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Stay strong for the walk down the aisle

Photo by Jeffrey Holder Fit to be Tied by Emily Kovach Your wedding day is an occasion where you’ll see people from all different facets of your life. For maximum confidence and comfort, feeling good—in heart, body and mind—is paramount. For many of us, feeling good is inextricably linked to looking good, and while we’re

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Get ‘out there’ and support stores that give back

Photo by John Todd Kane for Honeygrow Camping Supply That Cares by Grid Staff Hidden River Outfitters This family owned Philadelphia outdoor company in Center City is for those of you who like your camping wet—as in, the middle of the river wet. Multiday and weekly kayak rentals are available if you know you’re heading

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The Pennsylvania Cheese Guild is Back

Photo compliments of Philadelphia Cheese Guild Education and advocacy are key for a growing industry with changing regulations by Alex Jones On a cold day between snowstorms in January 2016, cheesemakers and dairy advocates gathered in a Penn State agriculture sciences classroom. The small meeting—catered with leftover wheels from the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s cheese competition—marked

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A chef and Navy veteran is still fighting the good fight

Illustration by Layla Ehsan Protecting and Serving by Brion Shreffler Ahead of another busy Saturday night at the now shuttered Rarest, Sean Ciccarone, 37, took to the streets on March 25 for the #DisruptMAGA (Make America Great Again) protest that coincided with a Trump rally at Independence Mall. It was just one of many marches/protests

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One Art Community Center is an oasis of healing, learning and support in West Philadelphia

Photo courtesy of Hoshea Hart-Rogovin One Love by Alex Jones On an unassuming block of North 52nd Street in West Philadelphia, Malaika Hart and her family have spent more than a decade working toward their vision: an oasis of sustainability and healing where an abandoned lumberyard-turned-short-dumping-ground once stood. That vision has become One Art Community

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