Yikes has always been a triple-bottom line business—people, profit, planet—so, when the opportunity arose to make their office space as green as their ethos, they acted. A certified B Corporation and SBN member, the web design company has been in their current rental space in Northern Liberties for eight years and decided it was time
MoreRe:Vision Architecture, the local sustainable design firm responsible for the Fair Food Farmstand and the PECO building’s green roof, recently opened a second location in Berkeley, CA. The move represents an opportunity to share sustainable design ideas between the East and West coasts.
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It’s tempting to lump Art Street Textile Studio in with the current wave of DIY, sustainably-minded manufacturing. Handmade goods are produced using donated and repurposed fabrics, and you can see local flavor in the colorful array of hand-knit scarves, tapestries and holiday ornaments. But there’s something else going on here:
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This January, PhillyCarShare and the American Cancer Society will launch PhillyPatientRide, a program dedicated to providing cancer patients with free transportation to treatments.
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War Dances, the latest collection from writer Sherman Alexie, is a magnificent hodgepodge. It is also the latest selection for the Free Library’s One Book One Philadelphia Project—a citywide book club.
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We’ve all carped about the litter cluttering our neighborhoods’ streets—even catching litterbugs in the act and voicing disapproval. For Matt Migliore and Brooke Allen, it got to be too much. They could no longer see past the tossed tissues and discarded Doritos bags.
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Healthy Bites, the Graduate Hospital market and café, now offers nourishing nibbles for little ones. The shop’s new line of baby food is made from locally-grown and organic ingredients, and available in three “stages” designed for your baby’s specific age and nutritional needs.
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Keswick Creamery QuarkIf you like baking with cream cheese, you should know about quark. Chances are you haven’t heard of it—unless you have relatives in Germany or Poland—
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Sly Fox Christmas AleSly Fox Brewing Company recently released their annual Christmas Ale. A mild brew with delightfully understated notes of ginger, clove, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg, this red ale has a beautiful rich color—
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Meal Ticket has an inside look at Kennett, the new farm-to-table pub at 2nd and Christian. The Queen Village spot is aiming for Green Restaurant Association certification—and I actually spotted chef Brian Ricci loitering around Tom Culton’s stand at Headhouse on Sunday. Some highlights from the menu? Dinosaur kale salad with beets, roasted winter squash, Bulgarian
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