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Property

Embassy Suites to Become Apartments (Again)

Pearl Properties, which has operated the Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel at 1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway since purchasing the building a little more than two […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

The Four Seasons Spa Just Added a Super-Romantic Late-Night Couple’s Package

It’s been a rough year-plus for couples looking to get married, amirite? You’ve postponed, planned and replanned, downsized … the list goes on. And while […]

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Property

Just Listed: Industrial Loft Condo in South Kensington

Closer to Girard Avenue, South Kensington is sprouting new apartment buildings with clean modern lines. These buildings are changing the face of the onetime center […]

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City Life

Turns Out “Missing” Main Line Man Was Just a Sex Offender in Hiding

Back in 2019, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System issued a missing persons alert for Paoli’s Timothy Patrick Dillon, who was 25 at the […]

City Life

Has Philly Turned a COVID Corner? This Pandemic Modeling Expert Is Optimistic

David Rubin of the CHOP Policy Lab, along with a team of 15 researchers, has been modeling the course of the pandemic nationwide for months. […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

Wait Till You See the Dreamy “Floral Meadow” at This Retro-Inspired Moulin Wedding

Need some inspiration for fall wedding planning during these bleak, cold days of winter? This October 2019 celebration at Moulin at Sherman Mills will certainly […]

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NextHealth PHL

This New Device Is Revolutionizing Breast Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center

There’s no question that Philadelphia is a city with world-class cancer care. And that’s thanks in part to the fact that more and more, Philly-area […]

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Property

On the Market: Contemporary Trinity in Bella Vista

Trinities are just about as old as Philadelphia itself: Elfreth’s Alley, the nation’s oldest continuously occupied residential street, is lined with trinity houses dating back […]

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Property

On the Market: Colonial Farmhouse Mansion in Gladwyne

Architect Lyman Perry, interior designer Carl Steele and landscape designer Chuck Hess did themselves very proud when they designed this 18th-century Colonial farmhouse on steroids […]

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City Life

This South Jersey Woman Helped Lead the Charge Up the Capitol Steps

Given the sheer number of people who turned up for the Capitol riot on January 6th and Washington, D.C.’s proximity to Philadelphia, it was only […]

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City Life

Sea Shanties — Yes, Sea Shanties — Are Making a Comeback, Thanks in Part to This Delco Teen

Luke Taylor was 17 when his voice dropped from a normal teenage register to a deep basso profundo. “I freaked out my family,” he recalls […]

Addison Street Proposal
Philadelphia Wedding

This ER Doctor’s Addison Street Proposal Is Straight Out of a Movie

Ah, Philly. We love your picturesque parks, buildings and streets, all of which make beautiful backdrops for popping the question. (Remember this Miracle on South […]

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Restaurants

5 COVID-Era Philly Food Innovations We Hope Stick Around Forever

It’s true that the biggest restaurant trend of 2020 was Existential Dread. But even the most horrible predicaments — like what COVID did to the […]

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City Life

4 Ways the City Could Make the Winter of COVID More Liveable

We trick out city parks. Our parks are shaping up to be important social hubs — some of the few places to see anyone outside […]

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Things to Do

Pro Tips for Making Your (Socially Distant) Outdoor Hangs This Winter Cozy and Fun

THE EXPERTS Alisa Tongg of the Bacon & Lox Society, a Poconos collective specializing in outdoor gatherings Matt Wetzel of Thomas Matthew Designs, a Main […]