Christine Speer Lejeune

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Things to Do

7 Glorious Hiking Destinations Within a Few Hours’ Drive of Philly

A Philadelphian’s guide to stretching your legs, clearing your head, and shaking off your cabin fever in the great wide open.

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Lums Pond State Park

Fly through the sky, sail calm waters, and bed down in a cozy yurt.

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Valley Forge National Historical Park

Soak in some history, hike Mount Misery — or Mount Joy! — and be home by happy hour.

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Hickory Run State Park

Find the beauty in “Shades of Death” and dine atop a natural wonder.

jersey shore in the fall
Things to Do

Your Guide to Fall Down the Shore

It’s a little-known fact that fall, not summer, is the Shore’s best season. Here are the secrets the summer tourists miss.

cape may in the fall
Things to Do

Your Guide to Visiting Cape May in the Fall

Get your fill of farms, charm and natural wonders.

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Visiting Seven Mile Island in the Fall

Where to head for quiet beaches, bay sunsets and ritual mud baths.

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Visiting Asbury Park in the Fall

Visit in autumn for the Boss, a bustling boardwalk and a foodie’s paradise.

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City Life

How the Pandemic Taught Me to Embrace My Clutter

I’d always aspired to Marie Kondo-style minimalism. But a global crisis has me rethinking what can “spark joy.”

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Foobooz

Best of Philly: Here’s to the People Who Kept Us Fed Amid COVID-19

They’ve kept our grocery stores stocked, they’ve delivered our takeout, and they’ve helped us hold it all together. 

nurturing friendships
City Life

How the Coronavirus Shutdown Rekindled Our Appreciation of Friendship

One of the many things quarantine revealed to us is what deeply social creatures we are — exactly how much we crave interaction with people who aren’t linked to us by blood or law.

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City Life

Helen Gym Is the Most Popular Politician in Philadelphia

Which is either very good news or very bad news, depending on where you stand.

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Be Well Philly

Philly Has Entered the Golden Age of Skin Care

Today, beauty is about becoming the best version of you. Luckily for us, our region’s filled with specialists, spas and boutiques to help us put our best faces forward.

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City Life

Philly Needs More Surveillance Cameras. Now.

Yeah, I like it when you watch.

City Life

Philadelphia Is the Best City for Walking

It’s all about what you can see while you’re walking.