Philly Chit Chat

Philadelphia’s Steven Lagos, of LAGOS Jewelry made a personal appearance at King of Prussia Neiman Marcus last week. 

Champagne was flowing as Steven
introduced his new 18k Gold line to a bevy of beautiful ladies.

Lagos’ enormous success might be best described in raw numbers. He’s
sold more than a million pieces of jewelry, presenting new collections
five times annually. Designing about 300 new pieces a year, he estimates
he’s made 9,000 throughout his career.

For all of his jewelry, Lagos uses 18-karat gold, sterling silver and
high-quality, semiprecious gemstones. These days, his pieces range in
price from $200—for the signature Lagos key that actress Demi Moore
(which I first reported in PhillyChitChat.com) bought when she was in Philly a few years ago—to $20,000. And while it
can’t hurt to have the Hollywood types in your corner, Lagos knows he’s
only as good as his next collection.

Saturday, October 19th

Ave.: “Hunt for the Horcrux” activities up and down the Avenue, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.;

 Dumbledore’s Powers Maze at

Woodmere Art Museum from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Defense Against the Dark Arts classes at Stagecrafters at noon and

3 p.m.;

The Market at Fareway becomes Diagon Alley with activities and food trucks plus a Sorting Hat

demonstration from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.; The Great Hall at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant will release a NEW ale,

Dumbeldore’s Dubbel, plus serve non-alcoholic Butterbeer and Harry’s favorite dessert Treacle Tart; Fortune tellers,

face painters, magician, caricaturist, games and activities, specialty food, drink and retail promotions; and Harry

Potter Closing Ceremony at 4:30 p.m. at Norwood Fontbonne Academy with costumed characters, music and more. Coverage by Hadas Kuznits on KYW

 

 DesignPhiladelphia is an important festival for the city, showcasing the
key role design has played in the history of the region. Tonight, the whole festival wraps with The Closing Party: A Fundraiser for Friends of the Rail Park,
a ticketed benefit party and presentation of conceptual designs by
Olin, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, and CVM for transforming the former City
Branch of the Reading Railroad into a public park.

At 6 p.m., join in a merry fundraising event and meet the design team and board of Friends of the Rail Park.
Contribute $75 per person, and learn about the incredible vision for a
three-mile long park along the Reading Viaduct east of Broad Street and
the submerged lines to the west.

From 8 to 11 p.m., show up for a festive fete to celebrate DesignPhiladelphia and the completion of this important festival. A $25
ticket supports the efforts of the rail park, too.
Thanks to PhillyChitChat 2nd shooter, Photographer Amit Gabai for shooting this event.

Goldtex Apartments, one of Center City’s premier new properties, hosted a rooftop event last night. Guests, who included realtors, tastemakers and residents were invited to enjoy complimentary food courtesy of Cafe Lift/Bufad
Pizza, drinks, and sounds by DJ Dan Cronin of Hair O’ The Dog. The Goldtex
team were showing the brand new, state-of-the-art apartments,
class-leading green living experience and amenities the building has to
offer.

Inspired by all the cute little signs the building trades leave
around the neighborhood, the Post Brothers have created a cute little
campaign “Do Not Rent Here” because you’ll never want to leave!!

 

Clay Stewart and Joey Doucette at the Rooftop Party at Goldtex by Post Brothers Apartments on Thursday, October 17, 2013. They live at another Post Brothers property, and were checking out the GoldTex.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we are calling all Cross-trainers to Unite in Pink

I wish there was an organization like  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to reach out to for help when I was so desperate,
when my mental health was compromised, when I didn’t see a brighter
future.

I already told you that I once did not see a bright future, after years
of being bullied [insert here everything others thought was a failure of
my person], I tried to kill myself in my early 20′, once ending up in
the hospital getting my stomach pumped. (The other time involved a gun
that didn’t go off.) (I also killed myself off a million times in my mind) I’m glad I’m here, it was a short road to a better life. A few hours from the darkness, there really is light.

 

Seeing all these families, friends walking in the name of someone they loved, really brought tears to my eyes.

 Suicide is the third leading cause of death in middle and high school and the second cause of death in college students. Minding Your Mind does free community outreach to students to discuss mental health, mental illness, depression and to remove the stigma so the students can address these issues.

  There was a lot of love and awareness at the Art Museum – Nearly 3000 people came out to show the world – YOU ARE LOVED, we remember and we are there for you.
(I have to say when I tried to kill myself my family was not there. They had had enough of me and my reckless life ie drugs, drinking, homelessness, (all to mask my pain of being gay, the bullying, the desperation to be accepted, lack of direction, or motivation.) Had I known there was an organization like this, I would have definitely had reached out to them. I was so desperate for someone to save me. I don’t blame my parents and certainly not my siblings who were all too young to know. Within months of trying to kill myself the 2nd time, I got sober and saved myself.)

The Wayne Hotel and Paramour Restaurant seems to be the best place to see celebrities on the Main Line. (It’s always been a hot place to see and be seen, but now the celebs have found it too.)

 Emeril Lagasse with Chef Drew Stark at 
Paramour Restaurant

 Emeril Lagasse brings the spice of New Orleans to QVC
with his high-quality kitchenware, food and cutlery products.  The star
chef, restaurateur, TV personality and best-selling cookbook author is
scheduled to return to the multimedia retailer to showcase the
collection on Wednesday, October 16 beginning at midnight with shows throughout the day including  1 PM (ET) and 5 PM (ET). Last night he celebrated his 54th birthday with dinner at Paramour, in the Wayne Hotel, 139 E Lancaster Ave  Wayne, PA 19087.

Eviama Life Spa & boutique hosted bloggers, media peeps and philebrities earlier this month to get acquainted with the spa that was voted Best of Philly, by Philadelphia Magazine

Eviama Life Spa owner Penny Ordway, explains what aromatherapy is and the background on the components that create it. 
Essential oils are concentrated, volatile aromatic compounds
extracted from the leaves, seeds, root, bark, flowers of aromatic
plants. The oils can be strong and cause an irritation. It’s best to add them to a
base oil (jojoba, almond, sesame, olive) or you can also put them on a tissue or cloth and keep it with you. Penny also discussed prenatal massages, as well as massages that might help you conceive.