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Philly Finds Vol 19
Helloooo lovahs. I wanted to squeeze in a quick n’ snappy Philly Finds before the weekend hits. There are two features here – Jet Wine Bar and Spring Arts Beer Garden – whose websites you should visit before you go to be up-to-date with their safety procedures. Beaux Arts Vintage Treasures abound wait for you…
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back on track baby
After a week of little-to-no motivation, poor sleep, minimal physical movement, and consuming the not greenest of foods, I decided I had enough and it was time to bounce back. This bout of poor sleep and diet descended upon me after two weeks of pure enthusiasm. I was doing so well! I’m talking daily walks,…
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Finding their way Without A Map
Without A Map is a three-person rock band playing around the Philly area. The three band members – Benji Elkins, Ben Marder, and Jack Niccoletti – started the band a few years ago in high school. Ben and Jack are both graduating seniors and Benji is a rising senior at Lower Merion High School. Ben…
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Philly Finds Vol. 18
Philly Finds is back baby, and this was one of my most favorite ones to compile. My time recently has been consumed with my ongoing battle with the PPA and lots of park time with friends, sprinkled with sprinkled with shore time with family. I also wanted to mention that Positive Publicity was recently featured…
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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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FemFocused: Trauma Queen Valerie Williams
Welcome Valerie Williams, an independent singer, songwriter and musician who writes, records, and produces music out of her home, inspired by female singer/songwriters like Michelle Branch, Joy Williams, and Sara Bareilles and indie/Americana bands such as The Head and the Heart and Wild Rivers. She recently released her new EP titled Trauma Queen, which features…
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Philly Finds Vol. 17
Hello my quarantine pals. How are you hanging in there? We’re back at it again with the Philly Finds (if you read that in the ‘back at it again at Krispy Kreme’ Vine voice, you get points). My pal Emily Tharp aka broke down the best take out meals she’s had while at home, and…
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Not a bad one in the bunch – an interview with Bad Shapes
There are no bad shapes Formed in 2018, Bad Shapes is a Philadelphia-based DIY shoegaze/rock band, seeking always to create commonality between discomfort and discovery. The result is a cohesiveness found between heavily effected guitars that shimmer and surge over driving rhythmic foundations, modulated synths that bounce and bend, and found-audio samples carefully deployed both in…
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so fresh n so clean – skincare routine
It has been a minute since I’ve done any sort of beauty related blog post. Well quarantine has me searching my brain high and low for content ideas. So I figured I would drop the products I’ve been currently using and loving. I’ve detailed a bit of my skin care routine before on my How…