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Busy Bees: Get Your Grid Fix

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

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Bamboozled

by Denise ShardlowPeople often ask me why i became a fashion designer. My reply: It’s just something I’ve always done.

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One A Day

Easy options for apple seasonPhotos and Recipes by Marisa McClellan, foodinjars.com
Though I adore the strawberries, plums and peaches of summer, by the time fall rolls around, I’m ready for apples. They’re at their peak in September and October—crisp, sweet and so, so crunchy

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View Point

Upgrading your windows will make you more comfortable, and save you cash by Samantha Wittchen
As any Philadelphia rowhome resident knows, windows work for you—providing much-needed natural light in what can otherwise be a narrow, dark house—and they work against you, leaking heat in the winter and letting scorching sunlight in during the summer.

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Mose Def

A West Philly prog-metal band runs on veggie oil  by Jacob LambertFor the average band, touring is a difficult proposition: the rush to and from cities, the endless gear-schlepping, the loss of proper sleep. All that makes West Philadelphia’s Mose Giganticus all the more notable: The prog-metal quartet, currently in the thick of a cross-country

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Shoots & Ladders: A Winter’s Tale

by Char Vandermeer
It’s easy to become overly attached to the herbs you’ve been growing all summer long. It seems a shame to leave Winston (the English thyme) and Ami (the tarragon) out there alone to confront winter’s whims.

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For the Birds

An urban environment is no deterrent to hawk watchingby Bernard Brown, phillyherping.blogspot.comOn this particular morning, the pigeons were smarter than the squirrels. Walking from my office to the ATM, I noticed breadcrumbs strewn across a stretch of sidewalk in Washington Square Park. A pair of young squirrels took turns jumping on each other and tussling

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Along for the Ride: The Bicycle Club of Philadelphia

by Julie Lorch
I was terrified to ride with the Bicycle Club of Philadelphia (BCP). Mere mention of the group conjures images of sleek cyclists clad in spandex racing up the Manayunk Wall and through the hills of Northwest Philadelphia. They have skinny tires and aerodynamic helmets. You will get dropped.

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Growing Pains

A fight erupts over an urban farm project in Roxborough  by Nic EspositoIs a local Philadelphia food system just a curiosity—something that looks good on grant applications—or can it sustain our city? Does it work by revitalizing a portion of the city’s vacant lots or do we rely on the surrounding rural counties to support

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Sweet Success

Milk & Honey Market bottles urban honey by Natalie Hope McDonald
By the middle of June, Michelle Niedermeier’s oldest son started smelling the honey. Selected as one of seven beehive hosts in the city, the family’s West Philadelphia backyard was a contributor to Milk & Honey Market’s unique summer project.

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