Category Archives: residential philadelphia

Housekeeping, house moving, and Spring Cleanup.

Oh, my sweet blog, I’ve neglected you again! I have a really good excuse this time, I promise, for I was in the midst of house renting hell. My week was nothing but headaches, leases, and legal jargon.  It all … Continue reading

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Hey, jerks. Do something!

If you’ve been thinking about giving back to the community, but you aren’t sure how, don’t worry. Philly’s got you covered this week.   Phillies Paint The Town Red Week started today to get ready for opening  night on Sunday. The … Continue reading

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March Madness

I’m trying an experiment, let’s see how this works out.  It’s time for the first annual Philly Lush’s Philadelphia March Madness. Vote on what you think deserves the honor of being labeled one of the best things the city has … Continue reading

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Mummers Update

As a good South Philadelphian, I’ve been following the Mummer’s drama with a peaked interest. If you have no idea what’s going on, there’s been debate over how much the Mummers will get to finance their parade this year. First … Continue reading

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Pub crawl tomorrow.

Gentle readers, If you already read Phillylush’s sister blog, The Philadelphia ExBEERiment, then you know about the South Philly pub crawl planned for tomorrow. If you don’t, then…you should. More info on times, locations, and specials (that’s right. The lovely … Continue reading

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The aftermath

I don’t know if you heard, but the Phillies won the World Series. And the city went a little nuts.  As soon as the game ended, Fox showed live footage of Broad and Shunk, where people were flowing into the … Continue reading

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I guess The Phillies won…

…because my neighborhood is setting off fireworks.  1) Yay Phillies! This is the first second time we’ll go to the World Series in my lifetime.  2) Ok, Philly, the novelty of this is wearing thin. Shut up now, I need to … Continue reading

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Bollywood movie filmed in Philly

  If you’re unaware, a Bollywood film is being filmed in Philadelphia. The plot of the movie, the working title of which is New York, is being kept secret, but we do know that it is an action adventure film … Continue reading

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The Phillies take game 1!

The city is screaming. Its cries are rising up as one through the din, keeping me awake. It reaches out to me through the night, permeating the walls of my room, wafting in through my open window. As one united … Continue reading

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PBR, the true king of beers.

Apparently I got drunk one night and agreed to be a guest blogger for The Philadelphia ExBEERiment. And apparently I got drunk a different night and wrote a fantastic review of PBR on a napkin in P.O.P.E. on Passyunk Ave. … Continue reading

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