Cleaning

Laundry stripping removes built-up residue from towels and sheets, but the benefits may not be worth the work

Cancer-causing chemicals used in dry cleaning and some home products banned by EPA

EPA ban PCE TCE

City Council considers 76ers 'arena services district' to mitigate impacts on communities near proposed new site

76ers arena district

Family-Friendly

Philly to host weekend cleanup of over 100 parks in November

Fall park cleanup

SEPTA schedules trolley maintenance blitz next month, with a push toward modernization

SEPTA trolley blitz

Philly 'Clean and Green' officials reveal 13-week neighborhood cleaning plan

Clean Green Philly

How often should you replace your kitchen sponge? Probably more often than you do

Kitchen Sponge Bacteria

New initiative will clean 335 blocks each week in Mount Airy and Germantown

Weekly cleaning program Mt. Airy

Why you should clean your cell phone regularly – and how to do it

Phone Cleaning Germs

Family-Friendly

City seeks volunteers to clean, plant trees at over 90 Philly parks

love your park 2023

SEPTA to close 10 trolley stations Friday for two weeks of cleaning and maintenance

SEPTA trolley blitz

SEPTA to close 10 subway stations for upcoming weekend cleanings

SEPTA station cleaning

Philly to resume street sweeping this spring in neighborhoods most impacted by litter

Philadelphia Street Sweeping

Ya Fav Trashman to publish children's book about importance of clean communities

YaFavTrashman Children's Book

The home can be a hot spot for asthma triggers; Here's how to reduce exposures

Asthma triggers at home

EPA approves 2 Lysol disinfectants as first to effectively kill the coronavirus

How to clean your home to stop the spread of coronavirus infections

To help infants avoid asthma, go easy on the cleaning – at least for a bit

Chemicals in cleaning products could trigger asthma

Journeying through the Marie Kondo method, a first hand account

We deserve joy: Marie Kondo's 'Tidying Up' is transforming the way people see 'stuff'

You should probably be cleaning your smartphone A LOT more than you are

common places for germs

Despite their 'protective' skin, you should totally be washing avocados

avocado pexels

How to get rid of gnats in your home

Flies

6 chores you may be doing wrong

Red Lily Renovations

The top 6 trending features in laundry rooms this year

Karissa Mae Wade Design

5 simple pleasures to indulge in this weekend

Lore Patterson

8 Ways to Let Clutter Go

Decluttering

Why a blind man's help-wanted ad raised suspicions in South Jersey

08292016_ClassifiedAd

Delco dry cleaning pickup and delivery service expands to Center City

Ken 1 Less Chore

William Penn statue getting summer cleaning

William Penn Statue getting summer cleaning

Experiment finds bacteria, mold on and in Keurig machines

Keurig

Cheap, fun, easy: Spring cleaning hacks

Clean Home

Smell Tests Alzheimer's

A subtle loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease

Temple Cancer Clinic

Temple Health's new cancer clinic streamlines treatment for people from underserved communities

Bariatric Surgery Ramadan

Fasting during Ramadan was harder this year for this Philly woman – but that's a byproduct of her...

broken heart syndrome

People who suffer from 'broken heart syndrome' are twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital

Alzheimer's Dance Benefits

For people with dementia, dancing is a way to boost their well-being

Woman on Scale

Middle age is a time when women are vulnerable to eating disorders

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