WHYY, StoryCorps and Temple University Partner to Celebrate and Collect Stories of Black Joy and Resilience

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WHYY, StoryCorps and Temple University Partner to Celebrate and Collect Stories of Black Joy and Resilience

Public media station WHYY, StoryCorps and Temple University are delighted to announce their collaboration on an exciting new initiative, “Brightness in Black,” as part of StoryCorps’ 2024 Mobile Tour. This partnership aims to highlight and celebrate the richness of Black experiences through personal stories that showcase joy, resilience and cultural pride. The StoryCorp airstream is now open for appointments from its location on the campus of Temple University through September 6th.

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Philadelphia’s First Black-owned Brewery Two Locals Debuts First Beer Releases With FCM Hospitality

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Philadelphia’s First Black-owned Brewery Two Locals Debuts First Beer Releases With FCM Hospitality

Two Locals Brewing Company, Philadelphia’s first Black-owned brewery, announces the launch of its first beer releases starting this week. Under a new relationship with FCM Hospitality and Mainstay Independent Brewing, Two Locals Owners and Brewers Richard and Mengistu Koilorwill bring Nubian Brown Ale (5.7% ABV), Prolific Hazy IPA (6.4% ABV) and Who You Wit? Belgian-style Witbier (5.7% ABV) to the Philadelphia marketplace in 16 ounce cans, four packs and Sixtel kegs. Nubain and Prolific will be available immediately for purchase online through twolocalsbrewing.com or through Craft Hall (901 N. Delaware) on Fridays from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00pm to 6:00pm.

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Lokal Artisan Foods And Doylestown Brewing Company Debut New French Toast Bites Ale

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Lokal Artisan Foods And Doylestown Brewing Company Debut New French Toast Bites Ale

French Toast Bites by Lokal Artisan Foods announces the debut of the first-ever French Toast Bites Ale in partnership with Doylestown Brewing Company. The anytime ale is is 5.5% ABV and is a sweet, smooth and toasted dessert brew that pairs great with breakfast, brunch, dinner or dessert. It will be available in 16 ounce cans in four-packs, as well as in a limited run of kegs and sixtelles through distributor Muller, Inc. For McGill, the debut of the new beer makes her the first black female in the state of Pennsylvania with her own signature beer. The debut of the new beer is also part of the expansive pivot story for the black-owned, female-owned small and local business operating out of the Philadelphia market.

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Trunc In Northern Liberties Reopens And Hosts Fundraiser For The Colored Girls Museum

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Trunc In Northern Liberties Reopens And Hosts Fundraiser For The Colored Girls Museum

Trunc, located at 929 N. 2nd Street, is back open for business and hosting a special fundraiser for The Colored Girls Museum. Philadelphia's only black-owned, veteran owned and female-owned maker spaces and retail shops is now reopened for business in the heart of one of the city's hottest neighborhoods, Northern Liberties. The store opened in 2018 and after a full year of sales in 2019, was set to have a record year in 2020 when the global pandemic shut down all retail shops in March. After months of being closed, retail shops like Trunc are back open and opening again in Northern Liberties Business Improvement District. Trunc is open to start with in-person hours Fridays to Sundays, from Noon to 5:00pm, with a ten person shopping limit, masks required, ample hand sanitizer on hand and other precautions.

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