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Philly Holiday Gift Guide 2021
It’s that time of year again – the annual Philly Holiday Gift Guide! Below you’ll find a variety of gift and party planning ideas, all from Philly businesses. I also suggest checking out past Philly Finds for more ideas. If you click on each image, it will take you directly to that product. Also many…
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Nate Smith at World Cafe Live 11/10/21
Nate Smith is a 2x GRAMMY® Award-nominated drummer, composer and producer. Last night, he played at World Cafe Live as part of a limited East Coast run of tour dates in support of his latest album, Kinfolk 2: See The Birds. I had the chance to attend and photograph the event, and while I’m not all that familiar…
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Philly Finds Vol. 40 – it’s a food heavy one
Sound the alarms – it’s the 40th Philly Finds post! I hope you guys enjoy reading these as much as I do putting them together. Last week I launched the blog’s first-ever product – the Philly Italian slang poster. I was pretty emotional by the support and shares from everyone, your girl was touched. The…
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Our first product launch! Philly Italian Slang Posters
SOME BACKGROUND… This poster was formed as most great things are formed (perhaps I’m overstepping my bounds by calling it “great”) – while watching The Sopranos. After hearing words like “salude,” “gabagool,” and “manigut” over and over again, I thought to myself, “I’d like to have a poster with those words in my kitchen.” After…
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Philly Finds Vol. 38
Hello! Before we begin, I hope you’ll subscribe to my weekly pop culture newsletter. This week, we discussed the return of the one and only Adele. And as always, you can check out past Philly Finds here. Odds n’ ends One of the highlights of last week was making Emily Mariko’s salmon rice bowl (I…
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life check-in + people I follow on social media who help me with social media
I realized that I haven’t given a proper life update in quite some time, which was once the norm around these parts. I’ve also created a list of peple who I follow on social media who help me with social media, as well as a shout out to a fellow Philly creator. So here we…
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UPDATED OUT-OF-TOWN PHILLY FOOD GUIDE
Earlier this week I asked the following on my Instagram story: “If you had to tell someone who’s spending 3-4 days in Philly which restaurant/bars they MUST go to, what places would you pick?” The people delivered, and our collab post is here (thank you for all who contributed!). This list was curated BY Philadelphians,…
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Philly Finds Vol. 36
Summer is inching its way to an end, but it ain’t over yet. If you haven’t yet, I hope you’ll subscribe to my weekly newsletter, which is a mish-mosh of pop culture news, reviews, personal writings, and whatever fancies me. This week, I explored Kacey Musgrave’s new single and the evolution of the lead single.…
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Philly Finds Vol. 34
Welcome to the latest edition of Philly Finds! If you’re new here, this is a series where I highlight the things I’m loving around Philadelphia. You can check out past Philly Finds here. Also, if you enjoy pop culture takes, music, and personal writings, then I have a sneaking suspicion to might enjoy my newsletter.…
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Seven Dreams with Braxton Hicks
From the sleepy town of Dover, Delaware five musicians bonded over a shared love of melodic guitar-driven, female-fronted indie rock music to form the band Braxton Hicks. Crediting influences such as Middle Kids, Echosmith, The Smiths, The Cure, Sleater-Kinney, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dum Dum Girls, The Beths, The Pixies, The Police and U2, Braxton Hicks combine ear-candy guitar…