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Property

On the Market: Expanded Victorian Farmhouse Outside Norristown

Today’s your lucky day if you’re looking for a classic farm where you can raise horses. It’s also your lucky day if you have a […]

Be Well Philly

This New NoLibs Spa is Staffed by Laid-Off Estheticians and Massage Therapists from Rescue Spa

Though 2020 was an extremely tough year for small businesses, we’ve still seen plenty of new ones open against the odds — some being new […]

City Life

Here Comes the Snow! Philly Area Prepares for First Big Snowfall in a Really Long Time

Out near Pottstown today, a Philly Mag staffer reported “big wet snowflakes on the western front.” Cue celebrations among the snow-philic and assumption of blanket-wrapped […]

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Property

Just Listed: Renovated Contemporary in Cherry Hill

The latest round of COVID-19 restrictions in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey have shut down the museums and art galleries once again. But that doesn’t […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

A Pair of ER Nurses Got Engaged During a Holiday Stroll Down Miracle on South 13th Street

Despite the pandemic, this is still the biggest time of the year for many couples who decide to make their love official. December is a […]

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Property

Just Listed in the Poconos: Five-Acre Lot in Bear Creek

The story of the most famous house in Pennsylvania began when Pittsburgh department-store magnate Edgar Kaufmann took starchitect Frank Lloyd Wright on a tour of […]

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City Life

15-Year-Old Montco Girl Somehow Makes the Perfect Christmas Song for 2020

When a friend of mine reached out to me on Thursday to tell me I just had to hear this new Christmas song by some […]

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Property

A First Look at The Poplar

Having transformed the Piazza from glorified college dorm into more growunp living quarters, Post Brothers is turning its attention to what it sees as a […]

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City Life

Conde Nast Traveler Names Philadelphia a Top Destination on 2021 “Gold List”

Another day, another city-ranking roundup. Given that 2020 is kind of a tough year to reflect on with heaps of joy (to say the least), […]

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Property

Just Listed: Spacious Modern Georgian Condo in Garden Court

The dawn of the Auto Age was a time of great experimentation in American community planning and development. Builders big and small explored ways to […]

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Philly’s COVID Vaccinations Could Begin as Early as Next Week

Usually, the weekly press conference held by Mayor Jim Kenney and health commissioner Tom Farley on the state of coronavirus in Philly is full of […]

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City Life

How Philadelphia-Area Santas Are Dealing With a COVID Christmas

Normally at this time of year, parents would be dragging their kids out to places like Macy’s and the King of Prussia mall for a […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

We Held Our Ghanaian and Vietnamese Wedding Ceremonies in the Backyard

Backyards have become popular wedding venues this year due to the pandemic, as couples have turned their plans for big celebrations at large ballrooms into […]

Be Well Philly

Meet 6 Inspiring Trainers and Leaders Revolutionizing Philly’s Fitness Scene

The year 2020, in its roller-coaster way, highlighted long-standing racial disparities and inequities in just about every sector of society, and health and wellness was […]

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Property

Just Listed: Expanded Historic Trinity in Queen Village

The trinity — Philadelphia’s original “workforce housing” — is just about as old as the city itself: Elfreth’s Alley, the oldest continuously occupied residential street […]