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Songbird Captures Cotillion, Collect Wins PA Derby at Parx
Story, photos by Lou Perri Parx Racing featured The Cotillion, a race featuring top fillies including Songbird, winner of her first 10 starts, and Cathryn Sophoa, who won her first Stakes race by 16 lengths, and the Pennsylvania Derby, in which winner of the Kentucky Derby, Myquist, and of the Preakness, Exaggeration, were featured. In the Cotillion, Songbird, owned by Wilmington native, Rick Porter, a car dealership, continued her winning streak, beating Cathryn Sophia, by almost six lengths, and Carina Mia by another six lengths. In the Derby, 12-1 Connect connected to take the Derby for owner Paul Pompo, of Warren, New Jersey, and owner of a Brooklyn-based trucking business, and trained…
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‘Tis the Season for Modeling, Photography Scammers and Catfishing
By Cassie Hepler One thing a lot of people ask me as an established model/actress/photographer and vetted journalist is how to spot a scammer. Well, fortunately for you, I have been getting hit hard lately. And the scams are getting more and more complex with legit looking websites, one person who got targeted by scammers even had to put a disclaimer on his website and even friends trying to sell off their beloved vintage furniture for a move cross country are getting hit. I’ll break it down for you so you can see the email/text pattern (there is never a direct phone call made, red flag number one), the horrible…
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Real Housewives of New York Star Bethenny Frankel Gives the Skinny on Skinnygirl
Video, story and photos by Whitney Ullman The original Skinnygirl Bethenny Frankel shared Skinnygirl Spicy Lime Margarita with fans at an appearance at a local store in Philadelphia in September. EXPLORE PHILLY: What is your favorite thing to do in Philly? FRANKEL: The restaurants are great, the people are great, usually I’m working when I’m here and I want to get back to my daughter. But last time I was here, I was at Stephen Starr, he just opened a restaurant in NY, so now Philly has come to NY. EXPLORE PHILLY: What’s the best part about Atlantic City? FRANKEL: I love Atlantic City, I usually stay at The Borgata…
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Art Museum’s Refreshed South Asian Galleries Open to Public
Story, photos by Lou Perri The Philadelphia Museum of Art is reopening the South Asian galleries after a major two year renovation and reinstallation period of its masterpieces. The Temple Hall, the centerpiece of the collection, has been completely reinterpreted. Donated in 1919 by the family of Adeline Pepper Gibson of Philadelphia, the Temple Hall has been a puzzle to scholars until now. Curators have solved the mystery and will share the details with members of Gibson’s family present. The new installation presents one of the most important collections of South Asian art in a new light. Ten galleries are redesigned and reconfigured to present masterpieces spanning 2,000 years of…