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A New Location of the Reiki School Just Opened in Queen Village
Get ready to relax and breathe deeper in Queen Village at the just-opened outpost of The Reiki School + Clinic. It’s the 21-year-old business’s second […]
I Tried Twice to Like Dîner en Blanc, but It’s Truly an Elitist Display Philly Doesn’t Need
Full disclosure: I like nice things. Being a young Black gay man in a world that generally makes it a point to deny me such […]
5 Philly Women on the Pre-Wedding Treatments That Are Totally Worth the Hype
We wanted to know what treatments, splurges, fitness classes, and beauty and self-care treatments were popular in the Philly bridal scene — and which were […]
Covet: These White Hot Boots Are the Winter Footwear You Need
If you’ve been trendspotting lately, you’ll have noticed that celebs like Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner (who has recently been seen at Sixers games) have […]
Philadelphia Dodged a Major Bullet by Not Getting Amazon HQ2
On Monday night, I did a happy dance. After a year of anxious hype and legitimate caution, news finally broke that Amazon’s second headquarters won’t […]
The Look: 9 Elegant Ways to Embrace Glitz and Glimmer This Season
Did you think glittery clothes were just for kids? Think again. Move over, middle-schoolers: These elegant takes on glitz and glimmer make donning sparkles around […]
Connoisseur: Wendell Holland’s Favorite Things
That’s right: West Philly resident Wendell Holland is a Penn Law grad, founder of furniture company Beve Unlimited, and the winner of last spring’s Survivor: […]
The Style and Beauty News You Need to Know This November
With cool new offerings from Philly makers, new beauty and waxing salons opening, brand new stores on the Main Line, and an awesome Eagles line […]
Will Our Obsession With Neighborhood Gear Ever End?
It started with a poster: the city skyline, up on people’s walls, in the early 2000s. Then it was “Philly” emblazoned in bold typeface on […]
Guys, Listen Up: This Is The Most Badass Topcoat We’ve Seen All Year
Tweed conjures up a certain image: an old man in a British pub, smoking a pipe. It telegraphs traditional and classy — it’s just never […]
March Demanding Justice for Shantee Tucker Scheduled for Wednesday
This Wednesday, community members are planning a candlelight vigil to honor the memory of a Black transgender woman who was tragically killed last week on […]
Why Are Philly Brides So Obsessed With This Risk-Taking Wedding Dress?
Philly is a big city, so it can’t really be defined by one wedding style. Just like any other major metropolitan area, we host classic […]
Philly Doesn’t Deserve the Mercy of the Black Men Arrested at Starbucks
Growing up in a southern Pentecostal church, I was constantly reminded of the divine act of showing grace. “Always forgive your enemies,” my grandmother would […]
Checking In on Philly’s Generation X
In 1995, this magazine profiled 30 of the city’s top Gen Xers (all then age 30 or under). We reached out to a few of […]
Philly Is a Boomer Town (Still)
Among Philly’s power elite, baby boomers — not to mention white dudes — still dominate. Here’s the generational breakdown of the region’s political, Fortune 500 […]