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Where Is Covered Bike Parking in Philly?

When I lived in DC, I commuted by bike almost every day for seven years. At some point, I discovered that the parking garage around […]

City Life

TONIGHT: Our Night Out at The Water Works

This month, the popular Our Night Out gathering is going down at the swanky Water Works Restaurant and Lounge on Boathouse Row. The July hosts […]

Property

Breaking: Philadelphians Do Not Look Like Idiots in New Show About Philadelphia

The Discovery Channel’s new Philly Throttle, a reality show that centers around a motorcycle shop in Fishtown, seems to suggest relatively normal people live here. […]

Philadelphia Wedding

25 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding From Real Brides

Fun roundup we saw this week that gathered some tips and advice for saving money on your wedding, and the best part? It’s from real […]

Property

Trinity Tuesday: Queen Village 2BR With Working Fireplace

This home is on Third Street between Fitzwater and Catherine–the same block, the listing notes, as the New Wave Cafe. What this means is that […]

Be Well Philly

To Do: Insect Dinner—As in, You Will Eat Bugs—at Morris Arboretum

Insects are high in protein, low in calories, and have been hailed as the food of the future. Believe it or not, the U.N. recently […]

Property

Afternoon Obsession: Europe’s Sexy Adaptive Reuse of the Middle Ages

As a mixed-media enthusiast, from scrap art paintings to live-action and animated films, I appreciate creative symbiosis. In architecture and design, an amalgamation of old […]

Property

Feel-Good Headline of the Day, I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia Edition

“New York City Rents Vault Over $3,000 a Month” — The Wall Street Journal

City Life

PLAYDAR: There’s A Whole Lotta Twerkin’ Goin’ On

Is Twerking the new Vogue? Like the former dance sensation that Madonna catapulted to mainstream dancefloors in the ’90s, the years-old art of twerking has […]

Restaurants

The POPE Turns Seven

The Pub on Passyunk East is turning seven years old this Thursday. But that isn’t the only event happening at the POPE this week. Tonight, […]

Be Well Philly

Make: Kale-Fudge Popsicles and Other Veggie-Loaded Pops

There’s a lot of buzz floating around the new 50 Shades of Kale cookbook, the cheekily named new recipe book co-authored by Skinny Chef Jennifer Iserloh and […]

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Property

Pearl Properties Brings Yet More Rentals to Center City

The real estate investment company Pearl Properties has expanded its already considerable Walnut Street portfolio with another acquisition: more than 75,000 square feet at 1401 […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bridal Lingerie Sale at the Hope Chest in Philadelphia

If you haven’t gotten to that place on your wedding to-do list yet wherein you figure out just what, exactly, you’ll need to wear underneath […]

Restaurants

Pennsylvania’s Second Whiskey Rebellion

Slowly but surely, craft distilling is returning to Pennsylvania. Here are some of the moonshine heroes leading the way.

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Property

Splendiferous Interiors: Entirely Purple Dive Bar for Sale

The blue-on-the-outside, purple-on-the-inside (like a gobstopper) Ingram Lounge is for sale in East Mt. Airy, and it’s being marketed as an investment opportunity with a […]