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…45OlderYears before Market Street became a bustling shopping district, it was home to America’s first circusCenturies before Cirque du Soleil, it was in Philadelphians where John Bill Ricketts rode two horses at a time, rode them backward, and then stood up to juggle. Elizabeth Wellington April 9, 2026Link copied to clipboardTwo Black women sculptors are bringing in their pride and art to Philadelphia Elizabeth Wellington March 29, 2026Link copied to clipboardMy neighbor's fertilizer smells awful. What can I do?Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall March 28, 2026Link copied to clipboardMural Arts will remove Cesar Chavez’s image from North Fifth Street muralElizabeth Wellington March 24, 2026Link copied to clipboardAfter years of trying to get the magic back, New Edition finally strikes gold with a little help from Boyz II Men Elizabeth Wellington March 16, 2026Link copied to clipboardThanks to a million-dollar grant, Mother Bethel A.M.E. may soon have air-conditioning in its sanctuary and other much-needed repairsElizabeth Wellington March 13, 2026Link copied to clipboardHow do I trim my neighbor's tree without starting another feud?Evan Weiss, Elizabeth Wellington, and Abigail Covington March 7, 2026Link copied to clipboardUncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books is moving this fall but staying put in Germantown Elizabeth Wellington April 8, 2026Link copied to clipboard10 books with strong Philly ties for your spring reading listElizabeth Wellington March 29, 2026Link copied to clipboardHow Jill Scott’s family photo albums ended up in a Nashville thrift store and are finding their way back to herElizabeth Wellington March 27, 2026Link copied to clipboardNetflix is betting on a Pennsylvania battle with Mechanicsburg’s Shane Gillis roasting North Philly’s Kevin Hart Elizabeth Wellington March 20, 2026Link copied to clipboardA Roxborough magnet middle school is targeted for closure. Families don’t understand why. Elizabeth Wellington March 14, 2026Link copied to clipboardWoman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania gave us pelvic exams, nursing schools, and Philadelphia’s first Black MDElizabeth Wellington March 12, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe best things we ate this weekCraig LaBan, Kiki Aranita, Elizabeth Wellington, and Emily Bloch March 7, 2026Link copied to clipboardNo matter what Harvard claims, Penn’s Franklin Field is the oldest collegiate stadium being used for footballElizabeth Wellington April 2, 2026Link copied to clipboardHow to have a perfect Philly day, according to the Colored Girls Museum founder Vashti DuBoisElizabeth Wellington March 28, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe nation’s first medical school took shape in the nation’s birthplace, Philadelphia Elizabeth Wellington March 26, 2026Link copied to clipboardA 19th-century Philadelphia patent lawyer did, in fact, start the fire Elizabeth Wellington March 19, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe Roots Picnic announces move to the Belmont PlateauElizabeth Wellington and Dan DeLuca March 13, 2026Link copied to clipboardMartha Stewart visited the Philadelphia Flower Show during its final weekendElizabeth Wellington March 10, 2026Link copied to clipboardNewer1234…45Older
Years before Market Street became a bustling shopping district, it was home to America’s first circusCenturies before Cirque du Soleil, it was in Philadelphians where John Bill Ricketts rode two horses at a time, rode them backward, and then stood up to juggle. Elizabeth Wellington April 9, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Years before Market Street became a bustling shopping district, it was home to America’s first circusCenturies before Cirque du Soleil, it was in Philadelphians where John Bill Ricketts rode two horses at a time, rode them backward, and then stood up to juggle. Elizabeth Wellington April 9, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Two Black women sculptors are bringing in their pride and art to Philadelphia Elizabeth Wellington March 29, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Two Black women sculptors are bringing in their pride and art to Philadelphia Elizabeth Wellington March 29, 2026Link copied to clipboard
My neighbor's fertilizer smells awful. What can I do?Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall March 28, 2026Link copied to clipboard
My neighbor's fertilizer smells awful. What can I do?Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall March 28, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Mural Arts will remove Cesar Chavez’s image from North Fifth Street muralElizabeth Wellington March 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Mural Arts will remove Cesar Chavez’s image from North Fifth Street muralElizabeth Wellington March 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
After years of trying to get the magic back, New Edition finally strikes gold with a little help from Boyz II Men Elizabeth Wellington March 16, 2026Link copied to clipboard
After years of trying to get the magic back, New Edition finally strikes gold with a little help from Boyz II Men Elizabeth Wellington March 16, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Thanks to a million-dollar grant, Mother Bethel A.M.E. may soon have air-conditioning in its sanctuary and other much-needed repairsElizabeth Wellington March 13, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Thanks to a million-dollar grant, Mother Bethel A.M.E. may soon have air-conditioning in its sanctuary and other much-needed repairsElizabeth Wellington March 13, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How do I trim my neighbor's tree without starting another feud?Evan Weiss, Elizabeth Wellington, and Abigail Covington March 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How do I trim my neighbor's tree without starting another feud?Evan Weiss, Elizabeth Wellington, and Abigail Covington March 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books is moving this fall but staying put in Germantown Elizabeth Wellington April 8, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books is moving this fall but staying put in Germantown Elizabeth Wellington April 8, 2026Link copied to clipboard
10 books with strong Philly ties for your spring reading listElizabeth Wellington March 29, 2026Link copied to clipboard
10 books with strong Philly ties for your spring reading listElizabeth Wellington March 29, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How Jill Scott’s family photo albums ended up in a Nashville thrift store and are finding their way back to herElizabeth Wellington March 27, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How Jill Scott’s family photo albums ended up in a Nashville thrift store and are finding their way back to herElizabeth Wellington March 27, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Netflix is betting on a Pennsylvania battle with Mechanicsburg’s Shane Gillis roasting North Philly’s Kevin Hart Elizabeth Wellington March 20, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Netflix is betting on a Pennsylvania battle with Mechanicsburg’s Shane Gillis roasting North Philly’s Kevin Hart Elizabeth Wellington March 20, 2026Link copied to clipboard
A Roxborough magnet middle school is targeted for closure. Families don’t understand why. Elizabeth Wellington March 14, 2026Link copied to clipboard
A Roxborough magnet middle school is targeted for closure. Families don’t understand why. Elizabeth Wellington March 14, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania gave us pelvic exams, nursing schools, and Philadelphia’s first Black MDElizabeth Wellington March 12, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania gave us pelvic exams, nursing schools, and Philadelphia’s first Black MDElizabeth Wellington March 12, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The best things we ate this weekCraig LaBan, Kiki Aranita, Elizabeth Wellington, and Emily Bloch March 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The best things we ate this weekCraig LaBan, Kiki Aranita, Elizabeth Wellington, and Emily Bloch March 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
No matter what Harvard claims, Penn’s Franklin Field is the oldest collegiate stadium being used for footballElizabeth Wellington April 2, 2026Link copied to clipboard
No matter what Harvard claims, Penn’s Franklin Field is the oldest collegiate stadium being used for footballElizabeth Wellington April 2, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How to have a perfect Philly day, according to the Colored Girls Museum founder Vashti DuBoisElizabeth Wellington March 28, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How to have a perfect Philly day, according to the Colored Girls Museum founder Vashti DuBoisElizabeth Wellington March 28, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The nation’s first medical school took shape in the nation’s birthplace, Philadelphia Elizabeth Wellington March 26, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The nation’s first medical school took shape in the nation’s birthplace, Philadelphia Elizabeth Wellington March 26, 2026Link copied to clipboard
A 19th-century Philadelphia patent lawyer did, in fact, start the fire Elizabeth Wellington March 19, 2026Link copied to clipboard
A 19th-century Philadelphia patent lawyer did, in fact, start the fire Elizabeth Wellington March 19, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The Roots Picnic announces move to the Belmont PlateauElizabeth Wellington and Dan DeLuca March 13, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The Roots Picnic announces move to the Belmont PlateauElizabeth Wellington and Dan DeLuca March 13, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Martha Stewart visited the Philadelphia Flower Show during its final weekendElizabeth Wellington March 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Martha Stewart visited the Philadelphia Flower Show during its final weekendElizabeth Wellington March 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard