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City Life

12 Philadelphians on How COVID-19 Turned Their Worlds Upside Down

In an instant, the COVID-19 crisis changed everything about how we live. Twelve Philadelphians on how their worlds have been turned upside down. Philly’s Managing […]

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City Life

My Pandemic Story: A Philly Bride Who Traded Her Big Wedding for a Small Backyard Ceremony

Published as a part of the “This Is My Pandemic Story” article in the May issue of Philadelphia Magazine. Here, Erin Markle, a CHOP research […]

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City Life

Tom Wolf’s Leadership Style Was Made for This Moment

Governors are having a moment. Andrew Cuomo, most apparently: New York’s governor has been blunt and forceful, pushing, cajoling and even praising the President on […]

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City Life

One Month Inside a Philly Hospital on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic

On Wednesday, March 11th, there were zero confirmed cases of coronavirus at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. There were zero confirmed cases of coronavirus at […]

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Life & Style

These TV Set Designers Gave a Historic Fairmount Townhouse an Old-School Look With a Modern Twist

You may not have heard of Oak Design Project before, but you’ve definitely seen owners Rachelle Lazzaro and Kevin Bennert’s work: They build out sets […]

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Life & Style

How Philly Leather Goods Brand Hemlock and Hyde Got Its Start

Leanne Polidore on Hemlock and Hyde, the booming leather-goods brand she creates with her husband, Nick, out of their Mount Airy studio. What we make: […]

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City Life

Penn Bioethicist Zeke Emanuel on Why We Should Expect More Pandemics in the Future

If you’ve watched much TV during the pandemic — outside of Tiger King, we mean — chances are you’ve seen Ezekiel Emanuel weighing in on […]

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City Life

Tiger King Memes Are My Coronavirus Self-Care

Note to readers: While this is an essay about memes, describing one is as cringey as botching a good joke — so I’ll keep that […]

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Life & Style

This Silent Guitar Has a Headphone Jack for Stealthy Home Jam Sessions

Though it’s striking enough to hang as a piece of art, the Yamaha Silent Guitar has way too many impressive features to let it sit […]

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NextHealth PHL

Real Estate Mogul Brian O’Neill’s Big Health-Care Bet

Brian O’Neill doesn’t bet small. Nearly every venture the Philadelphia real estate magnate has pursued over his 30-year career was once deemed too big, too […]