Food
“Standing in Solidarity with Small Businesses”
Comcast RISE has awarded over $110 million to 13,000 small companies around the country since 2020. There are two more weeks to apply for a 2023 grant
By Natalie Pompilio
WURD’s Empowerment Experience
The event on Saturday launches Pennsylvania’s only Black-owned radio station’s 20th anniversary year with shopping, cooking, hope — and dancing
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
15 Ways Philadelphians Can Give Back this Thanksgiving
However you feel about the holiday — its lore, its food, its super-spreader potential — you can still use it as a chance to do good. Here, some simple, impactful tips to get started.
By Ethan Young
Come Celebrate Our “Cosmopolitan Canopy”
A lifelong Philadelphian invites Reading Terminal Market lovers to share memories and stories about the city’s old world marketplace at a special event Wednesday
By Thomas Devaney
The Urban Farmer
An irrepressible leader of today’s urban farming movement in Philadelphia, Christa Barfield builds individual and community health from the ground up
By Christina Griffith
How Philly Invented Ice Cream (As We Know It)
It was African American chefs who created the summertime treat we consume by the gallons, right here in the city where America was born
By Tonya Hopkins
10+ Ways to Volunteer in Philly This Summer
Looking for opportunities for volunteering? Philadelphia has plenty. Read on for local groups where people of all ages — especially kids and teens — can make a difference over (and beyond) summer break
By Grace Turner
The Restaurant Mentor
Undaunted by losing her restaurant to the pandemic, Ange Branca is reimagining what the Philadelphia food scene can be
By Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme
Philly’s War on Restaurants
The Kenney administration’s stealth regulations on streateries shows yet more disdain for restaurateurs and their employees. Why vilify frontline workers?
By Larry Platt
Philadelphia Distilleries Doing Good
Want to get a drink that you can feel good about? Check out these awesome distilleries in Philadelphia serving up good spirits—from vodka to bourbon to inventively flavored bitters—and good causes for the community
By Irene Levy Baker