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Millennials Are Drowning in Student Debt
It was sticky and humid the day my sister Ellen graduated from West Chester University this spring, even by Pennsylvania-in-mid-May standards. As I sat in […]
Does Philly Even Care About Its Musical Heritage?
The Made in America music festival comes to the Parkway this month, but future installments were jeopardized when the Kenney administration, rather nonchalantly, nearly evicted […]
Why Aren’t You Wearing a Jumpsuit Yet?
I was standing in front of the mirror in my hotel room, assessing the situation. It was 2015, and I was on an overnight work […]
Why Young Homebuyers Should Consider Collingswood
Shaking things up “People want to live in Collingswood. We have a whole new generation moving here,” says Main Street Realty’s Pam Ciervo. The firm […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Setting Free the Bears
We live in a world with big, big problems. So many big problems that we all have to search for our own ways to cope. […]
A Midcentury Modern Museum Piece in Rydal for $705K
The Margaret Esherick House this ain’t — there’s no starchitect behind this home, as far as we know. But this low-slung 1955 ranch house in Rydal […]
Philly Is One of the Worst Cities for Women Entrepreneurs, Study Finds
Women entrepreneurs in Philadelphia don’t have it easy. In fact, they have it pretty hard compared to women living in most of the country’s other […]
Philly’s New Flying Trapeze Is the Scariest Fun You’ll Have This Fall
The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts (PSCA) has been making quite a few updates since they moved to a much larger building — formerly a […]
The Best Workouts, Self-Care, and Healthy Food in Rittenhouse
Philly has an insanely wonderful fitness scene, but the truth is, many of us tend to stick to our own neighborhoods — we’ve all got […]
We Love This Chic, Modern (And Totally Philly) Cricket Club Wedding
For a modern, upscale, totally Philadelphia wedding, check out Sarah Finkelstein and Kyle Earl‘s pretty October fete. The couple hosted their Big Day at The Philadelphia Cricket […]
Living in Graduate Hospital: A Neighborhood Guide
There are two things you should know up front about Graduate Hospital: The institution from which the neighborhood takes its name no longer exists. Even […]
Take a Cheap Class During Yoga Brain’s Grand Opening in East Falls
Earlier this month, we teased that East Falls was getting a new yoga studio, and we are happily here to inform you all that Yoga […]
The Genuine Article in Fox Chase for $265K
Talk about curb appeal! We knew we had to feature this impeccably maintained Craftsman bungalow in Fox Chase the moment we saw the photo above. […]
Everything an Elite Runner Eats in a Week of Her Marathon Training Diet
Welcome to Sweat Diaries, Be Well Philly’s look at the time, energy, and money people invest in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle in Philly. For each Sweat Diary, […]
What the Median 2-Bedroom Rent Will Get You in Norristown
Our Tour de Median Rent stops this week in Norristown, the community with the fifth-highest median rent for a two-bedroom apartment listed in the most […]