Pittsburgh, like many other cities worldwide, is experiencing a vegan renaissance. I’ve witnessed a remarkable evolution in my city, which now boasts multiple fully vegan eateries, and vegan options are springing up on menus everywhere. Dining out is a completely different – and wholly easier – endeavor than it was when I began my transition […]
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We’re Going To The Zoo…. Maybe
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably been to the zoo once or twice. Field trips during school, weekend activities with the family, holiday festivals, most people have been to their fair share of zoos. Maybe you’ve never thought twice about the zoo as a vegan or maybe it’s something you’re passionate about but there […]
What I Learned from a Housefly
This week, I had a companion in my car during my drive to work. He wasn’t large enough to warrant my using the carpool lane, which is just as well, as I don’t commute very far. But he taught me a big lesson. My companion, you see, was a housefly. I watched him fly back […]
Toxic Masculinity Ignores How Vegan Men Have Autonomy
My eyes rolled so hard I thought I might pull a muscle the first time I heard my partner recap the comments he received about his veganism when I wasn’t around. Because he became vegan after we had started dating I got to witness the same, understandable questions and curiosity from his family and friends […]
Spring Sandals Roundup
Spring has finally sprung here in Philadelphia, and all I can say is thank goodness! I was getting so tired of wearing heavy coats and scarves. Over the past month or so, most days I would leave the house underdressed hoping that maybe I could will spring to come sooner…that really didn’t work. All that I achieved […]