Storm King: Venice Island’s Groundbreaking Green Design By Meredith Jones & Photography by Rachael Warriner Tucked behind the bustle of Main Street in Manayunk, just beyond the towpath and canal sits an island performing arts and recreation center. The design is modern and dynamic, a beautiful clean space for the community to come together. While
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Medicine Box By Alexandra (Marie) Jones & Photography by Parikha Mehta As healthcare and health insurance costs have spiraled out of control in the U.S. and our world becomes more and more anxious, the market for products aimed at curing our ailments and soothing our psyches grows. According to the Global Wellness Institute, which has
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Photography by Albert Yee Street Stories & Curbside Characters: Street Smarts By Constance Garcia-Barrio It’s dark. High heels approach, staccato, from behind. Someone grabs your arm and propels you forward. “Let’s go!” A kidnapping? More likely, the theft of a moment’s independence from a blind person on Philly’s streets. “Once, a woman took my arm
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John Janick was an obsessive gardener packing every square inch outside his family’s Mount Airy twin home with native plants when I first wrote about him in Grid in July 2014. He had filled his backyard and the area around his driveway, and was running out of space in his front yard. I found Janick,
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Photo Courtesy of Kirtrina Baxter The Blacker the Berry: Finding My People By Kirtrina Baxter I first learned of permaculture in 2006. I was living in the mountains of Upstate New York, where my daughter and I loved everything from growing food to swimming in lakes. Jumping in waterfalls was our thang, and creating rituals
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By Randy LoBassoIndego’s e-bikes offer Philadelphians an easy, “energy-efficient” commute.
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By Lois VoltaDear Lois: I am unmotivated andI don’t feel like doinganything around thehouse. What should I do
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By Alex MulcahyGrid’s publisher recounts his parents’ reactions to 1972’s Hurricane Agnes in connection to the current COVID-19 outbreak.
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Philadelphia is rich with regional farmers and food producers. Never has there been a time when we are able to better appreciate their value than now.
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