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FemFocused: Keeping it cool with Beth Keeping
I heard I’ve got your respect at last, because I went for my dreams and you wish you had done that You’re about to listen to my new summer bop – Cool Kids by British singer/songwriter Beth Keeping, Creating songs that speak about real-life situations, Beth’s honest lyrics and emotive vocals have been garnering attention…
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Loves Games with Lani Renaldo
Lani’s goal is to show others the importance of self-acceptance and to encourage others to be themselves, be uncomfortable and be truthful. Lani Renaldo is an artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist from LA. Her passion and talent for songwriting began early on when she was one of six songwriters chosen to attend GRAMMY Camp at Converse…
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Reads Sparking Joy
Reads Sparking Joy Just popping by mid-week to offer a few reading suggestions, as a treat. The article I’m Clinging to Personal Writing More Than Ever Right Now by Harling Ross (also referenced in this post) has me nodding my head in unison. I’m finding comfort, solidarity and mucho entertainment in personal essays and other…
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Community on the Corner of 64th and Carlton
It’s hard to begin a sentence with “In West Philadelphia,” because well, you know. But that’s how this begins… In West Philadelphia, Overbook specifically on the corner of 64th and Carlton, once resided an Italian restaurant called Lebano’s. I believe this place to be to be my first memory. My brother’s probably, too. I was…
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checking in
Checking in The lyrics of Madonna’s “Hung Up” plays in the background of my mind. “Time goes by, so slowly…” There are days when time flies by. Then are days that drag like a 3-hour college lecture. “How is it only 2 o’clock,” I’ll wonder. Some days are filled with grief, stress, sadness, while others…
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FemFocused: Artist Laura Hickli
I started by using my piano to pray. Laura Hickli Welcome Canadian artist Laura Hickli to Positive Publicity’s FemFocused! Laura Hickli is an award-winning international-touring baroque-pop/chamber-folk artist originally out of Calgary, AB. Her newest single ‘Listen’, recorded during a residency at the world-renowned Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, tells the story of a woman…
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Fite Fashion Collaboration – The Blueprint
This post serves as an example of how Michelle Fite of Fite Fashion designs her dresses, this experience is not required for everyone. Welcome to part deux of the Positive Publicity x Fite Fashion collaboration! If you missed part one, you can check that out here. So let’s see, where were we last? Well for…
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Philly Finds Vol. 14 (& then some)
It’s been a month since my last Philly Finds post, which means I’ve had a whole month to gather up some of the best things in Philly to check out (best being solely my opinion 😉 ). Did I deliver? Let’s find out. But before diving into this post, I wanted to quickly talk about…
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Announcing a Positive Publicity Collaboration with Fite Fashion
Owning a custom, one-of-a-kind dress is something I’ve always dreamed about. Nay, fantasized about. How extravagant would it be to roll-up to an event, and when someone asks where your outfit is from, you can reply “Oh, it’s custom”. OK maybe I’ve been watching too much Real Housewives (there’s no such thing as too much),…