Via the Bicycle Coalition (via Philly Brownstoner):  “The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is kicking off the second half of its new master Pedestrian/Bicycle plan for the Southwest, West and North Philly neighborhoods NEXT WEEK. Please spread the word about these meetings. This is a major opportunity for you to influence how bike lanes, crosswalks, and sidewalks

Marathon Grill will host its first ever "Farmraiser" on October 12. The dinner will support Kensington's Emerald Street Urban Farm and feature four courses spotlighting the seriously mouth-watering combo of fresh veggies from the farm and Philadelphia Brewing Company suds, paired with each course.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from the dinner will go directly to

Grid will be representing at two exciting events this weekend: On Friday, it’s the Fermentation Festival in Kennett Square. We’ll be sharing a booth with Grid favorite Marisa McClellan of Food in Jars. And, on Sunday, we’ll be enjoying the Slow Food Dig In! at World Cafe Live. Click here for tickets. Check out the

According to Philly Brownstoner, Postgreen (subjects of Grid‘s May cover story) have run into some snags with the streets department over the bay windows on their upcoming Avant Garage development: The architects had attempted to creatively solve a number of unique urban issues, using open grates in place of a block-killing row of garage doors,

See. Hard at work!Things are a little crazy over here at Grid HQ—we’re putting the finishing touches on our upcoming November issue. And it’s a doozy! Once we catch our breath you can look forward to blog reports on Bike Fresh Bike Local, the Hazon Harvest Supper and new items from John & Kira’s, chocolate