High above Philadelphia a few folks got together to support 2009 Sixth Annual Run 4 Your Life Run/Walk and 1 Mile Fun Walk to benefit Prostate Cancer Research and Awareness USA Track and Field Certified Course
The cocktail party was held on the 57th Floor of Liberty One, in the luxury Trump Tower condominiums sales suite and a sponsor of the walk.
Super Lawyer 2006 – Scott P. Sigman and friends
The views were magnificent, the people well connected and charitable
The plans for the latest Trump Tower were on the wall for everyone to see
It’s a beautiful building,
and the sales staff was on hand to assist with any questions
The luxury Trump Tower condominiums are planned for the land located at Delaware Avenue and Spring Garden Street. Just south of Waterfront Square and that much closer to the fireworks that I love watching every year. 
After an hour of nibbling, the chairwomen came out to make a few announcement: Come out for the Fifth Annual Run 4 Your Life, 5K Walk and 1 Mile Fun Walk. Run to benefit Prostate Cancer Research and Awareness.
GARY PAPA, Action News Sports Director, WPVI-TV Channel 6 and a prostate cancer survivor was on hand to talk about the importance of the event. He started out by saying “I want to thank you from the bottom of my prostate.”
And although The Donald was not there, pictured with his wife Melina Tuesday night at the SATC premiere [I took this photo, I was in NYC on the Pink carpet], he was there in spirit as (I think the Trumps are smiling alike now)
a check for $10,000 was donated to the Walk. Thanks Donald!!
So if you have a moment, visit the 57th Floor of Liberty One and ask for managing director Jacqueline Sonenberg for information on Philadelphia’s newest condo tower. Thank her for the donation and mention to her that I am looking for a good place for my Philly Chit Chat Social/News/Calendar/Photo site kick off party, maybe we could have in on the 57th Floor of Liberty One. Until then I hope everyone can make it out to the event on Father’s Day. All are welcome. Come participate in the 5K Run, 5K Walk or 1 Mile Fun Walk. We encourage everyone of every age to join in the run to eradicate prostate cancer as a life and quality-of-life threatening disease by helping to advance awareness and research. http://run4yourlife.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=273272
I used to watch Sex and the City with one of my best friends, my sister Crista. I was older than Carrie, she was younger. So I am a fan and was excited to shoot the premiere, but being from Philly and reluctant to give up a full day for vacation, I took a half day from my day job. Bad move, see these people, they put their name on the Photographer’s list at 4AM!! Me I got there at 3PM (Thanks to the Amtrak train breaking down) and I was #52. It was a big premiere people flew in from around the world.
(Did I mention photographers uniform, dark, dark, dark OK black. The color they don’t want the SJP’s dress to be)
The hazard of shooting second row, note the photographers flash head in the foreground
Did you see the “Devil Wears Prada”, which is by the same director as “Marley & Me”? Well it was based on these two people, Andre Leon Tally and Anna Wintour.
Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole
Kim Cattrall pinching her ass, she can’t believe she’s her
She has some scary friend
That being said, lo and behold I run into a couple local celebrities, but I already know them; Political columnist and good friend Mary Patel, Philly Mag’s 2008 “People To Watch”, Kelly Boyd, president, KB Consultants and one of our favorite news people Monica Malpass; who I hadn’t seen in over a year. What keeps you busy Ms. Malpass I asked. “My 8 year old son” and “the last few weeks he has been busy playing baseball” and she has been out there cheering him on at every game. Well Kelly’s been busy too, and now represents Rouge (at right). She tells me that Rouge has a new menu and promises me a tasting in the near future (I guess I can break from my Nutrisystem that day) and Mary as you might recall just premiered her film “Electile Dysfunction” at the Philadelphia Film Festival in April. There may be a distributor interested in the film, so let’s keep our fingers crossed. (and she promises me I can break some big news in July about her next film project with 3 big names stars and one of them is always voted one of People Magazine hotties)
Then it was into the square. When did they start allowing vendors to see their wares. I think it’s great, and I don’t want to compare us to that other City, but they allow vendors in some of their parks, and personally I think its a good idea, probably should be somewhat regulated as to now piss off the store owners that are paying property taxes, but small potato’s like this jewelery salesgirl adds to the fabric of society.
Sunday we went to a BBQ at Lee Ann’s and Ricks. Haven’t seen Lee Ann in about a year since my Philly Chit Chat and NYC celebrity photography has taken off. (Did I mention I will be shooting the Sex and the City premiere tomorrow night in NYC. Red Carpet Action!! That is not considered paparazzi as it’s posed. I’ll tell ya, sometimes I need a 12 step program, The Steifs live fairly close to the place where Jen is staying and I was tempted to go by the place and see if she was there, but I controlled myself.
Pictured here 
Last balloon to pop, Chris Fine’s. His wife Carla (nee Libertella) won. Chris is a funeral director for Gardner funeral home in South Jersey. We’ve been using them for decades. It’s always fascinating to talk to him. I think it’s a must to have a doctor, lawyer, teacher and funeral director in one’s family. He did my dad’s funeral, and it was beautiful, as far as that goes.
I shot this yesterday at the Loew’s hotel looking north up 95. I was there coverning an event and a celebrity who was staying at the hotel, stopped by the party. I’ll be writing about this dancer who’s pictorial in Playboy didn’t hurt her career even somewhere in time for this often married celebrity who could be the poster child for heterochromi.
Anne Marie walking the paparazzi line. I was so impressed with her story that sometimes during the 2 dozen times I watched it, I forgot I was the subject. It was fast paced and packed a lot of info in it. Also for those who saw it or are about to see it, I gave Anne Marie a tip on seeing celebrities, a few more places to go are book signings at Borders, B&N, Joseph Fox and many of the other great book stores in the City. Plus don’t forget FYE records on Broad Street, where next Tuesday you can catch John Melendez from the Howard Stern show, signing something. Call them or its always good to check out the websites. Thank you Anne Marie, it was so much fun and exciting. 
So if you want your business promoted, and you have a celebrity in it, CALL ME. I’ll be polite, it’ll be painless, I’ll get the job done and then get those puppies published.
This is what it looks like now. Gone are the foreboding brown walls which were somewhat intimidating and not very inviting to anyone who was looking to just sit in a comfortable chair, have a drink and relax. I never liked the set up. It always seemed pretentious and sectioned off.
Instead 10 Arts the entire lobby is inviting for drinks, snacks, dinner and chatting. There’s also a separate dining area separated by high back sofa’s. It’s a nice segue from the lobby/lounge to a formal eating area. One thing to note here is the rotunda’s centerpiece has now been decorated in a more functional way with a wine bottle display case, and beautiful glass beads, that carries the ambiance of the chandelier that overhangs the ballroom below and the chandeliers that also grace the formal dining area.
I remember hearing about the story of the ballroom hand sewn beaded chandelier. The women was from Woodbury, NJ and the creation took about 2 years. On the day the Ritz opened to the public, she was still finishing up the beading as it hung in the ballroom below.
Many guests were on hand to usher in the festive occasion.
Cathy girls
where Frank Cipriotti and Fousseny Gamby opened and poured to their delight
The larger bar was in the main room. The marble topped bar ran the length of the back wall at about 50 feet. Across from the bar is a community table where 12 people can fit easily to share food, drinks and conversation.
Paula Moritz, Allied Advertising enjoys some seafood from the ice sculpture seafood bar. The oysters were my favorite, ok and the shrimp.
It’s that PR Maven Matthew Vlahos from Red Tettemer and a friend associated with one of the next biggest restaurant opening in Philadelphia, “Union Trust” (shhhh around Labor Day)
Style Mavens Philly Daily Candy’s Meredith Lindemon and Steffi Freedman. Now I have to confess I did not know Meredith before this meeting, nor did I realize that was Steffi, who I just met for the first time the other night. I was roaming the rooms and their outfits just caught my eye. As someone who has shot the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, once, I consider myself an expert and thought these two look terrific. It was only after I spun them around did I realize it was Steffi, then I googled Meredith tonight and that’s who she is. I would have loved to pick her brain for blog website ideas. She is wearing Clu and opps forgot to aske Steffi. I wish I had shot this without a flash, and I should have done what is called the flash test, as the dress was a beautiful black lace and the white underling was well under the black lace outfit. With the flash it looks like a black polka dotted skirt.
at night I am going to have to say it was a little too dark. I would have liked to seen the lights up just a tad, but maybe I am wrong and not as romantic as some.
Dan Piestor and Dennis Glock seem to be enjoying themselves. They liked the food and the atmosphere and said they would definitely come back.
Talk about STYLISH, Anne Callahan with her husband Charles Croce Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Phila Art Museum. I met Anne (& her husband) a few weeks back at an event. Anne had the most fabulous coat on, that I will be featuring in my new section, City Style, in the coming weeks. Anne did not disappoint and again was styling a fabulous outfit and outer coat, with a black top, a pearl inspired necklace and a beaming style. Good to see you Anne, and Charles.
Wendy Gordon describes the food as: An ‘upscale casual’ bistro-style restaurant, not a formal, fine dining venue. The menu reflects an emphasis on local and organic products. There is beauty and wonderful flavor in simple foods. 
Philly Style Magazine publisher, John M. Colabelli with the Spencers
One of us was very optomistic. 
When you walk into the old Zanzibar Blues nightclub you immediately notice the change, to a much more light color, modern hip destination, capturing the vastness of what made Zanzibar so exciting but 
I ran into my friends Josh and April (with their friend Matt). The last time I saw April and Josh they were making me a homecooked meal in NYC where I was for 18 months on a business trip 8/05 -12/06. I saw them the first week I arrived in town, and then I discovered the celebrity paparazzi thing and I never looked back. They recently located from the Big Apple to Philly and are enjoying it as the more manageble and happening city that it is. I look forward to seeing them more often now that we are in the same city again. (April went to college with my sister, they were roomates) They enjoyed JL Sullivans as it really captured the exciting nightlife they were used to in that other town.
Bringing a little color to the festivities gotta love that carribean inspired dress
Good friends relaxing on the white leather wrap around sitting area. I sat down on the plush sofa, and it was a good while before I wanted to get up
With plenty of TV’s to watch there’s not a chance that you will miss your game
did I mention the food. I had tuna tarte and the buffalo chicken wings, both were delicious and presented well. 
Oh yeah and these little hamburgers were delicious. Now that White Castle seems to have bitten the dust, these babies more then fit the bill
Harry’s lovely wife makes sure everyone has a drink and is having a good time
JL Sullivans features a long white onyx-topped bar wrapped in black leather with smartly dressed and easy on the eyes waitstaff to attend to your every need.
Our speakeasy VIP guests for the evening
Catch the Philadelphia Force’s opening night at ECTB Stadium at Bicentennial Park – Allentown, PA Home of the Philadelphia Force on 5/29/2008
