One of the greatest things about Philadelphia is its abundance of public art— manifesting itself in a number of ways, the most obvious being community-painted murals and outdoor sculptures. In fact, our city has more outdoor sculptures than any other American city (as for the murals, they seem so infinite, there may not even be

I feel more ready for this week than most weeks—maybe it's because I am full of high post-Memorial Day spirits. Yesterday my friends and I went to a watering hole in Northern Maryland and spent the entire day on a rock in the sun. Vitamin D feels good.
Also good: Vegetarian versions of old summertime salad

Way back in March, I blogged about a plan to turn Detroit into an urban ag mecca. Now The Atlantic has an interview with John Hantz, the man behind this ambitious plan: You’ve proposed taking a several hundred-acre swath of blighted homes and abandoned lots and turning it into a proving ground for large-scale urban

Beginning this Saturday, bikecabs (also known as pedicabs) will be wheeling across Philly. The Philadelphia Bikecab Allliance and Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown held a ribbon cutting ceremony launching bikecab service yesterday. Sorry drivers, you’re going to have to yield to this breed of bikers. So far, there are two bikecab operators — Velo-Park and Chariots of

This month’s guest for “Meet Your Local Cheesemaker” at the Fair Food Farmstand will be Debbie and Fred Mikulak of Amazing Acres, an artisan goat cheese dairy you might recognize from June’s Food Issue. Tenaya, take it away: Mikulak likes the mild taste of the milk produced by her Nubians; she selected the breed, in part,

Grist has been running a series called Redefining Green, profiling innovators in sustainability, from politicians to advocates to urban ag entrepreneurs.  Yesterday subject was Berlin Reed, aka The Ethical Butcher: Berlin Reed, 27, took an unlikely path through vegetarianism and even “militant” veganism before embracing his new profession whole hog — literally. He now styles himself The

James Saul, City PaperThe City Paper takes a peak inside Weaver’s Way‘s new Chestnut Hill location, and they like what they see. This description in particular might just get me on the R8: The Chestnut Hill store has a full kitchen, offering up a selection of made-to-order sandwiches, soups, salads and a hot bar. Omnivorous

This weekend (Memorial Day!) will be my first of the season at the Jersey Shore. My mom (who lives down there full-time) is abuzz preparing the house for the descending hordes of kids, cousins and friends. She’s stocking the fridge with beer (even going as far as to put me on the phone with the

OK, now I officially feel like a gardener—last night I ate the first fruits of my community garden plot. (Well, idiomatic fruit; it was actually arugula). Truth be told, the arugula probably should have been harvested sooner. In the short weeks since it went in the ground, it has grown like crazy. The peppery flavor

On Tuesday, The Academy of Natural Sciences (yes, the gracious hosts of so many town square-style informational events) named George W. Gephart Jr. as it’s new president and chief executive officer. Gephart is a highly respected Philadelphia-area business and nonprofit leader with nearly 30 years of business, finance and nonprofit leadership experience. “With his strong