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Best of Philly Spotlight: Couch Cafe’s Elizabeth Grothe on How to Throw a Killer Dinner Party

There are the potlucks you host for a few friends before watching­ Sunday HBO legacy television. And then there are the dinner parties that Elizabeth […]

Things to Do

Best of Philly Spotlight: DJ Lisa Parks Shares Her Karaoke Tips

Delco DJ Lisa Parks has been hosting karaoke for 32 years — ever since she quit her job as a backup singer for Harold Melvin […]

Life & Style

Best of Philly Spotlight: Philly Bra Lady Karima Renée Barge on How to Find the Right Bra Fit for Your Body

Everyone should have someone like Karima Renée Barge. The Lansdowne-based Philly Bra Lady has helped more than 1,000 clients find their correct size, become better […]

Property

Best of Philly Spotlight: Adam Smith’s Tips for Your Next Home Inspection

Buying a new house? Don’t sign on the dotted line until you meet Adam Smith, our pick for Best Home Inspector. His boutique service includes […]

Be Well Philly

Best of Philly Spotlight: The Veda Den’s Nicoli Sinclair on How to Meditate Without Getting Bored

Meditation shouldn’t feel like a chore, a forced practice, or an escape from boredom. If your meditation routine is starting to seem stale, try these […]

City Life

Philly Teens Need to Be Included in Our Public Spaces

This past April, the Fashion District mall imposed a 2 p.m. curfew on “unaccompanied minors.” A South Philly carnival banned minors just after that. Walk […]

City Life

8 Ways to Make Philly Streets Safer for Kids

In the early 1970s, the people of the Netherlands had had enough: Too many fellow citizens — 3,300 a year, 500 of them children — […]

City Life

Why Philly Needs to Close More Streets to Car Traffic

As anyone who regularly traverses it knows, 9th Street as it runs through the Italian Market is chaos. The 47M bus squeezes its way north, […]

City Life

17 Big Ideas to Make Philly a Kid-Friendly City

Eleven summers ago, the Center City District unveiled a newly renovated Sister Cities Park. Embedded in the midst of the buzzing Ben Franklin Parkway, the once-barren swath […]

City Life

4 Ways Philly Could Make Public Transit Easier for Kids

Because access is everything. Here, a handful of family-forward transit transformations: Let ’Em Ride Indego bikes with kids’ seats would be a great addition to […]