In 2004, Brooklynite Grace Bonney started a design blog she dubbed Design*Sponge. Since its humble inception seven years ago, the site has become a mecca of design knowledge, including everything from photo collages of the world’s most spectacular interiors, DIY…

Reporter Meg Augustin takes you inside some of Philly’s most fab dwellings to showcase our city’s unique grasp on design and architecture. Thanks to Bastille Day, I’ve been thinking about demolition. Sobering topic, I know, but our responsibility to historical…

Robert Dubac’s play Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?, on stage at Ambler’s Act Two Playhouse, offers up a look into the male psyche while trying to answer the age-old question: “What do women want?” The one-man show features Bobby (Dubac), who…

Reporter Meg Augustin takes you inside some of Philly’s most fab dwellings to showcase our city’s unique grasp on design and architecture. Few people get to live in their dream home. We often sacrifice luxury, style and invention for practicality…

When you think of a discoverer, Victorian-era brutes with yellow jodhpurs and handle bar mustaches may come to mind. Right out of a story book or history lecture, this image isn’t something we equate with the modern man. Except one…

Reporter Meg Augustin takes you inside some of Philly’s most fab dwellings to showcase our city’s unique grasp on design and architecture. As far as design is concerned, Bella Vista’s Chapterhouse Café and Gallery (620 S. Ninth St.) could be…

As a folk music lover, I often find myself stumbling when trying to describe the genre. Is it American-made music? Is it songs about typical Americana imagery? This last Wednesday, I received a little clarity when I went to see…

[ dance ] The best things come in threes. Lord of the Rings. Rock, paper, scissors. Threesomes. Further proof of the joys of collaboration is Sam-Gam BAM!, a fusion of three dance groups bringing together modern American and traditional Indian…

Reporter Meg Augustin takes you inside some of Philly’s most fab dwellings to showcase the city’s unique grasp on design and architecture. When Jay Lamancuso opened Hello World at 12th and Pine streets twelve years ago, he was carving out his…