On Sunday, Grid spent a few hours Sunday at Slow Food Philadelphia’s Dig In! event at World Cafe Live. The food, drink and local love were all flowing freely. It got us really excited—not only about the future of Grid, but also about the healthy, fresh, community-connecting food movement in Philadelphia. Reading Terminal Market and
MoreI spend a fair amount of time perusing the eco-minded content on both Grist and TreeHugger. The sites feature everything from sustainable fashion shows, to local eating, to rare sea creatures. Today, both sites featured strikingly similar leads on the “green-ness” of Obama. Both stories posed the question: Should Barack Obama be replaced with a “Greener”
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Via the Bicycle Coalition (via Philly Brownstoner): “The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is kicking off the second half of its new master Pedestrian/Bicycle plan for the Southwest, West and North Philly neighborhoods NEXT WEEK. Please spread the word about these meetings. This is a major opportunity for you to influence how bike lanes, crosswalks, and sidewalks
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Marathon Grill will host its first ever "Farmraiser" on October 12. The dinner will support Kensington's Emerald Street Urban Farm and feature four courses spotlighting the seriously mouth-watering combo of fresh veggies from the farm and Philadelphia Brewing Company suds, paired with each course.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from the dinner will go directly to
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Grid will be representing at two exciting events this weekend: On Friday, it’s the Fermentation Festival in Kennett Square. We’ll be sharing a booth with Grid favorite Marisa McClellan of Food in Jars. And, on Sunday, we’ll be enjoying the Slow Food Dig In! at World Cafe Live. Click here for tickets. Check out the
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According to Philly Brownstoner, Postgreen (subjects of Grid‘s May cover story) have run into some snags with the streets department over the bay windows on their upcoming Avant Garage development: The architects had attempted to creatively solve a number of unique urban issues, using open grates in place of a block-killing row of garage doors,
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See. Hard at work!Things are a little crazy over here at Grid HQ—we’re putting the finishing touches on our upcoming November issue. And it’s a doozy! Once we catch our breath you can look forward to blog reports on Bike Fresh Bike Local, the Hazon Harvest Supper and new items from John & Kira’s, chocolate
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by Denise ShardlowPeople often ask me why i became a fashion designer. My reply: It’s just something I’ve always done.
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Easy options for apple seasonPhotos and Recipes by Marisa McClellan, foodinjars.com
Though I adore the strawberries, plums and peaches of summer, by the time fall rolls around, I’m ready for apples. They’re at their peak in September and October—crisp, sweet and so, so crunchy
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Upgrading your windows will make you more comfortable, and save you cash by Samantha Wittchen
As any Philadelphia rowhome resident knows, windows work for you—providing much-needed natural light in what can otherwise be a narrow, dark house—and they work against you, leaking heat in the winter and letting scorching sunlight in during the summer.
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