When you first move to a city like Philadelphia, it isn’t quite as easy to figure out where to live and what to do. Luckily, you don’t have to ask hundreds of people when you have some of the most genuine resources at your fingertips. If you want to know more about the lifestyle in Philly, here are the top 10 Philadelphia websites and bloggers to follow.
1. Uwishunu
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If you want to know events, this is a can’t miss site. Part of Visit Philadelphia, Uwishunu is the perfect blog to refer to if you want to know about the fun and exciting things to do in Philly. Covering everything from events and festivals to bars, restaurants, and museums, there’s something for everyone on this site.
The blog’s twitter handle boasts an impressive follower list of over 200,000 while its Instagram page has nearly 67,000 followers.
2. VisitPhilly.com
The official tourism site of Philadelphia, and affiliated with Uwishunu, VisitPhilly.com is one of the best can’t miss sites for hotels, restaurants, events, and things to do. Pro Tip – If you want to stay in the loop on what’s going on in Philly, simply sign up for their email list.
VisitPhilly has 805,000 Facebook followers, 314,000 Twitter followers, and 219,000 instagram followers.
3. PhillyFunGuide
One of the region’s go-to event calendars for upcoming events- everything from cultural, artistic, entertainment, and sporting events. PhillyFunGuide is run by Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
PhillyFun Guide has over 20,000 Facebook followers, and almost 23,000 Twitter followers.
4. Philadelphia Family
Run by the same organization that runs Main Line Parent, if you’re a family in the greater Philly area, look out for PhillyFamily.com, for things to do for parents and families in the Philly area. With weekend and monthly planners, as well as events by category, Philadelphia Family has a lot going on.
The site has 4,800 Facebook members, and over 3,100 Twitter followers, and over 6,000 Instagram followers. Their sister site, Main Line Parent, has over 28,000 Facebook followers, and over 6,700 Instagram followers.
5. Philadelphia Style Magazine
Philadelphia Style Magazine is the one-stop-shop for learning more about Philly’s lifestyle scene. Covering everything from parties to people to real estate to events, get everything you need to know here. Philadelphia Style Magazine has 9,600 Facebook followers, 9,000 Twitter followers, and 23,800 Instagram followers.
6. Eater Philly
Eater Philly features plenty of articles about the food and dining scene in Philadelphia. You can break up the dining scene based on different neighborhoods in the city to get the latest news on what’s happening around. Eater Philly has 24,200 Twitter followers, 63,800 Instagram followers, and 16,900 Facebook followers.
7. Philly Grub
Philly Grub regularly publishes information about the foodie scene across Philly. There’s plenty of restaurant, bar, event and festival reviews to keep you busy in the city. Philly Grub has 1,300 Facebook followers, 9,700 Instagram followers, and nearly 19,000 Twitter followers.
8. Her Philly
If you want to know everything about shopping, dining and living in Philadelphia, Her Philly is a great resource that has been running since 2012. Her Philly has 3,800 Twitter followers, 5,100 Instagram followers, and 1,000 Facebook followers.
9. Just Grubbin
Just Grubbin is a Philadelphia-based lifestyle blog that covers plenty of things related to food in the local area. Just Grubbin has 1,100 Facebook followers, 2,900 Instagram followers, and 3,400 Twitter followers.
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