Lifestyle

Just over a year ago, Mark, my husband of almost 15 years and best friend for 23, the person with whom I have had two remarkable children ...

Have you ever noticed that when a friend offers you a ride and you get in their car, they usually say, “Sorry about the mess,” ...

The music filled me with joy; the music made me feel free, even when the lyrics were speaking to conditions of struggle.

Philadelphia’s 19th Annual Tattoo Arts Convention took place last weekend at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Local tattoo lover ...

Kicking him out definitely freed up plenty of space in my house, when I boxed up all his things and gave them to ...

Commentator Maria Sherman explains what led to her to make the move from New York to Philadelphia.

I don’t find myself very special. I know there are thousands of people like me who work hard to survive, to make money to support their ...

A child’s mitten was propped on the metal post of some outdoor shelving on Germantown Avenue. Bubblegum flag against all that winter gr ...

When I was an undergrad at Temple, I was asked to create an illustration for an article about abortion to appear in the first issue of th ...

In sub-freezing temperatures, several dozen participants descended the steps of the Broad Street Subway at City Hall Sunday for Philadelp ...

My friend Maria and I were going out to dinner. Although we usually ate at an Indian restaurant near my house, she’d asked a few da ...

After meeting Lolly, I suddenly understood that I had a third grandmother — still a sparkplug — someone I may have never really known ...

It’s not the New Year’s resolutions that preoccupy me this time of year. I make resolutions daily. The true measure of the  ...

Hanukkah isn’t always convenient. There have been many years when we postponed our celebration until winter break when our kids cou ...

Many of us who want to make a rescue animal part of the family have experienced the flip-side to the problem of abandoned pets: foster gr ...