by Samantha Wittchen It’s a sunny afternoon in early June, and Wynn Geary’s beehives are abuzz with activity. In his Manayunk backyard, Geary checks on a hive full of bees that he and his father recently collected from a swarm in North Philly.
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You want to make better, healthier choices. You really do. But then you’re standing in a produce aisle or in a natural foods store thinking that you have no idea where to begin. You shrug and think about changing your life some other day.
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by Heather Shayne BlakesleeThespian turned restaurateur Nicole Marquis is ready for her third act. The 33- year old serial entrepreneur is the force behind the fast casual hit Hip City Veg, as well as the low-lit and upscale Charlie Was a Sinner.
Moreby Marilyn AnthonyOn a sweltering summer afternoon, Executive Chef Mark McKinney is wedged in a closet at the legendary Triangle Tavern, which closed down over six years ago; it’s the only quiet place available.
Moreby Heather Shayne Blakeslee"I would have been a terrible doctor,” says Andrea Kyan as she sits in the almost-open-for-business garden at the back of P.S. & Co., her brightly lit café that is also, essentially, a healthy living center.
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Starting a revolution at your kitchen table while you’re joyfully eating delicious food and drinking a locally made beer with friends is something of a tradition in Philadelphia. Let’s keep it going. by Heather Shayne BlakesleePhiladelphia is a deep green city, and the world knows it. But while we’ve been receiving international accolades for greening our
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by Katherine Gajewski On a summer day in Washington Square Park, I exchanged rings in a made-up co-proposal with my now-husband, Ben, and we began our wedding planning adventure.
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A disenfranchised immigrant community, a blighted neighborhood or a pattern of social injustice may not be inspiration for every artist, but Daniel Tucker hopes to guide graduate students at Moore College of Art & Design to engage with such real life issues when they’re making art.
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MoreLocation, Location, LocationIf you want a wedding, and wedding photos, that proudly announce their location in the City of Brotherly Love, there are many options. The Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation manages events at about a dozen facilities throughout the City, including Bartram’s Garden, the Barnes Foundation and Lemon Hill Mansion. Smaller and lesser-known—but
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