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Working From Home Can Mean You Never Stop Working. Here Are 8 Tips for Better Work-Life Balance.

For the majority of folks, work is work and home is home. But when your home suddenly becomes your work space, it can be tough […]

City Life

Cabin Fever Chronicles: Looking to Foster a Pet in These Stressful Times? Take Mine. Please.

Welcome to the Cabin Fever Chronicles, in which the author, stuck at home, muses on the perils of coronapocalyptic existence. Last week, both the New York […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

Coronavirus Wedding Diaries: This Ukulele Engagement Song Is Everything We Need to Hear Right Now

The coronavirus crisis has upended life in Philly (and across the country) in more ways than we can count. With the strictest guidelines first focused on […]

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Foobooz

If the Restaurants Lose, So Will Philly

I’ve been told by a few Philly lifers that there was a time, not that long ago, when a sign of success in this town […]

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Property

Just Listed: “A Village of One’s Own” in Meadowbrook

Is this property one house or five? The answer, of course, is “one.” But the way the house is designed makes it appear that you […]

Foobooz

Jose Garces’s Black Bean Recipe, Five Ways

As coronavirus spreads, restaurants are pivoting to takeout and delivery, relying on gift cards to serve essentially as micro-loans, and shutting down completely. In lieu […]

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City Life

Here’s How to Donate N95 Masks and Other Protective Gear to Philly Hospitals

It’s no secret that America is facing a massive personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage right now. Across the country, health care providers are pleading for […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

Coronavirus Wedding Diaries: We Still Held Our Church Wedding — Minus the 270-Person Guest List

The coronavirus crisis has upended life in Philly (and across the country) in more ways than we can count. With the strictest guidelines first focused on […]

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City Life

We’ve Always Lived in “These Uncertain Times”

There’s a phrase I keep hearing about the current state of global crisis: “in these uncertain times.” From how to prepare our finances in uncertain […]

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City Life

Philly Coronavirus News: Criminal Filings Plummet, Coronavirus Cases Climb, SEPTA Execs Take Pay Cut

A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Things That Shouldn’t Need to Be Said: Don’t Intentionally Cough On People This is one of those stories that, […]

Be Well Philly

How This Philly Occupational Therapist Is Pursuing Wellness While Social Distancing

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 […]

Foobooz

The Feel-Good Philly Restaurant Stories We Need Right Now

The reason we love the restaurant industry is that so many of the people who make it amazing are also just … good people. We’ve […]

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Property

On the Market: Neo-Colonial Revival House in Villanova

Some of you who follow this department, no doubt, are fans of the popular architectural-criticism blog “McMansion Hell.”  Every other week, its classically-trained author teaches […]

City Life

Eight Companies That Are Actually Hiring in the Philadelphia Region

Even as non-essential businesses have shuttered across the region, laying off thousands of employees, businesses that have been deemed essential are ramping up hiring to […]

City Life

From Layoffs to Bonuses: How Comcast, Penn, Wawa, Vanguard and More Are Dealing With Coronavirus

Two weeks ago (it feels like yesterday), we reached out to some of the Philadelphia area’s biggest employers to hear how they were coping amid […]