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Lifestyle

Mengistu and Richard Koilor are the owners of Two Locals Brewing Company. (Courtesy of FCM Hospitality)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly Black-owned brewery debuts its first beers

Two Locals Brewing Company, owned by brothers Mengistu and Richard Koilor, launched the beers in partnership with FCM Hospitality and Mainstay Independent Brewing.

4 years ago

Radio Times
Environment
Food & Drink
History

Mark Bittman on our broken food system and how to fix it

Food writer Mark Bittman on his book "Animal, Vegetable, Junk" which explores how our food has shaped our history and the threat it now poses to our health and the planet's.

Air Date: March 30, 2021 10:00 am

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Original 13 general manager Maggie McHale (left) and assistant general manager Petra Manchina (right) (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Food & Drink
Gender
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Women are taking control at Original 13 Ciderworks in Kensington

The cidery and tavern is making changes as it works to bounce back from the pandemic.

4 years ago

Radio Times
Business

Adam Grant on “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know”

Wharton School psychologist Adam Grant talks about his new book, "Think Again," on the importance of challenging and re-evaluating our beliefs.

Air Date: March 26, 2021 10:00 am

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Kathleen Rana can now seat up to 22 customers at her Hamilton Township restaurant, Jersey Girl Cafe, since New Jersey has relaxed its pandemic restriction to 50% capacity. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Food & Drink
New Jersey

‘Every increase in percentage helps’: N.J. restaurants can now open to 50% capacity

As of 6 a.m. Friday, New Jersey restaurants, gyms, barbershops, and salons can welcome more patrons into their spaces.

4 years ago

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(photo courtesy of Cephascrispus/Creative Commons)
Radio Times
Music
Protests

A year without concerts

We discuss the ways in which the pandemic has affected the lives of musicians, and the efforts to get Spotify to pay musicians more for their streams.

Air Date: March 18, 2021 10:00 am

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Adrienne Ray holds up a body suit inside Curve Conscious
Business
Philadelphia

After ditching ‘real clothes’ in 2020, Philly area shop owners brace for trends to change again

Philly area boutique owners say athleisure wear and less formal accessories were in as the pandemic took hold. Now, they’re bracing for trends to change again.

4 years ago

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Dance party at Lucha Cartel (Jeison Moreno)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

What’s the last ‘normal’ thing you did in Philly before the pandemic?

We’re collecting your memories of these pre-COVID “lasts.”

4 years ago

With indoor dining on hold, some restaurants have gone to great lengths to make outdoor dining work in the winter. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly restaurateurs celebrate move to let different households dine outside together

Philly restaurant owners are celebrating the end of splitting up families and friends as the city relaxes outdoor dining rules.

4 years ago

Philadelphia chef Christopher Kearse is used to limited taste and smell. He lost those senses during a car accident as a teenager. (Courtesy of Christopher Kearse)
Food & Drink

Mask-wearing chefs learn new tricks to cook with limited sense of smell and taste

Tasting and smelling food have been a challenge for chefs working with masks during the pandemic. Here’s how they’re finding workarounds to make delicious meals.

4 years ago

(Facebook/Draught Horse Pub and Grill)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

From Fireball shots to stolen chicken fingers, your best stories from the Draught Horse (RIP)

The Temple bar is closing for good after two decades.

4 years ago

Radio Times
Food & Drink
Home & Family
Public Health

Cooking adventures from your home kitchen

At the beginning of the pandemic, people turned to their kitchens for creativity. But as we continue to stay at home, how can we enjoy and remain inspired by cooking?

Air Date: January 29, 2021

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 An unidentified member of a neo-Nazi group displays a Nazi battle flag by the Delaware Canal as others engage in a shouting match with opponents on the other side of the canal during an anti-gay rally last year in a state park in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. Both groups also hurled rocks, bottles, and sticks at one another as hundreds of state police stood by. (AP Photo/Widman)
Radio Times
Mental Health
Race & Ethnicity

Deradicalizing extremists

The storming of the Capitol was a visceral reminder to many of us that America is replete with extremist and cult-like groups, and that their existence is by no means benign.

Air Date: January 27, 2021 10:00 am

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Christmas trees put out in the trash
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Sustainability

How to recycle or reuse your Christmas tree — from feeding goats to saving dunes

Where to go and what to do if you want to get rid of your Christmas tree without stressing sanitation workers or the environment.

4 years ago

Radio Times
Behavioral Health
Environment

Human cooperation and survival

Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare says that human being's ability to cooperate and communicate with others even across species, is what's behind our success and survival.

Air Date: January 30, 2021 10:00 am

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