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23 Questions With Amber Hikes, Director of Philly’s Office of LGBT Affairs
My full name is … Amber Jelena Hikes. It’s pronounced “Yelena,” and the only reason there’s a J is that my father’s name is Jeffrey […]
5 Restaurants Philly Chefs Wish We’d Talk About More
We’re always sharing the restaurants we love and the meals we can’t stop thinking about — now it’s the chefs’ turns to spill. Here are […]
New Year’s Resolutions: 21 Ways to Volunteer in and Around Philly
You Do You Start with your skills, talents and interests — then give them to others. If You Like to Cook Make all those hours […]
Five Reasons It Feels Good to Do Good for Others
It’s part of our DNA. The desire to help others is hardwired, or definitely built into human nature. You don’t have to tell very young […]
One of Us: Blanka Zizka
My full name is … Blanka Jana Jarmila Marie Zizka. I grew up in … Mladá Boleslav, a small town in Czechoslovakia. I left there […]
Comforts of Home: Sarvida Reviewed
You have to be in the mood for scrambled eggs and eggplant. And I’m not talking an adventurous mood, because the tortang talong at Lou […]
The Know-It-All Guide to Buying Art in Philadelphia
Buying 101: Five things every budding Philly collector should know Strokes of Genius: Buyers, take note, these local stars who are about to make it […]
The 23 Best Events in Philly in November
Classical Joyce DiDonato She’s won two Grammys and remains one of the world’s most celebrated opera singers. See for yourself when she performs with the […]
One of Us: Henri David
My full name is … Henri David. Henri with an “i.” My mother had a sense of humor. I went to school at … Central. […]
One of Us: Ray Didinger
My full name is … Raymond Reede Didinger. The “Reede” is the name of a guy who served with my father in World War II […]