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Our style-savvy editors prowl the streets to find the latest fall fashions.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW As I’ve always said: Fall is my very favorite season for clothes — and these ladies wandering about Center […]

What Philly’s coolest people are loving this week.

What Philly’s coolest people are loving this week. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW CLICK HERE TO VIEW LAST WEEK’S SLIDESHOW

Here are a few deals we’ve got our eye on now.

• The Ritz-Carlton’s Abaco Club on Winding Bay in the Bahamas is currently offering would-be honeymooners the chance to book as a “guest member” during […]

Wedding planner Beka Rendell gives her two cents on how much to trust to the littlest ones.

Question: My five-year-old nephew is going to be the ring bearer in our wedding—and my mom keeps telling me that really young ring bearers usually […]

Got a designer in mind for your dream wedding dress? Check out our list of area trunk shows to see if your favorite is coming to town.

The Wedding Shoppe, Wayne     October 21-24: Monique Lhuillier Trunk ShowYou’ll receive 10 percent savings if you order any of the featured designer’s dresses during the […]

Hit up these events at this year’s DesignPhiladelphia.

Now in its fifth year, Philadelphia’s homegrown design festival is almost overwhelmingly chock-full of great exhibits, fantastic openings, and terrific lectures. Here are our picks […]

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.

Our latest batch of reasons to get out there and shop.

Spread Eagle Village Supports The Ronald McDonald HouseThis weekend, when you shop at any store in Wayne’s Spread Eagle Village — Best of Philly winner […]

The Philadelphia mainstay’s reorganization has turned it into an even more serious shopping destination.

I don’t know why, but for some reason, Boyds never really came to my mind when I’d be on the hunt for a new pair […]

What Philly’s coolest people are loving this week.

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Try these delicious recipes from Eileen Tognini’s salon gathering of art and artists.

TRADITIONAL DILL PICKLESMakes 10 whole pickles 5 Tbsp. kosher salt1 tsp. caraway seeds1/2 cup white wine vinegar1 tsp. black peppercorns1 Tbsp. pickling spice5 c. water10 […]

Illustrators make their art and Bella Vista townhouse crafty-chic.

SEE THE TRANSFORMATION The story of the house where Matt Curtius and Gina Triplett live is a whole lot like the story of lots of […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.

A Main Line family transforms their home into an eco-chic dwelling.

SEE THE TRANSFORMATION Chestnut Hill interior designer Mona Ross Berman insists, rather modestly, that there’s no such thing as a “signature” Mona Ross Berman design. […]

Curator Eileen Tognini transforms her townhouse for a salon gathering of artists.

SEE THE SLIDESHOW SEE THE RECIPES When Eileen Tognini has a party, she does more than host: She curates. Ten years ago, Eileen started inviting […]

Four years later an iconoclastic Arbor House endures modernity and offers a valuable lesson in timeless design.

TOUR THE HOME  Rising beyond oak trees and rhododendrons, along a row of old stone Tudors, in a historic enclave of Cheltenham’s Melrose Park, Herbert […]

Sometimes the lowliest flora sort of grow on you.

Long before I married my husband, I began to espalier him. He was a country boy from the wilds of Western PA, and I had […]

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