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NECC Dir. Josphat Macharia (far right) w/ guests at the Centre's 3 1/2 year celebration (image via mangosinc.com)
April 18-29, 9am-4pm
Sign your kids up for the Academy of Natural Science’s Academy Explorers Camp from April 18 to April 29. The camp is located in Center City and runs from 9am to 4pm with optional before (8-9am)

Courtesy of The Bicycle Coalition of Greater PhiladelphiaAre you sick of being stuck in rush-hour traffic every week-day? Have you come to the realization that bathing suit weather is right around the corner and a little more exercise is in order? Have you heard of the Bicycle Coalition’s Commuter Challenge? The 2011 Commuter Challenge is

Courtesy of Clark Park's Earth Day Fest and Flea MarketSaturday, April 16, 9am – 5pm
The Uhuru Solidarity Movement is sponsoring the 3rd Annual Earth Day Fest and Flea Market to promote social justice and sustainability for the African community. There will be a variety of vendors selling music, food, books, clothing and jewelry. There will also

Philly brings in the bronze for “bike friendliness,” takes 9th place in percentage of bikers nationwide (2.16% of the city’s 1,547,297 are bike commuters), and has more men putting the pedal to the pavement than women. See how Philly stacks up to the rest of the U, S of A’s bike communities by checking out this much

image via myfixituplife.comThe last Saturday in April is National Rebuilding Day—the one-day rebuilding event where thousands of volunteers and corporate sponsors unite to rehabilitate homes and community facilities in low-income neighborhoods. In anticipation of National Rebuilding Day, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia (RTP) – featured in our Feb. ’11 issue – will tackle and complete its Walnut Hill

The Parkway Central Library will host author and illustrator Robbin Gourley this weekend as part of the Philadelphia Book Festival. Gourley is the author of “First Garden: The White House Garden and How it Grew,” a story revealing the White House’s agricultural history from Eleanor Roosevelt’s WWII Victory Garden, to Michelle Obama’s organic kitchen garden. The

Image via westphillylocal.comIt seems like eons ago that we told you about Mariposa Co-op’s expansion (Jan. 2011 issue p.16) to a much larger and more user-friendly space on Baltimore Ave. No doubt that the staff and members of Mariposa have been working tirelessly since then to raise the needed funds (2.25 million bucks!) and with the latest

Courtesy of SBNThe Sustainable Business Network (SBN) is celebrating its 10 year anniversary the best way it knows how: by Cleaning Up and Getting Down! SBN will host a community wide clean-up celebration followed by a groovin’ dance party held at Yards Brewing Company this Saturday, April 16. CLEAN UP: Volunteers will be painting benches,

Image via schuylkillscrub.orgWe all know and love Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River—130 miles of streaming water, with a watershed that covers approx. 2,000 square miles of land. We drive past it and row down it, but unfortunately many litter in it as well. Luckily, a team of environmental groups is stepping up to ‘scrub’ the river clean. Starting

In the May issue of GRID, Urban Naturalist Bernard Brown tells you about the plight of the American chestnut tree and how you can help it in its comeback. He writes today with more info: The natural range of the American chestnut | photo courtesy patacf.orgDo you want to help bring the Chestnut back from