A Startup Turns 1 by Emily Kovach Red Brick Distillery opened in October 2015 in a 900-square-foot warehouse in Kensington. The tiny operation currently makes four products: single malt whiskey, barrel strength whiskey, sugar wash rum and pineapple rum. Grid chatted with founder and distiller Brian Forrest about Red Brick’s first year in the business.
MoreEco Print PillowsTextile artist Elizabeth McTear from Honest Alchemy uses the shapes of leaves and plants, and the natural pigments within them, to adorn raw silk pillows. Her methods produce a chic contrast, at once both wild and refined. $90 Philadelphia Trivia Playing Card GameThink you know Philadelphia? Put yourself to the test with a trivia
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Cacao-Satsuma Cane Sugar ScrubNourish and awaken skin with Zoet Bathlatier’s deluxe scrub with cacao for antioxidant power, coffee for toning, cocoa butter for moisturizing and deliciously scented essential oils. $28 Beard BalmFacial hair should be just as pampered as the hair on your head, though it rarely is. Four Birds Beauty’s mango, cocoa and organic shea
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Leather Kilim BootsSouli and Souli co-owner Ali Souli (originally from Tunisia) designs these gorgeous boots in Philly, travels to Morocco to source the raw materials and works with artisans in Marrakech to construct the shoes, with a conscientious focus on fair wages and environmentally sound practices.$100–$120 Pocket SquaresSass up a suit or blazer with the
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Handknitted SweaterKeep your canine cozy—whatever its size—with these cute sweaters, handknit in South America according to fair trade specifications and sold through the website of Chilly Dog, a company based in Broomall, Pennsylvania.From $32.99 Canvas Dog CollarParatodo, a newly launched philanthropic menswear brand, is committing 25 percent of its profits to charity. Its first collaboration—including
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Illustration by Bart Browne The Heart of the Holidays by Emily Livingston Last year walking my elderly, mixed-breed dog through the streets of Center City on a chilly morning following the holiday season, I noted a lot of holiday-related detritus all over the sidewalks. For blocks and blocks, the curbs were lined with broken and
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Fire Pit Fun by Anna Herman A few years back I read a book called “Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human,” which posits that learning to use fire was the essential factor in the evolution of mankind. Sitting around a fire does indeed feel like a quintessentially human experience—satisfying the primal desires for warmth
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Fact Check by Heather Shayne Blakeslee As we approach an historic American election that is high on drama and high on anxiety, many of us have become addicted to watching the polls and devouring the accompanying analysis. Nate Silver’s servers at FiveThirtyEight have been working overtime for months, as have our nervous systems and bartenders.
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Illustration by Julia Tran 1. Break out the blankets Put an extra blanket or two on your bed, and keep one near the couch. You’ll save money and energy if you’re not defaulting to cranking up the heat when the chill sets in. 2. Plant your spring bulbsYou still have a little time to get
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Social Impact, Energy, Sustainability and Moral Economy Conferences Come to PhiladelphiaNov. 3 through 5, the national Net Impact Conference will be held at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Philadelphia B-Lab Founder Jay Coen Gilbert will be among many Philadelphia-based speakers. The conference is open to the public, and offers social-impact-focused career connections for professionals and students.
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