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Where to Go Apple Picking Within an Hour Drive of Philadelphia

Though fall doesn’t officially start until September 22nd, we’re ready to embrace all things autumnal, like pumpkin-spice-everything, neighborhood festivals, and, of course, apple picking. Earlier […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

Wedding Glow 101: How to Achieve Great Skincare Before Your Big Day

Want to achieve a Big Day glow? Let Chestnut Hill licensed esthetician Elizabeth Valucci set your schedule. 12 Months Out: Monthly Facials Give your skin […]

Life & Style

Five Brilliant Lights to Brighten Your Home

I have a hard time writing this without quoting Steve Carell (aka Brick Tamland) in Anchorman: I really do love these lamps. They bring a […]

Restaurants

The Best Oktoberfest Celebrations Around Philly

Munich celebrates its 191st Oktoberfest this fall. Closer to home, some favorite local celebrations are back, plus a few new ones to check out. Here’s […]

Be Well Philly

Turn Your Fall Jersey Shore Getaway Into a Wellness Escape

Here’s what all serious Shore-goers know: September and October are when to visit. The crowds have died down, the water is still warm, and everything […]

Restaurants

The Best Philly Sports Bars for Watching the Eagles

Spending your Sunday on the couch with one eye on the screen and the other on your phone (your fantasy league is a full-time job, […]

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Life & Style

Take a Peek Inside Eagles Linebacker Zack Baun’s West Chester Home

It’s not often that an interior designer is given carte blanche to overhaul a client’s home, but when Brittany Hakimfar, the founder of Bryn Mawr’s Far […]

Life & Style

13 Quirky Ways to Explore Phoenixville This Fall

As the cooler air returns, spending the day in a walk-around Main Street town begins to sound pleasant again. Luckily, this region has no shortage. […]

City Life

Analog Your Life: A Philadelphian’s Guide

In the age of Claude and Waymo and remote work, the task of disengaging feels Sisyphean. So much of life feels constantly, distractingly accessible, but […]

City Life

How to Analog Your Life at Work

When I began my career as a magazine writer all the way back in the 20th century, here’s how the process worked: I would type […]

Life & Style

Analog Your Life: 5 Philly Shops for IRL Finds

Ordering online is so much more sterile than real shopping. You point and click, and click again, and then you’re done. This is, of course, […]

City Life

Analog Your Life: 10 Steps to Ditching Your Smartphone and Living IRL

Oh, that we could all just rid ourselves entirely of these attention-stealing addiction machines glued to our hands like hard, expensive little appendages! I am […]

City Life

You Landed the Job. Now Here’s How to Make the Most of Your Paycheck. 

     Listen to the audio edition here: There’s a particular kind of satisfaction that comes with seeing a bigger number hit your bank account […]

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Things to Do

The Best Fall Festivals to Check Out This Season in Philly

School’s back in session, pumpkin spice lattes have the audacity to be sold already, and fall is almost here. So get your sweaters out of […]

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Life & Style

Getaway: The New Obama Presidential Center, Plus 25 Other Reasons to Visit Chicago Now

If you, like me, are a person who loves Philly for its unpretentious but big-city vibe, then Chicago is a place you will treasure. The […]