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Spirits & Suds Bar Crawl on East Passyunk Avenue

Passyunk’s annual Spirits & Suds Bar Crawl returns to East Passyunk Avenue tonight – and it’s the biggest one yet. Tonight’s event will run from 5:30pm-9:30pm […]

Things to Do

10 Awesome Christmas Songs You’ve Probably Never Heard

Most folks have a love-hate relationship with Christmas songs. Perhaps it’s the feeling of being forced to embrace the season regardless of what life has thrown […]

Birds 24/7

Byron Maxwell: ‘I Could Barely Walk Yesterday’

Byron Maxwell missed his second straight day of practice on Wednesday, but said he isn’t concerned about his right ankle sprain keeping him off the […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Picture of the Week: Sneaky Bride

From photographer Jennifer Childress:

Be Well Philly

Philly Artist Combines Yoga and Watercolor Painting (Spoiler: The Results Are Beautiful)

Right now, I am staring at a watercolor print that is one of the only things that brightens up my rather depressing cubicle. It reads […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Today’s Friendly Wedding PSA: If You Propose In the Middle of a Busy Highway, You’ll Probably Face Charges

As far as I can tell, Interstate I-45 in Houston seems comparable to our 76: It’s a busy highway, it heads into town, and at times […]

Shoppist

7 Gift Cards That Don’t Suck

We’ve all been there: panicked and scrambling to find a last-minute gift for that special someone in your life whom you totally forgot about until […]

Be Well Philly

50 Acres of East Fairmount Park to Reopen to Public After Years of Being Fenced Off

Remember back when Emily, our fearless Be Well Philly leader, rappelled down 31 stories in the middle of Center City one weekday afternoon? Yes: 31 stories. […]

Birds 24/7

Bruce Arians Was Surprised Eagles Cancelled Interview

Bruce Arians, a Paterson, N.J., native, was slated to interview with the Eagles during the offseason after the 2012 NFL season about the team’s head […]

Things to Do

Philly-Trained Opera Star Creates New Program to Inspire High School Opera Lovers

Joyce DiDonato worked three jobs while attending Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA): She was a singing waitress at Victor’s Restaurant, the choir director at a […]

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Business

Watch: Time-Lapse Video of King of Prussia Mall Expansion

By fall 2016, the King of Prussia Mall expansion will be finally finished, but the folks at Simon Property Group offered a look at the project’s […]

Birds 24/7

What They’re Saying About The Eagles

My, does Thanksgiving seem like a distant memory. As pumpkin pie was served, the Eagles looked doomed. Not just this season was in jeopardy, but maybe […]

Business

Strike Averted: 1,400 Suburban Office Cleaners Reach Deal

With 1,400 suburban office cleaners threatening to strike at midnight on Wednesday, the 32BJ SEIU union agreed to a four-year agreement with the Building Operators Labor Relations […]

Shoppist

10 Awesome Gifts That Look Expensive (But Cost Less Than $50!)

The ultimate holiday dilemma (other than ‘Can I regift this?’ Find that answer here) is how to look like you spent a lot of money […]

City Life

Wellness Party at William Way to Benefit Tara Lessard

Earlier this week, we wrote about the crowd source fundraiser that was established to assist Tara Lessard, a Gayborhood staple who is currently battling ovarian […]