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Live Feed of Brian Sims and Mike Schlossberg’s Twitter Town Hall on LGBT Equality

Starting at 7 p.m. tonight, State Reps. Mike Schlossberg and Brian Sims will host a “Twitter Town Hall” on LGBT equality in Pennsylvania. You can […]

Shoppist

Slideshow: The Pretty Perfume Displays Of 8 Stylish Philadelphians

Perfume bottles are like jewelry: They look just as lovely as they smell (or, as our photography director discovered, they look deceivingly lovely, and the […]

Be Well Philly

“Please Don’t Tell Me I’m Thin”: Confessions of a Recovering Anorexic

Whoa. I stumbled across an absolutely enthralling read by self-proclaimed recovering anorexic Samantha Levy, who writes an open letter, of sorts, to all the people in […]

Property

Trinity Tuesday: Rittenhouse Home Has Bedroom Deck

Located on a cul-de-sac street reminiscent of old Philadelphia, this charming trinity is just a five-minute stroll from Rittenhouse Square. Those with a library will […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Slideshow: 9 Low-Tech Resorts for a Totally Unplugged Honeymoon

While we could undoubtedly all do well to take the time to unplug—really unplug—for a few days/weeks every once in a while, a just-married couple […]

Birds 24/7

Report: Lazor Could Be Headed To Detroit

Chip Kelly and the Eagles may be losing an assistant coach, according to a report. Quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor could be headed to the Detroit Lions […]

Property

Adventures in Home Buying: My Top Five Actual Deal Breakers

Once the gnashing of teeth over the house on Vaux Street ended, we took a little time off from seriously thinking about home buying. It was October […]

City Life

PHOTOS: Billy Cavallo Takes Us Backstage at an Andrew Christian Video Shoot

In September, Rowan grad student — and Gayborhood bartender — Billy Cavallo was crowned the 2013 Most Original Stoli Guy in New York City. The […]

Be Well Philly

Philly Is Getting New Art-Inspired Bike Racks This Summer

Plan Philly has the skinny on the eight finalists for Philly’s design-a-bike-rack competition, which launched last summer. One of the art-inspired designs will be deployed […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Late January Bridal Trunk Shows

Nicole Bridal & Formal Shoppe, Jenkintown January 16-18: Justina McCaffrey Bridal Trunk Show You’ll receive 10 percent savings if you purchase the featured designer’s dresses during […]

Be Well Philly

How to Finish a Marathon by Only Running Two Miles

No, no, you didn’t read the headline wrong. You really can finish a marathon (for all intents and purposes) by getting a team together for […]

City Life

QUICKIE: Watch Janelle Monae’s Guest Stars on Sesame Street

Billboard has some behind-the-scenes footage of LGBT ally Janelle Monae’s recent romp down Sesame Street, where she danced and sang an original song with Bert, […]

City Life

Bill O’Brien Apologizes for Insulting “Paterno People”

Bill O’Brien was quoted a couple weeks ago insulting the “Paterno People,” saying he didn’t give a “$*%@*” about them. This morning on ESPN Radio’s […]

Restaurants

Petruce et al Assembling All-Star et al

Petruce et al is coming to 1121 Walnut this February. We’ve known that Jonathan and Justin Petruce were onboard. The brothers will be cooking together and […]

City Life

Two Philly LGBT Theater Troupes Receive Big Arts Grants

Christmas came early (late?) for a few arty Philly folks last night, when the Cultural Alliance doled out $90,000 in grants to 62 arts groups […]