Elizabeth WellingtonWhat I DoAs a columnist, I write about gender, race, fashion, culture and wellness. I share my personal take on the way we live and how we style our lives.(215) 854-2704Newer1234…44OlderHow Germantown became the building block of the abolitionist movementA petition drawn up in the house of an early Quaker settler was the first step in the direction of allyship between Quakers and Black people. Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 26, 2026Link copied to clipboardWWII-era Philadelphia comes back to life in Count Basie tunes, Strawbridge’s, and South Philly block partiesElizabeth Wellington Feb. 13, 2026Link copied to clipboardPatti LaBelle reflects on Black history at Philly's historic churchesSamantha Stewart and Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 9, 2026Link copied to clipboardHere’s where you can watch this year’s Oscar-nominated movies, online and in theatersElizabeth Wellington Jan. 24, 2026Link copied to clipboardYes, Philly is most definitely a basketball city. Dating all the way back to 1898.Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 22, 2026Link copied to clipboardHow is this Eagles fan keeping the faith? By churning out Billy Joel parodies Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia’s latest fashion craze? A coat inspired by Kalaya’s Chutatip ‘Nok’ Suntaranon. And her dogs.Elizabeth Wellington Dec. 31, 2025Link copied to clipboardDr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ wouldn’t be the same without a ‘bad dude’ from North Philly Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 23, 2026Link copied to clipboardIn 1775, 24 men met in a Philadelphia tavern. That meeting led to ending slavery in America. Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 12, 2026Link copied to clipboardA formerly enslaved man was thrown out of an Old City church. He then founded America’s first African Methodist Episcopal church.Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 5, 2026Link copied to clipboardSee costumes from the Oscar-nominated wardrobe of ‘Sinners’ at the African American Museum in PhiladelphiaElizabeth Wellington Jan. 23, 2026Link copied to clipboardOpinionFour of the five Mar-a-Largo-faced women on ‘Members Only’ are from Philly. Why are we watching this? Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist Jan. 20, 2026Link copied to clipboardWhat was the first city-sponsored New Year’s Day procession in America? The answer lies in Philly.Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 8, 2026Link copied to clipboardAmerica’s 250th birthday is the moment Philly museums have been waiting for Elizabeth Wellington Dec. 28, 2025Link copied to clipboardYes, there are older Chinatown gates in the country. But Philadelphia’s is the real deal.Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 19, 2026Link copied to clipboardAn Old City studio has a documentary about comedian Bob Saget’s life in the works Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe first public Girl Scout cookie sale took place at the intersection of Broad and Arch StreetsElizabeth Wellington Jan. 29, 2026Link copied to clipboardChill Moody’s newest venture is a book about a little girl with magical golf clubsElizabeth Wellington Jan. 23, 2026Link copied to clipboardFounding Father Ben Franklin also founded America’s first volunteer fire department Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 15, 2026Link copied to clipboardAmerica’s first balloon ride happened right here in Philly, the birthplace of American aeronauticsElizabeth Wellington Jan. 1, 2026Link copied to clipboardNewer1234…44Older
How Germantown became the building block of the abolitionist movementA petition drawn up in the house of an early Quaker settler was the first step in the direction of allyship between Quakers and Black people. Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 26, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How Germantown became the building block of the abolitionist movementA petition drawn up in the house of an early Quaker settler was the first step in the direction of allyship between Quakers and Black people. Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 26, 2026Link copied to clipboard
WWII-era Philadelphia comes back to life in Count Basie tunes, Strawbridge’s, and South Philly block partiesElizabeth Wellington Feb. 13, 2026Link copied to clipboard
WWII-era Philadelphia comes back to life in Count Basie tunes, Strawbridge’s, and South Philly block partiesElizabeth Wellington Feb. 13, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Patti LaBelle reflects on Black history at Philly's historic churchesSamantha Stewart and Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 9, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Patti LaBelle reflects on Black history at Philly's historic churchesSamantha Stewart and Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 9, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Here’s where you can watch this year’s Oscar-nominated movies, online and in theatersElizabeth Wellington Jan. 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Here’s where you can watch this year’s Oscar-nominated movies, online and in theatersElizabeth Wellington Jan. 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Yes, Philly is most definitely a basketball city. Dating all the way back to 1898.Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 22, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Yes, Philly is most definitely a basketball city. Dating all the way back to 1898.Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 22, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How is this Eagles fan keeping the faith? By churning out Billy Joel parodies Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How is this Eagles fan keeping the faith? By churning out Billy Joel parodies Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia’s latest fashion craze? A coat inspired by Kalaya’s Chutatip ‘Nok’ Suntaranon. And her dogs.Elizabeth Wellington Dec. 31, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia’s latest fashion craze? A coat inspired by Kalaya’s Chutatip ‘Nok’ Suntaranon. And her dogs.Elizabeth Wellington Dec. 31, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ wouldn’t be the same without a ‘bad dude’ from North Philly Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ wouldn’t be the same without a ‘bad dude’ from North Philly Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
In 1775, 24 men met in a Philadelphia tavern. That meeting led to ending slavery in America. Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 12, 2026Link copied to clipboard
In 1775, 24 men met in a Philadelphia tavern. That meeting led to ending slavery in America. Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 12, 2026Link copied to clipboard
A formerly enslaved man was thrown out of an Old City church. He then founded America’s first African Methodist Episcopal church.Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 5, 2026Link copied to clipboard
A formerly enslaved man was thrown out of an Old City church. He then founded America’s first African Methodist Episcopal church.Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 5, 2026Link copied to clipboard
See costumes from the Oscar-nominated wardrobe of ‘Sinners’ at the African American Museum in PhiladelphiaElizabeth Wellington Jan. 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
See costumes from the Oscar-nominated wardrobe of ‘Sinners’ at the African American Museum in PhiladelphiaElizabeth Wellington Jan. 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
OpinionFour of the five Mar-a-Largo-faced women on ‘Members Only’ are from Philly. Why are we watching this? Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist Jan. 20, 2026Link copied to clipboard
OpinionFour of the five Mar-a-Largo-faced women on ‘Members Only’ are from Philly. Why are we watching this? Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist Jan. 20, 2026Link copied to clipboard
What was the first city-sponsored New Year’s Day procession in America? The answer lies in Philly.Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 8, 2026Link copied to clipboard
What was the first city-sponsored New Year’s Day procession in America? The answer lies in Philly.Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 8, 2026Link copied to clipboard
America’s 250th birthday is the moment Philly museums have been waiting for Elizabeth Wellington Dec. 28, 2025Link copied to clipboard
America’s 250th birthday is the moment Philly museums have been waiting for Elizabeth Wellington Dec. 28, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Yes, there are older Chinatown gates in the country. But Philadelphia’s is the real deal.Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 19, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Yes, there are older Chinatown gates in the country. But Philadelphia’s is the real deal.Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 19, 2026Link copied to clipboard
An Old City studio has a documentary about comedian Bob Saget’s life in the works Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
An Old City studio has a documentary about comedian Bob Saget’s life in the works Elizabeth Wellington Feb. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The first public Girl Scout cookie sale took place at the intersection of Broad and Arch StreetsElizabeth Wellington Jan. 29, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The first public Girl Scout cookie sale took place at the intersection of Broad and Arch StreetsElizabeth Wellington Jan. 29, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Chill Moody’s newest venture is a book about a little girl with magical golf clubsElizabeth Wellington Jan. 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Chill Moody’s newest venture is a book about a little girl with magical golf clubsElizabeth Wellington Jan. 23, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Founding Father Ben Franklin also founded America’s first volunteer fire department Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 15, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Founding Father Ben Franklin also founded America’s first volunteer fire department Elizabeth Wellington Jan. 15, 2026Link copied to clipboard
America’s first balloon ride happened right here in Philly, the birthplace of American aeronauticsElizabeth Wellington Jan. 1, 2026Link copied to clipboard
America’s first balloon ride happened right here in Philly, the birthplace of American aeronauticsElizabeth Wellington Jan. 1, 2026Link copied to clipboard