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#019 October 2010

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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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September 27, 2010

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⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 11: Pi

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 11: Pining For You ⭐️

If you’re pining for someone special, skip the mistletoe this year and adorn them with one-of-a-kind statement pieces handcrafted out of the NextFab jewelry studios.

Featured Makers:
@virginiadenalejewelry
@barbaraschumer
@cartrageous
@nikileistjewelry
@idol.light

➡️ For more Philadelphia-made gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

🧠 The phone woke Jacqui Johnson, founder and cl

🧠 The phone woke Jacqui Johnson, founder and clinical director of @sankofahealingstudio, from a sound sleep. On the other end of the line, Tinika Hogan, recently released from prison, teetered on the brink of disaster. She was about to do something that would have gotten her kicked out of a halfway house, which could have meant landing on the street and probably shooting up heroin again. But Hogan knew she could call on Johnson for help.

➡️ Learn more about Sankofa Healing Studio, the afrocentric practice that provides mental health care to Philadelphia’s Black community, at gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

✍️ Constance Garcia-Barrio
📸 @chris_bakerevens

#philadelphia #philly #phillysupportphilly #gridphilly #gridmagazine #grid #phillynews #philadelphianews #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #blackmentalhealth #blackmentalhealthmatters #blackmentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthmatters

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 10: Ev

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 10: Everyday Jewelry ⭐️

Elevate your every day with these sparkling accessories. From simple sterling silver rings to more bold pieces.

Featured Makers:
@sonaodotco
@moodio.studio
@brick.and.wire
@no27jewelry
@__livetodream

➡️ For more Philadelphia-made gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 9: Sty

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 9: Stylish & Sustainable ⭐️

Gift something “green” by choosing products made from sustainable materials or reducing waste, and make more than one impact this holiday season.

Featured Makers:
@rays_reusables
@m.a.b.e.lstyle
@no27jewelry

➡️ For more Philadelphia-made gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

🌳 Six-year-old West Philly native Idris McClell

🌳 Six-year-old West Philly native Idris McClellan looks very much at home running through @awburyarboretum on a recent fall day, but he’s actually there on doctor’s orders.

McClellan is part of @prescribeoutsidephilly, a collaborative program of @childrensphila (CHOP), Awbury, Let’s Go Outdoors and the U.S. Forest Service to encourage outdoor time and recreation for children and their families.

When asked what he enjoys most about being outside or being a part of their program, McClellan explains it simply: “I like birds [and] I like hikes.”

➡️ Learn how Prescribe Outside’s encouragement for the outdoors is helping kids and parents work toward mental and physical wellbeing together at gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

✍️ Kiersten Adams
📸 @tb_wildlife_photography

#philadelphia #philly #phillysupportphilly #gridphilly #gridmagazine #grid #phillynews #philadelphianews #healthandwellness #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthsupport #publichealth #publichealthmatters #publichealtheducation #urbannature #naturetherapy

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 8: Loc

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 8: Local Fine Art ⭐️

Look no further for local artists to adorn your home — gift fine art from around the corner.

Featured Makers:
@kevin.b.huang
@brick.and.wire
@ezippe
@mariaschneiderarte
@billrussellstudio

➡️ For more Philadelphia-made gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

🫁 Did you know that 21% of children have asthma

🫁 Did you know that 21% of children have asthma in Philadelphia, a number that is more than double the national rate? Additionally, non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children have the highest rates of asthma-related hospitalizations. That’s roughly FIVE TIMES higher than that of non-Hispanic white children. Fortunately, @childrensphila’s Community Asthma Prevention Program works to mitigate these numbers by implementing asthma interventions in underserved, poorly-resourced communities; and they’ve proven successful.

➡️ Learn how CHOP’s CAPP program has slashed asthma-related emergency room visits by approximately 50% at gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

✍️ Ashley Lauren Walker
📸 @chris_bakerevens

#philadelphia #philly #phillysupportphilly #gridphilly #gridmagazine #grid #phillynews #philadelphianews #healthandwellness #healthyliving #chop #childrenshospital #asthmaawareness #asthmarelief #asthmatreatment #lunghealth #publichealth #publichealthmatters #publichealtheducation

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 7: Sea

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 7: Seasoned Greetings from the Kitchen ⭐️

The best memories are made around the kitchen table — while we can’t guarantee your food will taste better, your presentation will be A+.

Featured Makers:
@m.dk.studio
@loma_living
@rkedinger
@billrussellstudio
@untitled_co_

➡️ For more Philadelphia-made gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

💧 @delawarecurrents, in partnership with Grid m

💧 @delawarecurrents, in partnership with Grid magazine and @chestnuthilllocal, spent months examining Green City, Clean Waters, reviewing more than a decade of @phillyh2o materials, and interviewing more than a dozen engineers, clean water advocates and other experts. Here’s what we found.

Across Philadelphia, there are more than 160 places where vast underground networks of aging sewers can overflow and pollute various waterways. How well is the city’s $2B+ solution to this problem working?

➡️ Learn more about our findings at gridphilly.com (link in bio).

✍️ Kyle Bagenstose
📸 Kromah Studio

#philadelphia #philly #phillysupportphilly #gridphilly #gridmagazine #grid #phillynews #philadelphianews #healthywater #safewater #greencitycleanwaters #sewerinspection #sewagetreatmentplant #sewagetreatment #sewage #waterpollution #stoppollution #pollution #publichealth #publichealthmatters #publichealtheducation

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 6: Lux

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 6: Luxury Lifestyle ⭐️

Skip the Ikea trip and furnish your forever home with forever pieces, including handbuilt furniture, home goods, and instruments.

Featured Makers:
@mblackburnfurnituremakers
@kevin.b.huang
@wrweeks_customfab
@castlebrothersworkshop
Feuerman Design Group
@rhydeguitars
@billrussellstudio
N’ụlọ Adaeze

➡️ For more Philadelphia-spirited gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 5: WFH

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 5: WFH Style ⭐️

Just because you’re stuck at a desk doesn’t mean you can’t work in style. Make it over the afternoon slump with these cheery gifts.

Featured Makers:
@scrapyardaesthetics
Feuerman Design Group
@loma_living
@laserphilly
@moodio.studio

➡️ For more Philadelphia-made gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 4: Sto

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 4: Stocking Stuffers ⭐️

Give Santa a helping hand this year by stocking your loved ones with something handmade and wonderful.

Featured Makers:
@projectjoystudio
@phillyjerk
@rays_reusables
@moodio.studio

➡️ For more Philadelphia-spirited gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

💪 Happy December! We’re ending the year with

💪 Happy December! We’re ending the year with an issue dedicated to what matters most during the holiday season and beyond: taking care of ourselves and one another.

In Grid Issue 175: The Health Issue, we tackle the importance of physical and mental health, learn achievable ways to maintain our wellbeing, and highlight those helping us do so in Philadelphia.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE - a special report that breaks down PWD’s mission to fix Philly’s sewage problem. Is Green City, Clean Waters working?

➡️ Visit gridphilly.com to read the December issue now (link in bio)!

📸 Cover photo by @smirnovphoto

#philadelphia #philly #phillysupportphilly #shopphilly #gridphilly #gridmagazine #grid #phillynews #philadelphianews #healthandwellness #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthsupport

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 3: Spr

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 3: Spruce Up Your Home ⭐️

These evergreen home goods and decor are perfect for your new apartment, dorm room or to turn any house into a home.

Featured Makers:
@untitled_co_
@pandemicdesignstudio
@m.caseydesigns
@tombinoshop
@adhdloops
@techarge_llc

➡️ For more Philadelphia-made gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 2: For

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 2: For the Love of Philly ⭐️

Even Gritty would approve of these Philly-centric gifts. Perfect for those missing the city of Brotherly Love or screaming your Philly pride!

Featured Makers:
@whiskeysuitcase
@laserphilly
@tombinoshop
@txfishmonger
@jawnaments
@phillyjerk
@mariaschneiderarte

➡️ For more Philadelphia-made gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

As the old saying goes, one man’s trash is anoth

🛒 As we round out November and gear up for the

🛒 As we round out November and gear up for the next issue of Grid, we offer you a friendly reminder that you can pick up physical copies of each issue locally! Head on over to @mariposacoop for fresh food and the scoop on local news in this month’s issue of Grid Magazine and beyond.

About Mariposa Food Co-op:
Mariposa Food Co-op is a consumer-owned food cooperative located in West Philadelphia providing the community with access to natural, wholesome foods that cater to a wide variety of diets since 1971.

#philadelphia #philly #phillysupportphilly #shopphilly #gridphilly #gridmagazine #grid #phillynews #philadelphianews

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 1: Hav

⭐️ @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide Part 1: Have a Holly, Jawny Christmas ⭐️

Deck the halls with handmade holiday decor, straight from the NextFab North Pole to your homes.

Featured Makers:
@Compassrosesd
@kevin.b.huang
@girlholdingapen
@Soula_arts
@m.dk.studio
Mr. and Mrs. Claus
@thejauntyoctopus

➡️ For more Philadelphia-made gift ideas, visit gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

🎁 Holiday shopping season is officially here an

🎁 Holiday shopping season is officially here and with it comes the 2023 @nextfab_phl Holiday Gift Guide! If you’re on the hunt for holiday gift ideas this year, you don’t have to look too far to cover all of the loved ones in your life.

About NextFab’s Holiday Gift Guide: At NextFab, we believe that lasting memories start with the handmade. With an abundance of mass-produced goods stocking the shelves this holiday season, instead choose gifts that have that extra special touch. By shopping small and local you’re not only giving back to small businesses in your neighborhood but giving an everlasting gift made with love.

Each of these products in our Gift Guide is crafted by the makers, artists, and tinkerers around you. Shop local and handmade, and create core family and friend memories, while giving back this holiday season.

➡️ Head to gridphilly.com or check back throughout the month of December as we highlight 51 of Philly’s finest makers that make great gifts for the season of giving!

#holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidaygifting #holidaygifts #shoplocal #shopphilly #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusinesses #phillysupportphilly

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! What

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! What better way to kick off the evening’s feasting than with this story about Philly’s own self-made business woman/pie maker extraordinaire.

🥧 Meet Alicia Short, the machinist-turned baker known for her hard work, crafty culinary creations, and delicious sweet potato pies.

People who eat her pies seem to agree with that assessment of her food — and her, too. “One lady told me last week, ‘I think you put your soul in that sweet potato pie,’” says a laughing Short.

➡️ Learn more about Alicia Short and where to find her pies at gridphilly.com (link in bio)!

📸 @chris_bakerevens

#philadelphia #philly #phillyfood #philadelphiafood #phillysupportphilly #shopphilly #supportlocalbusiness #supportlocalbusinesses #phillybaker #weaversway

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