Jason Lenhart

Yesterday, after sipping my favorite Moroccan Mint tea at my favorite tea bar; Kristen (one of the owners) set me aside to break the news… Remedy Tea Bar is closing. My heart sank. I love this place and cannot believe it will be closing. Where will I go to get quality product like what the two owners served (with a smile every time)? I guess there are always the larger stores – but Remedy was such a great local Center-City establishment. Within trendy tin-metal cans, Remedy always had a fresh selection of teas. For roughly four years, I would routinely find myself in deep thought selecting which tea to sip. Like Calgon – this establishment as well as the tea had powers to ‘take me away’ from the bad of my day.

I have nothing but fond memories of going to Remedy as a way to get thoughts in order, work on grad homework, and in general just work. Many of my best ideas have originated from Remedy and I believe this is due to the great atmosphere the owners encouraged. It was a very relaxing environment, with great snacks, awesome tea, free wifi, and most importantly always played the best music.

Overall, I believe this to be upsetting as this is the first time in my life where an establishment I recommend and regularly enjoy is closing. The good news is that the website will remain open for visitors to purchase tea. However, it still does not make up for the loss of the bar.

Kristen and Courtney - thank you for supporting my caffeine habit over the years. I wish nothing but the best for the both of you in your future endeavors.

Last night my wife and I enjoyed a nice evening out with friends - dining at Osteria.  The menu is fairly diverse and found some of the more exotic items not so daring in taste.  For example the octopus (normally I would never take such risks) was unlike what I had expected - dare I say “it tastes like chicken”.  The pizzas were great as appetizers and my Tuna Scallopine was delicious (very fresh).  The service was great as we had a waiter that seemingly had Dane Cook down pat (mannerisms and appearance) — my wife kept quoting lines from one of her favorite Dane Cook movies.  Overall, excellent restaurant but certainly not low-key as reservations are booked a month in advance and the place is crowded.  On the downside - the parking situation is a bit of a game - You can wait for a prime spot on Broad street or park in one of the more risky alley ways off Broad — recently having some wheel covers just stolen from my car and costing me several hundred in replacement has me waiting for the prime location.

My cousin Mike Lenhart, recently had a USA Today video story about a foundation for which he founded, Getting2Tri Foundation. As founder, he is providing coaching, training, and mentoring to physically-challenged (PC) athletes in the sports of swimming, running, cycling, and triathlon. The foundation is specifically addressing the needs of individuals with limb loss, paralysis, muscular, or neurological disorders. What I find important and exciting about his work is how he is fostering communities of support for PC athletes as well as knock down any perceived barriers. Mike was once a technical officer in a well-known company - but he had a different calling and passion. I applaud his effort to make a difference in people’s lives as well as promoting fitness. Take a look at the video below.

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Mike Lenhart, Founder of Getting2Tri

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