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
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Photo by Plate 3 Photography A New Kind of Networking by Justin Klugh When Drexel grad and current adjunct professor Max Zahniser returned to Philadelphia in 2007 after three years working in Washington, D.C., as a green building consultant, he was heartened to see that Philadelphia’s robust sustainability movement was thriving. But after talking with
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Photo by Plate 3 Photography Mr. Clean by Marilyn Anthony When you think of disruption and innovation in business, the gleaming offices of Google may come to mind. But in South Philadelphia, within an ordinary coin-op laundromat at 1611 South Street, a radical business is thriving and expanding nationally. Armed with a seemingly simple market
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Photo courtesy of NEXUS A relatively new phenomenon that has popped up in the last 10 years, co-working spaces are pay-per-month facilities that offer communal desks, private office space and conference rooms to professionals, artists and entrepreneurs. Members are encouraged to interact, share ideas and work together to combine their diverse skills to achieve goals. Grid
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Viciously Delicious by Emily Kovach Rosemarie Certo is the owner of Dock Street Brewing, one of the first regional microbreweries to embrace craft beer in the mid-1980s. Along with three business partners, she now has her sights set on another kind of craft beverage: mezcal. Mezcal is considered the “mother of tequila.” It’s primarily made
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Provincial Potables by Emily Kovach COOPER RIVER DISTILLERSCamden, N.J.cooperriverdistillers.com James Yoakum was working in real estate, bored and searching for a change. A Kentucky native and an avid homebrewer, he had a flash of inspiration. “I’m an entrepreneurial guy, so anything I play with, I think of as a business,” he says. “When I
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If you're only looking for organic labels at the food market, you aren't looking hard enough.
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Companies that Care WaterShift_Design Diverting or absorbing stormwater runoff protects our rivers from pollution and prevents citywide flooding. Shift_Design splits its portfolio between environmental design work for local businesses and consumer-based products that combat this issue. Shift_Design uses recycled components made within 120 miles of Philadelphia. One of their products, a living tile, is a
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Illustration by Kathleen White What’s in a name? When it comes to businesses that want to do good, common misconceptions abound: that nonprofits are not businesses, that cooperative businesses are not run for profit, and that all businesses must maximize profit above all else. Any company, theoretically, can do good. The reverse is also true—not
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Illustration by Kathleen White Serious Business by Hannah Waters Every moment of every day, even as you read this magazine, a dizzying array of scientific gadgets collect data on our planet’s environment. More than 3,000 ocean floats measure the temperature and saltiness of seawater to depths of 6,500 feet. Instruments at the top of the
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