Halloween brings many things—costumes, candy, scary ghost stories—but this year it also heralds the grand opening of Mugshots Coffeehouse & Cafe‘s brand new location in Brewerytown. The space has spurred buzz since February, when philly.com blogged about the plans. In April, Brownstoner shared further tidbits of information. Now the waiting game is over—Mugshots’ newsletter announced the impending opening this

Grist recently addressed the lack of recognition for prominent women in the contemporary food movement: The public acknowledgment of women’s role in the movement has fallen short, argues Jennifer Cognard-Black in the cover story of the current (summer 2010) issue of Ms. magazine (not online, sadly). Cognard-Black demonstrates the centrality of women in the ongoing effort to

Fabrizio Costantini for The New York TimesIt seems people are re-remembering the amazing power food has to build community. The New York Times has a story about struggling-but-occasionally-resurgent Detroit, and Phillip Cooley’s nascent food empire. It all started with Slows, a barbecue joint turned destination dining frenzy: To make sure the positive change takes hold,

A couple weeks ago, a friend of mine spent a weekend in Nashville. I enjoyed that city's spoils for almost four years during my tenure at the Nashville Scene, so I was giddy with suggestions. I not only gave him a full program of must-visit restaurants, but also told him exactly what to order. I

Since putting out Grid’s Fashion Issue, we’ve had the pleasure of hearing about more and more Philly-based designers creating sustainable, wearable garments. Auralis Herrero, a 2005 graduate of Moore College of Art & Design, is doing our city proud by being the first Latina designer to show at New York Fashion Week’s eco-friendly event: The

Philadelphia Brewing Company’s Harvest from the Hood is HERE. Brewed using hops grown at Greensgrow Farms, this is a truly local brew. It’s enough to stir deep feelings of wonder and city pride. See:

Last week the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) released its Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant winners. The list of awards is extensive ($23 million for 189 conservation projects in 65 counties), but certainly worth a look, especially since Philladelphia's waterfronts raked in some major cash (details after the jump.)
DCNR was focused on making

Green Aisle Grocery is popping up in a new location—Bodhi Coffee. This pairing is great news for Queen Village residents like myself and obsessive multi-taskers, who can now grab a cuppa joe and a bag full of pantry items all in one spot. Would you like some Pub & Kitchen barbecue sauce with your steaming mug

Some questions have been raised about the recent New York Times story on possible causes of Colony Collapse disorder. Grist dives in, with a serious assist from this piece in Fortune: Let’s be clear: The study itself makes no conclusive claims about the causes of colony collapse disorder. Eban quotes from the paper that the

First the bike lanes, and now this. Huzzah.