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Christine Speer Lejeune

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Life & Style

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

When it comes to shopping, hope springs eternal.

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City Life

What Is Pandemic Life Doing to Our Kids? Maybe Not What We Think

Times are tough, but our kids are tougher.

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City Life

In Their Own Words: 7 Philly Kids Write About Their Pandemic Experiences

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

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City Life

When You’re Rowhome Parenting in a Pandemic, Everyone Can Hear You Shouting

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

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Rocks State Park

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

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Things to Do

7 Glorious Hiking Destinations Within a Few Hours’ Drive of Philly

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

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Lums Pond State Park

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

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Valley Forge National Historical Park

Soak in some history, hike Mount Misery — or Mount Joy! — and be home by happy hour.

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Hiking and Exploring Hickory Run State Park

Find the beauty in “Shades of Death” and dine atop a natural wonder.

jersey shore in the fall
Things to Do

Your Guide to Fall Down the Shore

It’s a little-known fact that fall, not summer, is the Shore’s best season. Here are the secrets the summer tourists miss.

cape may in the fall
Things to Do

Your Guide to Visiting Cape May in the Fall

Get your fill of farms, charm and natural wonders.

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Visiting Seven Mile Island in the Fall

Where to head for quiet beaches, bay sunsets and ritual mud baths.

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Visiting Asbury Park in the Fall

Visit in autumn for the Boss, a bustling boardwalk and a foodie’s paradise.

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City Life

How the Pandemic Taught Me to Embrace My Clutter

I’d always aspired to Marie Kondo-style minimalism. But a global crisis has me rethinking what can “spark joy.”

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Foobooz

Best of Philly: Here’s to the People Who Kept Us Fed Amid COVID-19

They’ve kept our grocery stores stocked, they’ve delivered our takeout, and they’ve helped us hold it all together.