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NJ Dad Sentenced to Federal Prison for One Direction Bomb Threat at Hersheypark

Forty-seven-year-old New Jersey dad William H. Klein was so upset that he couldn’t get his daughters tickets to a July 5 One Direction show at […]

Philadelphia Wedding

New Website Helps You Figure Out What Your Married Name Should Be Before You Change It

Changing your name may not be at the top of your planning to-do list right now, but once the party (and honeymoon!) is over and […]

Shoppist

Street Style: Philly’s Grand Dame of Style on Online Shopping

Name: Julia Where She Lives: Rittenhouse Square Day Job: Longtime Philadelphia fashion and special events coordinator. Where We Found Her: Sipping a latte at La […]

City Life

PHOTOS: Nate Berkus and Fiance Jeremiah Brent Look Fine in New Banana Republic Ads

Just when we need a little positive news after the dreadful stories coming out of Arizona and Uganda, leave it to über-gay retailer Banana Republic […]

Be Well Philly

Faux Fur-Covered Exercise-Ball Desk Chair Is a Real Thing You Can Buy

Shoppist editor Emily Goulet IM’d me yesterday with perhaps a tad too much glee when she discovered that the Rockin’ Roller Desk Chair exists. “We need […]

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Fitbit Finally Recalls Fitness Tracker After Skin Irritation Complaints

Remember those super gnarly skin irritations Fitbit Force users were complaining about a few weeks ago? To jog your memory: In January, news began circulating […]

Shoppist

Organize Your Life! Day 3: Eight Clever Ways to Store Your Shoes

Maybe it was the 72-hour stint of warm weather last week, but we here at Shoppist are ready for a little spring-cleaning. Each day this […]

Be Well Philly

I Tried It: Beginner’s Belly Dancing at Studio 1831

I’ll let you guys in on a little secret: I regularly convince myself that I am totally capable of doing things that I don’t actually […]

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One-Off Film Screenings in Philly this Week: The Blank Generation, Camp 14 and More

Every week we round up the one-off film screenings playing in Philadelphia. Click film names for trailer when available.  AMBLER THEATER Oscar Nominated Live Action […]

Restaurants

Brauhaus Schmitz Celebrating Karneval: Giving Away a Trip to Oktoberfest

Brauhaus Schmitz is celebrating Karneval over the next week. The festivities run from tomorrow, February 27th through Tuesday, March 4th. Each night Brauhaus will pick […]

City Life

HBO’s Looking Renewed for Second Season

Good news from Variety:

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Abigail Breslin to Attend Philly Screening of Wicked Blood

Former “Little Miss Sunshine” Abigail Breslin and Philly-bred producer Jason Pinardo will be in attendance for next week’s Philadelphia Film Society screening of Wicked Blood.  Trending […]

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How to Make Vegan Scrapple (Well, Something Sort of Like Scrapple, Anyway)

I’m smelling a trend here, guys. Philly.com tipped us off earlier this month about a West Chester-made vegan scrapple now being sold at area Weavers […]

Philadelphia Wedding

The Container Store Is Opening in King of Prussia!

Few things excite us more than a good selection of organizational products, and nothing screams organization heaven quite like The Container Store. And of course, […]

Property

SOLD: Stewart Stable, Part of Cassatt Family’s Cheswold Estate

The Cheswold estate’s original owner was Pennsylvania Railroad president A.J. Cassatt, brother of impressionist painter Mary Cassatt. A.J.’s daughter Elsie and her husband J. Plunkett […]