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9 Philly-Area Fun Runs That’ll Motivate You to Break a Sweat This Summer
When it’s humid and 80-some degrees during the middle of the summer, motivation to lace up your running shoes and hit the sidewalk is hard […]
This Chestnut Hill Communications Consultant Loves Her TV Shows and Life Time Workouts
Who I am: Jessica Lawlor (@jessicallawlor), 31 Where I live around Philly: Chestnut Hill What I do: I am the founder and CEO of Jessica Lawlor & Company […]
Here’s What’s Next for Gene Therapy
Gene therapy was once viewed as science fiction; the idea of using a person’s own genes to fight disease in the body was merely a […]
Apartment Profile: 1217 Spring Garden
There’s still some jockeying for position among the various terms used to describe the neighborhood roughly bounded by 6th Street on the east, Broad Street […]
I Love My Job: Tactile Group CEO Marc Coleman
Marc Coleman is one of Philadelphia’s most well known entrepreneurs. As president and CEO of the digital design firm The Tactile Group, Coleman founded the […]
Monkey Yoga? Raccoon Yoga? Animal Yoga Has Officially Gone Too Far.
I’m not sure when we got our first press release about animal yoga. It was probably puppy yoga, and we all ooh’d and ah’d over […]
Will New $100M Research Hub Strengthen Philadelphia’s Innovation District?
Gone are the days when developers just put up an office building. Amid a thriving life sciences and biotech ecosystem, developers in Philadelphia must now consider not […]
On the Market: Neotraditional Rehab in Rittenhouse Square
Most of the time, when one buys a house for sale, the furniture’s not included in the deal. I wouldn’t expect it to be part […]
Former Villanova University Campus Minister Tim O’Connell Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case
On Tuesday, former Villanova University campus minister Tim O’Connell pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography on the day that a trial […]
Carl Dranoff Breaks Ground at Broad and Spruce at Last
Today’s midday ceremonial groundbreaking for the Arthaus, Dranoff Properties’ new 47-story condominium tower at Broad and Spruce streets, was at once a triumph, an anticlimax […]
N.J. Veterans and Active-Duty Military Could Soon Get a Break on State Beach Tags
The Shore could soon become a little more accessible for active military members and veterans. A bill currently pending in the New Jersey legislature would […]
This PA Native Was Addicted to Heroin and Pills. Now He’s Running His Own Yoga Studio.
Who I am: David Hem (@thehealingfieldsphilly), 37 What I do: I run the Healing Fields Philly, a new yoga studio in Northern Liberties. *** I was […]
On the Market: Contemporary Hillside House Outside New Hope
Usually, your typical Bucks County jaw-dropper house has one or more of the following elements: a construction date before the Civil War, or at least […]
Kayaking Excursions On the Delaware Return For a Second Summer
This story has been updated. When someone coming to Philly for the first time asks for a “must-do,” it’s common to hear (and give) recommendations […]
Haley Morris Seemed Like a Healthy 20-Year-Old — Until a Genetic Disorder Took Her Life
Every night, Susan Wallace and Haley Morris exchanged the same three phrases: “Good night. God bless you. I love ya.” To an outsider, these remarks […]