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How Many Calories Do You Burn Shoveling Snow?

This is a question I’m sure just about every Philadelphian has pondered as we shovel out from last night’s snowmageddon. The answer: A pretty impressive […]

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Boob Jobs Linked to Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration says it has found a possible link between breast implants and a very rare type of cancer. After reviewing data […]

Restaurants

Twittering Restaurant Week Restaurants

The Official Center City District Restaurant Week Twitter account has put together a list of twittering Restaurant Week restaurants. What does this mean for you […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-be Blogger Leslie: Consenting Together

This week, Charles and I had a very important meeting at Villanova University. It was an appointment we had both been looking forward to for […]

City Life

Ackerman Smackdown On Young Teacher

Seems Arlene got a little touchy — and things got awkward — at an education panel at Penn Tuesday night when a young teacher dared […]

City Life

Snow Day!

Thundersnow. Not sure if you’ve noticed, but we had quite the storm last evening. SEPTA buses aren’t running, regionals are way late. Schools are canceled. […]

City Life

Feature: Welcome to Fitadelphia

Have you noticed? Our city, long defined by its chub, is headed in a new direction — a direction less drenched in Whiz and more […]

Be Well Philly

Love Lessons From Abu Ghraib

The fact that Jennifer Schelter, owner of Philly’s Yoga Schelter, traveled to Iraq in an attempt to ease the pain of tortured Abu Ghraib detainees through the […]

Restaurants

Tonight

Brown Bag fun at Brauhaus Schmitz. Starting at 5pm the German bar will fill 100 brown bags with everything from PBR to Rochefort 10. Pick […]

City Life

Eagles Fans = Most Depressed

See CBS 3’s coverage of the release of study results putting Eagles fans atop a most-depressed NFL fans list for a beautiful photo album of […]

City Life

How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take to Light Up Franklin Square?

Bright Lights, Big City. Here’s some fun stats to get you through this seemingly endless afternoon. According to Franklin Square’s manager, John Wilson, it took […]

Restaurants

Hot Drinks on a Cold Snowy Day

Adsum – During Adsum’s happy hours, 5 to 7 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m., there will be free boozy apple cider. Franklin Mortgage – […]

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God and Sex: A Local Minister’s Favorite Topics

It’s so rare to hear the words “religion,” “God” and “sex” intermingled in a positive way that I had to give a shout-out to this […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-be Blogger Jennifer: The Devil’s in the Details: My Music SOS

With only 10 weeks to go, and many of the big decisions made, Anthony and I feel like things are sailing smoothly. But now, it’s […]

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The Sofitel’s Healthy New Menu

Dieters may soon find solace at the Sofitel. Starting on Tuesday, February 22, the hotel will be offering a lower-calorie menu that will allow diners […]