Candy Cane Cocoa
Instead of scrambling to bake cookies or make truffles for gifting, make these mixes instead. Layered in a jar like sand art, they’re simple, pretty and very much appreciated once January’s austerity has worn out its welcome.
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The Stadler-Kahn Mini Bucket is a one-of-a-kind gift bag based on the company’s “P.POD” (Philadelphia Produces Original Design) pop-up shops. The dark washed denim mini bucket, printed and constructed in Philadelphia, features an assortment of Philadelphia-made items.
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At East Passyunk’s Occasionette, quirky hostess gifts and fun housewares await. Owner Sara Selepouchin opened Occasionette after finding national success with her line of diagram-printed products, Girls Can Tell, and local success with a tiny retail section in front of her production space.
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Books make great gifts, and so do CSA shares, but for a truly unique gift, you can give both. The Head and the Hand (THATH), publishers of The Rust Belt Rising Almanac, recently started a Community Supported Publishing (CSP) program. For just $50, members get five books and four chapbooks. “A CSP membership not only
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Winter Harvest delivery from Farm to CityYou know that giddy feeling when, long after birthday or holiday celebrations are over, one more package comes in the mail? Or someone gives you a magazine subscription, and you keep getting little bonus presents all year long? That's what it's like to give (or receive) the gift of
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Lantern Theater Company: A Child’s Christmas in Wales, through Jan. 5, 2014. Starting at $20, St. Stephen’s Theater 10th & Ludlow Sts.
Philadelphia is a world-class city, exemplified by our vast and varied cultural institutions, large and small — from the orchestra and the ballet to indie rock and story slams to live theater ranging
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Instead of trekking all over town to collect ingredients for a fruitcake that you’ll spend weeks dousing with whiskey, why not just give the whiskey? The gift of a bottle might not be anything new, but these wintry infusions give it a unique and personal touch. All will be welcome additions to the most creative
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This Wednesday, December 4, an evening-long fundraiser in support of Phase One of the Rail Park will be held at Union Transfer. Join Friends of the Rail Park for an extraordinary evening of entertainment filled with opportunities to learn more about the project. The evening starts at 6 p.m. with a cocktail party and fashion show hosted
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Philadelphia Sculpture GymIf you want to make your own gifts, but lack the necessary facilities, Philadelphia has a variety of maker spaces where you can do just that.
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In a craft-beer-driven city like Philadelphia, it’s little wonder that some of the most popular holiday gifts begin with water, malt, hops and yeast. If you plan to give a home-fermented creation, start early, says Nick Less, co-owner of Philly Homebrew Outlet (1447 N. American St.). Most beer styles can be completed in about a
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