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An Apple a Day Doesn’t Keep the Judges Away: Best In Pomme at Manayunk’s StrEAT Food Festival
Chowing in the StrEAT (sorry, not sorry to Bruce Springsteen’s “Racing in the Street”). Kicking off Restaurant Week is the Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival. Story, photos by Sharon Kozden “Surely the apple is the noblest of fruits.” – Henry David Thoreau Autumn and apples “pear” well together. What can I say about this pun but that I’m fruity? Separating fall from those crisp, pomaceous and antioxidant-laden fruits would be akin to depriving myself of post-meal desserts. So when I was pegged (along with Explore-Philly team member Dana Prophet and Dana’s friend Amy) to spend two hours judging the best apple-themed desserts at Manayunk’s StrEAT Food Festival on the evening of September 14th, I was all in. Arriving at a…
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Alex’s Lemonade Stand Spring Family Festival Blossoms at National Constitution Center
Story, photos by Tyra Gardner Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a nonprofit dedicated to finding cures for all kids with cancer, has teamed up with the National Constitution Center and Northwestern Mutual to a host a Spring Family Festival in the heart of Old City Philadelphia. The lemonade stand themed festival took place on Saturday, April 15 at the National Constitution Center. This is the first year having this event. “ I would like this to be an annual event here held during the Spring,” said Liz Scott. Inside the National Constitution Center, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation kicked off their summer events season with a wide array of kid-friendly and lemonade…