   

True Partners (Good Housekeeping)
These couples couldn’t do their jobs without each other. See how they manage to mix business with pleasure every day of the year. [download pdf]

       
    Tales Out of School (Philadelphia)
Attending a great high school gives kids a leg up in the college sweepstakes. But admissions officers today aren’t necessarily looking for applicants with laundry lists of clubs and activities—it’s the passionate and in-depth pursuit of one interest that really makes a kid stand out. [download pdf]
       
   

Turning Lives Inside Out (Philadelphia City Paper) Temple professor Lori Pompa is a free woman, but she spends as much time in jail as she does outside. Why does she do it and why are others following? [more]

       
Could You Switch Lives with Your Boss? (Marie Claire) Your boss has the fancy car, elegant home, and best table at the city’s hippest restaurant. You’ve got … not so much. What would it be like to trade places for 24 hours? [download pdf]
     
   

Scrabble Rouser (Philadelphia) Katie Devanney hunches over the blue and white tiles on her Scrabble rack: PNTSCMW. Her eyes dart from her rack to the board that divides her and her opponent [download pdf]

     
   

Annie Get Your Flush (The Pennsylvania Gazette) It's Day Three of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and Annie Duke Gr'99 is taking a break from the action at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas. [more]

 
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Health/
Relationships
  The Pill's Dangerous, and Other Myths (Health)
Take our quick quiz to test your contraceptive smarts. The answers may surprise you. [download pdf]
       
    Just Say No (Hallmark)
If you say yes to every request, you're not alone. Susan Newman, Ph.D., a social psychologist in Metuchen, New Jersey, realized she was a yes woman when she found herself editing a manuscript as a favor for a friend of a friend—whose name she didn't even know. [download pdf]
       
    The Time of Your Life (Women’s Health)
Feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day? You aren't the only one. But as these four “time makeovers” show, help is coming fast. [more]
       
    Now hear this! (Self)
Everything you need to know about taking care of your ears [more]
       
    Fruits and Fate (The Pennsylvania Gazette)
Research has shown that a woman’s body shape—whether she is round in the middle like an apple or wider at the bottom like a pear—is the single best predictor of health risks. Dr. Marie Savard wants to get this message out to all women, so that “pears” can give themselves a break from pointless dieting and “apples” can save their own lives. [download pdf]
       
    Beat those back-to-school bugs! (All You)
It’s September—head lice season! Best friends Penny and Wendy make house calls to get rid of these icky pests [download pdf]
       

Adios Allergies! Eight Ways to Get Through the Sneeze Season—Sniffle—Free (Self)
Can’t stop sneezing? Blame sexism! Don’t laugh— landscapers plant mostly male trees and [download pdf]

     
   

Ever After (Elegant Wedding) Getting a little counseling before marriage can keep couples primed for the challenges down the road. “People spend lots of time and money preparing for their marriage day [download pdf]

     
   

Earn a Second Look (Men’s Health) Be irresistible. If you want to make a good first impression on that woman over there, you’re too late. It’s done.“As soon as she lays eyes on someone, she has a first impression,” [download pdf]

 
 
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Business  

Success by Design (US Airways)
A small-town chair maker is thankful that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Especially when the beholders are some of the world's most prestigious designers. [download pdf]

       
  Bold Colors From Maine (Fortune Small Business)
Design insiders had Angela Adams's richly detailed fabrics to themselves for nearly a decade. Now, thanks to licensing deals with five home-furnishings firms, the rest of us can luxuriate, too... [download pdf]
       
  Bringing New Ideas To The Table (Fortune Small Business)
The daughter of famed furniture maker George Nakashima burnishes his legacy. [download pdf]
       
    Design 101 (Philadelphia magazine)
A local class gets a real-world challenge. [download pdf]
       
    David Rago (New Jersey Life)
David Rago started selling at flea markets, but his empire now includes an auction house with sales of $25 million, two magazines and regular appearances on Antiques Roadshow. [download pdf]
       
   

Breeding a $5,000 fish (Fortune Small Business)
Joe Zuritsky, CEO of Parkway Corp., a Philadelphia company that operates 100 parking facilities in the U.S., on breeding koi ... [download pdf]

     
 
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News
Features

How Not to Rob a Bank (Philadelphia) What can you learn from two 14-year-old bank robbers and their mom who drove the getaway car? Lesson 1: Believe what you see in the movies. [download pdf]

 

     
   

Would You Risk Your Life To Save a Stranger?
(Good Housekeeping)
Dina Leal was on her way to work when her mother phoned. "Did you see the news?" her mom asked breathlessly. [download pdf]

 

     
   

A Philadelphia Story (Ms.) Samantha Richards (not her real name) was only 7 on January 12, 1996, when 29-year-old Jasper Washington pulled her into his car, drove a few miles, raped her, and pushed [download pdf]

 

     
   

Bittersweet Chocolate (Salon) Chances are good that child workers—some of whom are slaves—helped produce your valentine bonbons. The chocolate industry has promised to get kids out of the cocoa [more]

 

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