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39 Philly Gifts For Everyone on Your List This Year

Anyone can whiz through their holiday shopping by logging on to Amazon — but chances are, everyone you’re buying for has already done the same […]

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Living in Collingswood: A Neighborhood Guide

Housing First Haddon Avenue in Collings­wood has become a model Main Street over the past two decades. Every day, shoppers and diners stroll its sidewalks, […]

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The Philly Places and Things Reap Wellness Founder Adjua Fisher Can’t Live Without

At Home Pets: We have a full house with two cats, Chip and Shade, and a grumpy 13-year- old pup named Sunny. Favorite thing in […]

Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste
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Project Runway’s Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste on Growing Up in Haiti and His Namesake Fashion Line

What I make: “Women’s wear with couture details in a ready-to-wear way.” My childhood: “Growing up in Haiti when the government was overthrown for the […]

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How Designer Brittany Hakimfar Turned This New-Build Townhouse Into a Sophisticated, Lived-in Sanctuary

When a young couple left Brooklyn for a Northern Liberties new-build townhouse, they reached out to Far Studio, a Bryn Mawr-based interior design firm helmed […]

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How Interior Designer Michelle Gage Totally Remade Her 1927 Villanova Home

When interior designer Michelle Gage and her husband, Alex, bought their Villanova home four years ago, they knew it was a fixer-upper. In fact, that […]

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Why Do We Think Buying Stuff Will Change Who We Are?

I am nobody’s idea of a shopaholic, but everyone has weak spots, and mine is beauty products. This will come as a surprise to those […]

Symone Salib
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Muralist Symone Salib on the Philly Places and Things She Can’t Live Without

You’ve likely seen muralist Symone Salib’s bright, larger-than-life work splashed on buildings throughout Philly, from Fitler Square’s purple portrait of Jill Scott to the fluorescent […]

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This Lancaster-Made Smokeless Firepit Will Heat Up Your Crisp Fall Nights

Breeo’s innovative woodburning firepits, crafted in Lancaster County and touted as the world’s first-ever smokeless models, are equal parts form and function. Their patented technology […]

Bilenky Cycle Works
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North Philly’s Bilenky Cycle Works Makes Some of the Coolest Bikes Around

Stephen Bilenky, owner, founder and designer at North Philly’s Bilenky Cycle Works, has spent decades honing the craft of bike-building. Today, he and his small […]