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Keep It LocalOctober 15A trio of candles from Witchy Philly Candle Co. is displayed, featuring a white skull, an orange pumpkin, and a translucent brown pumpkin, surrounded by fake orange and red foliage.

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Philly HistoryOctober 5A mural on a brick wall depicting a portrait of Edgar Allan Poe against a blue background in an oval frame. He is wearing a black dress coat and tie, and white shirt. Beside him is a quote from his short story Hop-Frog: “ I never knew anyone so keenly alive to joke as the king was. He seemed to live only for joking. To tell a good story of the joke kind, and to tell it well, was the surest road to his favor.”

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Keep It LocalOctober 1Interior of Eremita Cafe in Roxborough, with customers sitting at tables and vintage upholstered chairs beneath a pressed-tin ceiling. A colorful abstract mural covers the left wall, while framed artwork lines the opposite wall and tall windows fill the space with natural light.

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Keep It LocalOctober 1A display at Meadowsweet General Store in Norris Square featuring vintage denim workwear and clothing alongside handmade ceramic pots, arranged in front of a weathered brick wall.

A Philly Vintage Shop for Your ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Dreams

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Keep It LocalSeptember 24A person wearing safety gear and work gloves stands beside a metalworking workstation with a large ventilation hood and welding equipment at NextFab.

Learn to Make Cool Things at NextFab

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Food & DrinkSeptember 24(Courtesy of Michael Persico)

Your Guide to New Restaurants, Bars & Cafés in Philly

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Keep It LocalSeptember 24 Inside the wood shop at Philadelphia Woodworks, with a woman working at one of the workshop tables in the background. A large table in the foreground is lined with dozens of clamps along its edges; walls are hung with organized rows of tools and clamps; there is a drill press in the corner.

Become a Person With Hobbies This Fall

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Philly's BestSeptember 21People in traditional German folkwear dance around a pole in front of a crowd.

The Best Oktoberfest Activities in Philly

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Keep It LocalSeptember 17Two blue glass bottles of Philadelphia Distilling Co.’s Bluecoat American Dry Gin are displayed on a bar counter inside the distillery alongside a glass of the gin with an orange peel.

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