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Philly Finds Vol. 44
Before we start, please read & consider donating If you live in Philadelphia, you know of the horrific, fatal fire that occurred in Fairmount. If you are financially able to, please consider donating to support those affected by this fire. Billy Penn published an article with several fundraisers supporting these families. <3 It’s hard to…
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Philly Finds Vol. 43
Welcome to the first Philly Finds of the new year! I hope your holiday seasons were relaxing and restful. If you haven’t already, I hope that you’ll subscribe to my free, weekly pop culture + social media newsletter. This week we took a look at the supermarket aesthetic (once you read it, it’ll make sense…
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The year in review – the final post of 2021
This is the final post of 2021. Thank you for another year of support, I appreciate you very much. As always, if there’s something you’d like to see more of, just let me know and I’ll happily oblige dear reader <3 I’ve always enjoyed the Christmas cards which detail what each member of a family…
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Checking in with Philly’s own Twin Sines
During lockdown in 2020, Sarah Dia Rue and Justin King jumped on the opportunity to join forces and disappear into Justin’s basement studio, re-emerging as the prophetic new project, TWIN SINES. Twin Sines is an indie group of ethereal proportions. Known for her spellbinding vocal performances and biting neo-jazz keyboard style, front woman Sarah Dia…
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Philly Finds Vol. 41 + much more 🤎
It’s been a few weeks since a new Philly Finds, so this week’s edition is stacked. I recommend grabbing yourself your beverage of choice and a snack before diving in. And before we get into the Philly Finds, I hope you don’t mind if I promo a few things: Thanks to everyone who recently signed…
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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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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,…