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Why We Merged: Jefferson, Philly U. Presidents Explain Their Shocking Move

The merger agreement between Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University was nothing short of a shocker. A medical and nursing school in Center City merging with a design, […]

Things to Do

Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

When I was 4 years old, I waited in what seemed like an endless line with my mom one May afternoon. When we finally reached the destination — […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Real Weddings: Elizabeth & Michael Murphy

Today we’re featuring the wedding of Elizabeth and Michael, whose wintertime affair was bursting with seasonal blooms, ethereal details and a gorgeous color palette of white, silver, aubergine […]

Shoppist

ICYMI: How to Salvage a Bad Blowout

When you think about it, you put a lot of faith in the hairstylist you book a blowout with – especially if it’s right before […]

Birds 24/7

Opposition Research: Somers On the Cardinals

In this installment of Opposition Research, we spoke with Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic about what the Eagles should expect Sunday against the Cardinals. What […]

City Life

Philadelphia Gets a Perfect Score on HRC’s Municipal Equality Index

Philadelphia received top honors in the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index, or MEI. A rigorous series of criteria must be met in order to score […]

Birds 24/7

Eagles Wake-Up Call: Beware Of the X-Plays

Moments after the season ended, Jeffrey Lurie identified x-plays against as the “Achilles heel” of the team along with turnovers and red zone inefficiency. The […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: This Is the Longest You Ever Need to Hold a Plank to See Results

• Say goodbye to seeing how long you can hold a plank for until your forearms give out: According to strength coach and Men’s Health […]

Property

Open House: Renovated Rowhome Located on South Philly’s “Miracle on 13th Street” Block

The 1600 block of South 13th Street in Passyunk Square is a magical place this time of year, as homes combined their exterior decorating forces to […]

Shoppist

Three Potato Four Holding a Major Studio Sale This Weekend

Remember Three Potato Four, that adorable company that designs and manufactures vintage-inspired home and paper goods? They used to hold giant studio sales in Manayunk […]

Be Well Philly

The BeWOW Breakdown: Get Ready to Jump — A LOT

This Week’s Workout: The Ultimate 30-Minute Track Workout The Breakdown Total time commitment: 30 minutes Difficulty (out of five): 3.5 Soreness factor: The jumping around will […]

Things to Do

CBS3 Reporter Gets Plowed By a Tiny Horse in Hilarious Montage of 2015’s Best News Bloopers

The folks at NewsBe Funny have, well, funny  jobs. All year long, they’re tasked with keeping track of news bloopers happening at stations great and […]

Birds 24/7

All-22: Why Fletcher Cox Is So Dominant

Billy Davis is a bit worried, and it’s not difficult to understand why. Metrics traditionally used to evaluate pass-rushers and run-stoppers don’t reflect that well on Fletcher […]

Be Well Philly

Philly Ranks High Among Cities Most Likely to Be Hungover New Year’s Day

There is nothing worse than waking up on New Year’s Day feeling so not ready to take on the new year. And maybe feeling like […]

Things to Do

18 New and Juicy Music Memoirs You Need to Read

No, Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar haven’t written their memoirs yet, but just wait a few years. Seems like every musician is sitting down these days […]