Christine Speer Lejeune

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It’s been 24 years since we’ve had a redesign. But what should a new PA plate look like?

Or, why I subjected my nine-year-old to lessons on napkin folding, handshakes and proper fork usage.

How the pandemic has skewed our sense of weeks and years and days.

The most beautiful views you haven’t seen, a tour for every kind of Philadelphian, food secrets from Reading Terminal Market … and dozens more ways to tackle Philly with fresh eyes.

Eight very different ways to see (really see!) your city.

From splurges to steals, these hotels are great homes away from home (even though you’re still kind of at home).

And why this is the summer to do it.

Couldn’t we all benefit from something to take our minds off of everything — even if just for a few fleeting moments?

When it comes to shopping, hope springs eternal.

Times are tough, but our kids are tougher.

Local nonprofit Mighty Writers asked these kids to put down on paper their thoughts about the pandemic. Here’s what they had to say.

Raising kids in the city — and during a pandemic — has ruined any illusion that I’m a flawless mom.

Climb the East Coast’s most majestic rock and take a dip under a hidden waterfall.

A Philadelphian’s guide to stretching your legs, clearing your head, and shaking off your cabin fever in the great wide open.

Fly through the sky, sail calm waters, and bed down in a cozy yurt.