Living in Philadelphia

This is one of our most fun sections on the site because it rounds up all the best things about living in Philadelphia—the city center, but also the surrounding suburbs. We also cover new laws and ordinances that might impact your life, upcoming events of note, and more.

Want to know the best parks in the city? We have you covered. A new street food festival or pop-up restaurant featuring a world-reknowned chef? We definitely have you covered there, too. Wondering about the latest developments on school zoning, new city taxes, and more? If the news impacts Philadelphia it will be found here!

We love our city and look forward to sharing with you the aspects of living in Philly, from food to culture to neighborhoods and more.

We hope you enjoy the information we offer! If we can help you in any way, please speak with one of our talented real estate agents, or directly contact the Center City Team office: 215.440.2093

September 18, 2018

Where You Live in Philly May Determine Your Life Expectancy

You know that different factors influence your approximate lifespan: smoking or non-smoking, quality of diet, amount of air pollution, regular physical and dental checkups, et cetera. But did you know that where you live can also play a factor in how long you are expected to live? It’s a fact, studied by Virginia Commonwealth University and the Robert Wood Johnson […]

September 18, 2018

Philly School Board Adds Two Teen Members

Julia Frank and Alfredo Praticò are being sworn in as Philly’s two newest school board members during a meeting Thursday. What’s notable about this fact? Both are 17-year-old students. This marks the first time in the two decades of the school board’s existence that students will have a voice on the board’s decisions, which affect some 200,000 students in the […]

September 13, 2018

Philly Museum Robbed of Rare Insects; People are Bugging

I, like many people, HATE bugs. And the bigger and gnarlier they are, the higher my terror level. So you can imagine the creepy-crawlies I’ve been experiencing since I learned that the Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion was robbed of some 90 percent of its buggy exhibits. And now those bugs, which include deadly spiders, scorpions, and other things that […]

September 12, 2018

This Autumn’s a Big One for Philly Music Acts

If you love going to shows to see your favorite artists, you are going to have a lot of chances to spend your coin this fall as an absolute torrent of noteworthy performers come to Philly and Philly-area venues. The opening of the Met Philadelphia in late autumn is super exciting for music fans, who will have a new, acoustically-incredible […]

September 12, 2018

What Philadelphia College Students Learn From Life on Their Own

There are almost 40 colleges, universities, tech schools, grad schools, and seminaries in Philadelphia. Without doing the exact math, that adds up to a WHOLE BUNCH of students! Young people come to the City of Brotherly Love seeking all sorts of knowledge, from how to speak and translate foreign languages to great literature to movie-making. What all Philadelphia’s students have […]

September 10, 2018

Less Gas, More A** at the Philly Naked Bike Ride

So, here’s my annual post on the Philly Naked Bike Ride, in which I pile double entendres into a blog post like a well-proportioned derriere into bike shorts. Actually, skip the bike shorts. On Saturday, hundreds of un-self-conscious individuals mounted their two-wheeled conveyances with little, if anything, between their loins and their bike seat. There was more glitter, body paint, […]

September 6, 2018

Visit Philadelphia Welcomes New CEO

Philadelphia’s official tourism board has a new captain helming the ship. Visit Philadelphia welcomed Jeff Guaracino as its new president and CEO. Guaracino will officially take over the job just before Halloween, on October 29th. Manuel N. Stamatakis, chair of Visit Philadelphia’s Board of Directors, said that the agency’s decision was unanimous, and that Guaracino’s hiring came after a lengthy […]

September 5, 2018

Federal Donuts Brings Back Eagles Donut for NFL Opening Day

On a scale of 1 – 10, how HYPED are you about the start of the NFL season this Thursday? I know, for me personally, the hype train is speeding around at about 120 miles per hour. Who doesn’t want to see what the reigning Super Bowl champs, the Philadelphia Eagles, are going to pull out this year? Expectations are […]

August 30, 2018

Vegan Pizza Coming to Center City

Can I get a whoop-whoop from my fellow vegetarians and vegan friends? I wanna hear it, because there is a vegan pizza place coming to Rittenhouse Square and MY HEART IS JUST NOT READY, OMG. Anyone living the herbivore life knows that, when you cut out animal products, you eliminate a LOT of major food categories in one fell swoop. […]