Illustration by Kathleen White Philadelphia Becomes the First U.S. World Heritage CityWe’ve always known Philadelphia is a world-class city, but now it’s official. On Nov. 6, the World Heritage Committee, part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), named Philadelphia the first World Heritage City in the U.S. The program honors and
MoreI don’t go to coffee shops that often, but I’m obsessed with the waste they generate. (Okay, I’m obsessed with the waste everyone generates). ¶ Coffee shops are big business, and, as such, one with a big footprint. But it’s also an industry with a reasonable shot at attaining nearly zero waste, at least on
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Cold-brewed coffee has a long and delicious history in New Orleans, a city that can lay claim to even more sticky summer days than Philadelphia. Traditionally brewed at home in old mayonnaise jars with chicory, the concentrated elixir is diluted to taste, sweetened and sipped on porches as a respite from oppressive temperatures.
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