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Philadelphia Wedding

A Philly Ice-Cream Shop Made a Custom Sundae for This Surprise Proposal

Proposal season is here, and we’re kicking off our coverage with a very sweet engagement. It started with a proposal at Bartram’s Garden and ended […]

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City Life

Bee Swarms Keep Popping Up in Philadelphia. Here’s What to Do If You Spot One

I don’t know about you, but bees and all of their stinging cousins in the order Hymenoptera rank pretty high on my list of phobias, […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

The Florals at This Secret Garden-Inspired Wedding Bloomed Literally Everywhere

Spring is in the air, and if you’re like us, the season of renewal being so close is bringing to mind visions of beautiful blooming […]

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City Life

You Can Help Philly’s Real Concrete Cowboys Settle Into Permanent Stables

For some, talk of Philly’s “Concrete Cowboys” might conjure up visions of British actor Idris Elba on horseback, thanks to the star’s role in a […]

Philadelphia Wedding

The Best Part of This Rainy Day Wedding at Bartram’s Garden? The Tater Tot Truck

Alanis Morissette once sang, “It’s like rain on your wedding day.” (Which, incidentally, is decidedly not ironic.) However, though Morissette was lamenting the pains of […]

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City Life

Suitcase With Skeletal Remains Found in Southwest Philadelphia

A passerby near Bartram’s Garden in Southwest Philadelphia found a suitcase full of skeletal remains on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the suitcase was discovered around […]

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City Life

Coming Soon: “Watershed Ice,” Philadelphia’s Newest Treat

Several Philadelphia organizations — Little Baby’s Ice Cream, Bartram’s Garden, the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, the Circuit Trails, and WHYY‘s PlanPhilly — have come together to produce two new flavors of water ice […]

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I Love My Job: Why Bartram’s Garden ED Maitreyi Roy Is Optimistic in the Face of Climate Change

Bartram’s Garden remains one of Philadelphia’s greatest hidden gems. The 45-acre stretch of land on the Schuylkill River’s west bank is the oldest surviving botanic […]

Philadelphia Wedding

This Boho Bride Wore Fringe to Her Vegetable Garden-Themed Wedding

Vintage-loving souls Jennifer Candeloro and Ronnie Gouger were married on their 10-year anniversary in a bohemian garden wedding filled to the brim with details and decor […]