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This Is How Philly Dates Now

The pandemic flipped the whole world upside down, including how and where romance-inclined Philadelphians meet each other. Some three years later, everyone’s trying to figure […]

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The Horny World of Adult Recreational Sports Leagues

Not even the best-looking people look good in Muay Thai shorts. They’re not supposed to. When you’re wrestling while ostensibly hugging other people and attempting […]

City Life

A 2023 User’s Manual to Dating Apps

Tinder What it is: The dating app that brought “swiping right” into the mainstream. Since its launch in 2012, the app claims to have facilitated […]

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Jewish Matchmaker Molly Weinberg on Finding Love in 2023

Last year, Molly Weinberg founded the matchmaking service YentaBe with a mission to unite Jewish singles between the ages of 22 and 45 who are […]

Life & Style

PA Road Trip: A Philadelphian’s Guide to Central Pennsylvania

I set my expectations purposefully low. The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, I told myself. Seems a bit gauche. Stand on your own two feet, Pennsylvania! […]

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PA Road Trip: A Philadelphian’s Guide to Pittsburgh and the Laurel Highlands

When my son, a junior in high school, announced he wanted to tour the University of Pittsburgh, my wife said we could leave early in […]

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PA Road Trip: A Philadelphian’s Guide to the Lincoln Highway

When driving west on Route 30 through the part of south central Pennsylvania that might best be described as “Kentucky, is that you?,” I squint […]

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PA Road Trip: A Philadelphian’s Guide to Scranton

A road trip evokes mid-20th-century nostalgia I’m too young to have: drive-ins, jukeboxes and Americana. Novelty sunglasses must be packed. A playlist must be curated. […]

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The Best Pennsylvania Road Trips You Didn’t Know You Wanted to Take (Till Now)

Ah, the open highway — the drive that takes you beyond Philly’s borders, one full of scenic vistas, nostalgic roadside­ stops and epic adventures. Remember […]

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PA Road Trip: A Philadelphian’s Guide to the River Road, From Bristol to Easton

For nearly a century, the Delaware Canal carried the coal that kept Philadelphia homes warm from the interior of the state to the big city. […]