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Shop Talk: 12 Makeup Mistakes You’re Definitely Making

If you’re not soaking your beauty blender in warm water before using it to apply foundation, I hate to break it to you, but you’re using it […]

Birds 24/7

Eagles Wake-Up Call: Seven-Round Mock Draft

Here’s my stab at a seven-round mock draft for the Eagles: First round (8 overall): Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida. I was between Hargreaves and Ezekiel Elliott, […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: Where You Can Expect to See New Protected Bike Lanes

• Cyclists, rejoice! There are plans to install over 10 new protected bike lanes (lanes separated from cars by physical barriers) around the city, and the […]

Things to Do

Concert Photos: Gogol Bordello Throws a Party at Union Transfer

 Gogol Bordello entertained the crowd last Thursday. Slideshow below. More photos by Meredith Kleiber at kleibography.com. 

Birds 24/7

NFC East Roundup: Draft Day Trade Possibilities

Hope everyone’s weekend is going well. Here are a few links to keep you caught up with the Eagles’ division rivals as they put the finishing […]

City Life

We Want Answers: Yolanda Wisher

Congratulations on being named Philadelphia’s third poet laureate. What does the gig entail? It involves being an ambassador for poetry — an ambassador and advocate […]

Birds 24/7

Weekend Reading: Draft Options, Offseason Review

It’s that time of year. Free agency is over, the draft is looming, and here is a collection of links that relate to both pursuits in […]

Citified

Why Mayor Kenney’s Endorsement of Steve Zappala Matters

This news had political insiders buzzing on Friday: Mayor Jim Kenney announced that he is backing Allegheny County District Attorney Steve Zappala in the Attorney General’s race. “Steve’s […]

Be Well Philly

The BeWOW Breakdown: This Bench Workout Will Make You Feel Strong — But Not Dead

This Week’s Workout: Your New Go-To Bench Workout The Breakdown Total time commitment: 25-30 minutes Difficulty (out of five): 3 Soreness factor: It was a quick and […]

City Life

Julie Wertheimer on Funding LGBTQ Youth

What is unique about the Spruce Foundation’s services to the LGBTQ community in Philly? We are the first foundation in the region — and still […]

Restaurants

Jezabel Careaga’s Argentinian Café Gets a Name Change

At the corner of 26th and Pine Streets lies chef Jezabel Careaga‘s Argentine-influenced café, newly-named Jezabel’s. Formerly known as Gavin’s Café, Jezabel’s will continue to serve […]

Be Well Philly

Stripp’d Juice Coming to Fishtown’s Frankford Avenue 

I’m going to need someone to start chaperoning me on my walks to work so that I don’t spend all my money buying a daily […]

Property

The Griffin, Ready For Its Closeup

Back in August of last year, we gave you a first look at a work in progress on the Avenue of the Arts: The Griffin, the […]

Be Well Philly

How a Man’s Fitbit May Have Helped Save His Life in Camden ER

There is never any shortage of crazy Fitbit news (remember that time $35,000 worth of counterfeit Fitbits were seized in Philly?), but this news takes […]

Be Well Philly

This Weekend: Bike the SRT and Drink Free Beer with Team Foster

Imagine this: You’re on a bike, pedaling from Philadelphia all the way to Cape May. (My calves are panicking just thinking about it.) That’s exactly […]