Philly Brownstoner has a report on Onion Flats‘ latest project in Fishtown. As always, there’s an astute emphasis on stormwater management: The modern take on rowhouses with single-car parking calls for three-story homes set back at least 18 feet, and fronted by driveways of permeable pavers and walkways of long, terraced steps. The walkways would

File Footage, RE: Yogurt HoardingSometimes this job has perks: Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:04 PM From: Albert Yee To: Lee Stabert Subject: Large maple pequea FYI- we just got them in stock. I know you love them and have asked about the quarts. Those Fair Food Farmstand employees really do go above and beyond.

Via Philly Brownstoner.

Yet another story about the behemoth Wal-Mart doing good stuff. This makes my brain feel confused. From The New York Times: In the United States, Wal-Mart will double the percentage of locally grown produce, to 9 percent, the company said. Wal-Mart defines local produce as that grown and sold in the same state. Still, the program

The Atlantic's Food Channel has a couple of interesting pieces this week. 
First off, there's the story of Whip It, an Austin, TX, convenience store that has morphed into a locavore haven. Philadelphia has seen a real renaissance in local markets catering to conscientious customers—Green Aisle, Milk & Honey, Healthy Bites, Almanac—and it's interesting to read

The JG Domestic menu has finally emerged from the secret vault where Jose Garces was storing it. (In a gilded lock box, obvs.) Included among descriptions of the all-domestically-sourced fare is a Farmers List featuring quite a few local notables, including Branch Creek Farm, Mill Creek Farm, Keswick Creamery and Griggstown Quail Farm. And how bout

As we told you in this month’s Grid, Night Kitchen Bakery has expanded. City Paper‘s Meal Ticket has pics of the new space, and a link to the new cafe menu. I’ll always have a special place in my heart for the Chestnut Hill sweet shop—legend has it that, as a young child, I threw