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June 3, 2016

Your Philly Beer Week Cheat Sheet

It’s time to welcome in unofficial start to summer (with some booze, of course): Philly Beer Week is here! Now through June 12th, our city will be flowing with the best ales, lagers, and stouts alike in a celebration of all things beer, and the excitement is real.

Some of us are used to using a beer delivery service and having our favourite beers delivered to our front door. However, this beer festival gives us all the opportunity to try new beers and get a taste for some new flavours.

Now, if you’re anything like me, sorting through this massive list of events and picking the few that you’d like to make time for is a high pressure situation and involves a lot of time that’s pretty fleeting at the moment. Another true life fact: in my years in Philly, I’ve never even been to an official Philly Beer Week event! Mostly because I had to look up a third beer type to list above and don’t want to embarrass myself in front of bearded, beer-loving men, but don’t be mistaken: PBW is for everyone!

To help us all sort through the list, I asked the Philly Beer Week team to narrow down their favorite events to a Top 5 list for PBW beginners (you’ll see those labeled with {PBW Starter Pack} below), plus I threw in 5 of my own picks that just seemed too amazing to leave out. Check out the list, and let me know which #PBW2016 events you’re heading to this year. Happy drinking! xx

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Filed Under: playing Tagged: beer, breweries, dock street, east passyunk, frankford hall, headhouse square, johnny brenda's, lucky's last chance, PBW, PFS Roxy Theater, philly beer week, pizzeria vetri, skygarten, the fillmore

October 1, 2015

11 Philly Ladies Share Why They Love Their Neighborhoods

We’ve been talking a lot about the best Philly neighborhoods around here lately, and I love that. Whether you’re new to the city or have lived here forever, neighborhoods are something relevant to each and every one of us. I’ve shared my picks for my favorite Philly neighborhoods for new residents, but the fact is: there are so many other hoods Philly ladies just like you live in and love coming home to that are not on that list. So, to give you all a more inclusive look at what the city has to offer for young women, I reached out to some of my blogger buds, blog readers, and Twitter followers to share why they love their Philly hoods. Best Philly Neighborhoods Continue Reading…

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Filed Under: living, moving to philly Tagged: cedar park, east passyunk, fairmount, fishtown, graduate hospital, midtown village, moving, neighborhoods, old city, pennsport, queen village, rittenhouse, washington square west

April 8, 2015

Get The Scoop On This Year’s Flavors of the Avenue

With so many events happening in this city every year, when one continues to come back around and can still impress, you know it’s a winner. I’ve attended East Passyunk’s standout spring food festival, Flavors of the Avenue, the past two years and loved every minute (and bite). Like last year, I was able to get a sample (or several) of the action before this year’s event, and I’m excited to share with you what you can look forward to later this month.

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Filed Under: dining Tagged: birra, brigantessa, cantina los caballitos, east passyunk, east passyunk avenue, flavors of the avenue, ippolito's, mamma maria, paradiso, pope, south philly, spring

April 16, 2014

Flavors Of The Avenue Is Back!

One of my favorite things about Philly is the access to all of the amazing festivals and markets. It seems like every weekend, there is an opportunity to visit a new neighborhood and discover lots of wonderful things in one place.

Hands down, one of the best festivals I went to last year was Flavors of the Avenue. Held on the beautiful East Passyunk Ave, the event brings together some of the best restaurants in the city for all all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink day of fun.

I attended the media preview earlier this month for a taste test of this year’s event. In addition to getting to hang with my buds Jade and Al, our group got to sample some grub from seven of the spots serving at Flavors. We visited POPE, Ippolito’s Seafood, Fond, Noord, Chiarella’s, Izumi and Marra’s. All of the food was fresh and delicious, but I can’t comment on Fond’s chicken liver mousse, because I’m lame and unadventurous and can’t make myself eat that. I’ve also realized I basically love everything I’ve ever tried from Ippolito’s and need to start going more often. I picked out three of my standouts from the night . . . (mouth. is. now. watering.)

Tuna tacos with spicy mayo from Ippolito's Seafood // Her Philly

Tuna tacos with spicy mayo from Ippolito’s Seafood (1300 Dickinson Street)

Pizza from Marra's on East Passyunk Avenue // Her Philly

Pizza from Marra’s (1734 East Passyunk Avenue)

Pork Gyoza from Izumi on East Passyunk Avenue // Her Philly

Pork Gyoza from Izumi (1601 East Passyunk Avenue)

Okay so it’s settled, you’re going, right? This year’s event takes place on Saturday, April 26th from 1-4pm. Tickets are available for $30 and, as you can see, it’s well worth it. I will be there with my parents, so come on out and hang with my crew. Hope to see you there! xx

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February 21, 2014

150 Fun & Fab Things To Do In Philadelphia

Philly, you are the best city of all the cities. In honor of your loveliness, I’ve teamed up with four other fab Philly lady bloggers to bring our readers the ultimate list of all the things you must do, see, eat, drink, and visit in our fair city. A Philly bucket list, if you will, filled with unique things to make you say “hmmm that sounds interesting,” and more obvious things to make you go, “duh! Why have I not done that yet?”

By the end of reading this I expect you will be ready to book your Philly vacation! Before you do, check out these philadelphia vacation rentals from Stay Alfred. Whether your here for pleasure or business, these luxurious rentals means you can stay in style.

Below you’ll get my contribution to the list, and when you’re done, click over to the rest of the list on each blog. Here goes!

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Filed Under: playing Tagged: amada, anthropologie, broad street run, chinatown, circle thrift, concerts, diner en blanc, dog park, east passyunk, eastern state penitentiary, festivals, flavors of the avenue, flea markets, flywheel, jose garces, la calaca feliz, little babys, little pete's, macys christmas light show, mister 1801, monks, philly zoo, reading terminal, restaurant week, rittenhouse, silk city, SIPS, uber

May 12, 2013

Philly Gets Crafty {East Passyunk Avenue’s Crafty Balboa}

My first weekend visit to East Passyunk Avenue was awesome. In addition to sampling yummy food during the Flavors of the Avenue event (more on that later!), my family & I got to experience Crafty Balboa, a South Philly craft show. It was a beautiful day & a great supplement to the food festival. I was amazed with how many talented artists the Philadelphia area has to offer!

East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

There were all types of vendors at the show – from accessories, to paper goods, to jewelry, to dog treats – it was endless! Check out some of the things that caught my eye . . .

Betsy Ann Paper at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Betsy Ann Paper Recipe Cards at the East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Adorable watercolor paper goods by Betsy Ann Paper

Anna Beau earrings at the East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Anna Beau Jewelry at the East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Pretty handmade jewelry by Anna Beau Designs

Spruce Avenue Design & Illustration Philly skiyline onesie at the East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Philadelphia skyline onesie by Spruce Avenue Design & Illustration

Masters of None Philadelphia laser cut zip code keychains at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Laser cut Philly zip code keychains by Masters of None

Old Blood necklaces at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Unique jewelry by Old Blood Designs

Pupcakes booth at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Pupcakes dog treats at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

The cutest treats & accessories for your pets by Pupcakes Bits & Pieces

Moxie House Paper Goods cards at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Gorgeous greeting cards by Moxie House Paper Goods

Milkshake Crafts at the East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Super unique & whimsical creations by Milkshake Crafts

Black Heart Letter Press Philadelphia coasters at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Bright Philly coasters by Black Heart Letterpress

Superdeduper illustrations at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Superdeduper French bulldog art at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Fun pet illustrations by Superdeduper

Frankadelphia Philly notecards at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Frankadelphia Ben Franklin print at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Awesome Philly inspired gifts by Frankadelphia

Porl Handmade Love & Found hand dyed scarves at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Stunning hand dyed cotton scarves by Porl Handmade

Rachelink Philly cards at East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Fab Philly cards & illustrations by Rachelink

East Passyunk Avenue Crafty Balboa Craft Fair / Her Philly

Crafty Balboa was an awesome experience. I have been shopping on Etsy for most gift giving purposes the past few years, so the fair was great for adding some more shops to my rotation. I will definitely be hitting up some local Philly artists for my next few gifts!

Do you own anything from these talented Philadelphia artists? Any new shops or Etsy stores you have to recommend? xx

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