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The Manayunk fashion designer has always had the passion. Now it's time for the push.
Her silk taffeta, ultra-mini bubble dress was showcased on billboards from Los Angeles to New York, worn by Gossip Girls star Taylor Momsen, Jenny Humphrey on the CW drama. But despite the celebrity hoopla, free publicity, and dozens of inquiries, Manayunk designer Paula Hian sold just five of the $1,500 dresses. Somehow, at age 42 and with 18 years in the fashion industry, Hian remains the perennial new kid in the showroom.
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Barack buttons, Hillary hoodies. As Pennsylvanians go to the polls today, there's no shortage of goods proclaiming a preference.
Sue Slocum doesn't care whether you cast your vote today for Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton.
As long as their supporters continue to wear their passion on their sleeves - and everywhere else.
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Leaving flour and yeast behind in preparing desserts for the traditional meal can put bakers in a bind. Here are some ways out.
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But dessert is another matter.
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When the Free Library of Philadelphia announced five years ago that it would expand its imposing palazzo on the Parkway, it painted a tantalizing picture of a modern addition equipped with a sunlight-drenched reading room, hives of computer terminals, a cozy hangout for teens, free wireless access, and a Starbucks-style cafe.
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18th- and 19th-century homes with a rural ambience, right in the suburbs.
$399,000
Wallingford
541 Avondale Rd.
Taxes: $5,837
Once part of the estate of Revolutionary War financier Thomas Leiper, this 1830s stone-and-stucco house features a front porch with a view of Crum Creek, a backyard terrace overlooking a stream, two full baths, restored random-width pine floors, and a deck off the second floor.
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