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Hit the powder for just pennies

We know — you’ve barely planned your Thanksgiving, let alone started to think about going on a ski vacation. But if you want a great, money-saving ski getaway this winter, it’s imperative you book now, as deals will start to dry up by next week.

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Do you use an iPod, or iPhone? Have you ever gotten a Dell? How about Motorola or Nokia?

It's a sisters thing

Anna Christie first appeared in the these pages back in 2006, when she was among the frequent street performers in Suburban Station.

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Ramirez strikes out

Superstar slugger Manny Ramirez is ready to leave Boston behind for good.

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Your Philly stay just got artsy

When the first guests arrived last month at Hotel Palomar, they were greeted with colorful, pop art-inspired busts of Ben Franklin. The LEED-certified hotel — the first Kimpton hotel in Philly — resides in the former Architects Building and blends classic details such as marble fireplaces and Beaux-Arts pilasters with new eco elements, including a lobby floor made from recycled glass. And lots of cool art.

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Renovating Frankford

Longtime Frankford resident Walter Holt has seen the evolution of the massive home dubbed “The Jewel of Frankford” in his 25 years living right across the street from the mansion on Griscom Street.

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Plum living: A new unique NYC listing

If ever I had a chance at convincing my 97-year-old grandmother to come live in New York City, it would be with the wall to ceiling purple pad at 200 E. 57th St. This listing is as brazen with its interior paint job as last week’s Palazzo Chupi is with its exterior. But if not the palatial digs for a grandmother, then this is the dream home for a charmed 8-year-old girl along with all of her Barbie dolls.

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Sneak peak: Fan Pier

Fan Pier, located between the Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse and the Institute of Contemporary Art on South Boston’s waterfront, is set to become a bustling destination on the harbor with more than 3 million square feet of retail, residences, office space and restaurants. The Fallon Co., which purchased the land in 2006 and is developing the project, is working on the first of several phases.

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Palazzo Chupi off the market

Julian Schnabel’s Pepto Bismol-hued Palazzo Chupi building in the West Village evokes some seriously cavalier spending — his original asking price for the triplex penthouse was $32 million.

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The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!

Consumer Trends

Pride of America: Ford beats Japanese

Ford Motors, the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy, makes the most reliable cars in America — and even outshines some of its Japanese competitors, Consumer Reports magazine said yesterday.