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The Uniform Project: Take the Little Black Dress Challenge!

In May of 2009, Sheena Matheiken was bored with her corporate job and wanted to step out of her 9-5 and be inspired. She came up with the idea to wear a “little black dress” everyday for a year, 365 days. The challenge was that she had to make every outfit look unique, and use only vintage

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ACT LOCALLY: GRID’S Round-up of local events and newsy bits

In celebration of the International year of Forests declared by the United Nations, Philadelphia will be hosting a screening of two forest documentaries at Liberty Park.6/30 Mugshots Fairmount celebrates 7th Birthday
Happy Birthday to one of GRID’s favorite coffee shops, Mugshots in Fairmount. Join the fun today and help them celebrate their 7th birthday with sweet

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Pedal Pushers: Female cyclists are the key to Philly’s bicycular future. Here’s why—and how to get the spoke-averse in the saddle.

Philadelphia needs to get more women on bicycles, and not just because we look so fine in Lycra.
The biology term “indicator species” is often used to describe female cyclists in urban areas. If the environment is suitable, a 2009 article in Scientific American argues, then the population will flourish. Though it sounds kinda clinical, it’s

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Cruisin’ for a Brewsin’: Pennsylvania’s booming craft beer industry is built on the state’s fresh, mineral-rich water. That resource is in jeopardy.

Until Prohibition, Philadelphia was known far and wide as one of the biggest beer-producing cities in America. After repeal… well, you probably know the rest. Smaller, independent breweries folded by the dozen, while mega-breweries like Anheuser-Busch and Miller flourished, delivering quantity over quality.

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Food: Minus the Moo – Fire up the Weber, it’s burger season

Though i’m not a vegetarian, summertime piques my partiality for grill-ready burgers created from beans (or lentils), grains and vegetables. The trick to a homemade veggie burger that won’t fall to pieces on the barbecue is a simple three-step process: cook, chill and grill. This means that the night (or morning) before, you make the

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Cheese of the Month: Red Cat

If you’re looking for a bold cheese to pair with beer, reach for Red Cat from Birchrun Hills Farm. This classic washed-rind stinker from Sue Miller isn’t as bossy as a ripe Epoisses—a pungent French delicacy—but it has the same creamy texture and beefy character. Think of stewed meat and bitter greens. The slightly astringent

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Food: Plum Rush

Get out your granny cart and head to the farmers market for 10 pounds of plums (ask for discounted “seconds”), because this is the summer you’ll make sour fruit beer.

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Recipe: Whole Grain Beer Mustard

These days you can find any number of novelty beer mustards at boutique grocers, but nothing will be as delicious as the one you make yourself with a favorite local brew. Choose a bright, flavorful beer like Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale or Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA and your mustard will taste like biting into

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