story by Liz Pacheco | photos by Neal Santos
Chef Jose Garces is in his outdoor kitchen making salmorejo—a cold Spanish soup similar to gazpacho. He adds bright yellow tomatoes to the food processor along with garlic, vinegar and baguette pieces. “A few years ago,” he says, “I would’ve made this with tomatoes from
The DesignPhiladelphia Festival is Oct. 10 to 14. For more information, visit designphiladelphia.orgThe eighth annual DesignPhiladelphia Festival is back in town this week, hosting events that showcase innovative design ideas around the city. Partnering with the University of Arts, DesignPhiladelphia aims to unite the entire design community in the city and provide a variety
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A rainwater collection system at Springside School | Image via blog.cdesignc.org Rain gardens, green roofs, porous pavement—these are some of the techniques being used to green Philadelphia’s stormwater system. But can these tools also help revitalize the urban communities in which they’re installed? That’s what the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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The new YIKES storefront in Fishtown. | Image by Danni SinisiOn a corner of Girard Avenue in Fishtown sits a new milestone in green design and construction. The building—once a tavern before becoming vacant—is now the first LEED Platinum mixed-use rehab project in Pennsylvania. Platinum is the highest level for the LEED (Leadership in Energy
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A look at last year’s State of Young Philadelphia. Image via Young Involved Philadelphia Attention Young Philadelphians. Have innovative ideas that contribute to the growth of your city? Here’s your chance to make them a reality. Young Involved Philadelphia (YIP) is kicking off its third annual State of Young Philadelphia (SOYP) event this Thursday, Sept.
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Last Friday, 59 metered parking spaces got a temporary makeover in celebration of Park(ing) Day 2012. Park(ing) Day is a worldwide event to enhance public awareness of the need for more green spaces in our urban environments. Last year, Philadelphia had 30 parks. This year (the fifth for the city), there was a record-high 59
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story by Shaun Brady | photos from The Barnes
While the Barnes Foundation is best known for its priceless art collection—which now resides in a new $150-million building on the Ben Franklin Parkway—its founding mission extended beyond the man-made wonders hanging on the walls to the natural beauty outside of them. The
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story by Kristen Dowd
Walls made from plastic bottles. Rainwater recycled to flush toilets. Electricity generated from the sun. Green building is on the rise across the nation, and institutions in the Philadelphia region are prime examples. While only some have official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, all have
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On Oct. 18 at 6 p.m., the Academy of Natural Sciences will host the panel: Is Sustainable Agriculture Bad for the Planet?Does buying local food make a difference or just make you smug? Is organic overkill? Could factory farms be better for the planet than happy hogs, cows and chickens? On October 18 at 6
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This week, the fracking industry is back in Philadelphia for their annual conference, giving citizen groups a great opportunity to voice their opposition to the controversial natural gas drilling technique. Like last year, the Shale Gas Outrage organization is working with the Philadelphia nonprofit Protecting Our Waters to lead a rally and march outside the
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