A spice of life

The Tubby Olive is a gourmet olive oil and vinegar shop with two locations — Newtown, Bucks County and the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. The specialty store offers 35 flavors of olive oil and an additional 35 flavors of balsamic vinegars, all on tap for customers to sample.

A family affair

The Midweek Wire published its Food and Restaurant Issue last week, showcasing local chefs and eateries throughout Bucks and Montgomery counties. I covered Fritz’s Bakery, located in Bensalem and Langhorne, a family owned and operated joint since 1974. Here are some of my favorite photographs.

Saint Katharine Drexel

Saint Katharine Drexel is the founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, a group created in 1891 that continues to thrive today. The SBS is an order dedicated to helping the poor and providing interracial leadership in religious communities and schools throughout the United States and Haiti. In addition to their missionary work, the SBS maintains the Saint Katharine Drexel Mission Center and Shrine, which has been designated a national shrine by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. It is located on Bristol Pike in Bensalem.

Stroke of beauty

Norman F. Simms, an award-winning artist who lives in Fairless Hills, is a member of the Artists of Bristol on the Delaware, Portrait Society of America and Pastel Association of America. He has published two books and also works as a private tutor for local painters.

Flourishing freshness

The Pennypack Farm and Education Center, a Horsham-based nonprofit community farm, recently expanded to a second location in Fort Washington. The organization works within a community supported agriculture model that is designed to grow locally and organically.