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Tonight, Sarah Van Aken and Sa Va Fashion host yet another public fashion show. This time, they’re shutting down the street in front of their storefront (17th and Sansom). Click here for details. And for more on Sa Va’s sustainable credentials, check out the cover story from last November’s Grid.  SA VA NATIVE GYPSY Fall

Curbside composting in San FranAs Philadelphia strives towards a 70 percent diversion rate, one U.S. city is pushing the boundaries even further—100 percent. According to Grist.org, San Francisco is aiming to be a zero waste city. They already have curbside composting, and some of the nation’s strictest mandatory recycling laws. It’s a great example of

Elizabeth Lippman for The New York TimesI have a bizarre obsession with bogus trend stories. This particular one—from faux trend central, The New York Times—talks about the rise of stylish female cyclists: Roadways are the new runways for these style-obsessed cyclists, their bikes no mere conveyance but a racy adjunct to their look. More than

Speaking of the Greenprint, the site for Greensaw Design + Build‘s latest project, Slow Build 1205, has gone live. You can read more about the amazing progress at this South Philly rowhome in November’s Grid, and check out the site for photos that are sure to make salvage-lovers salivate.  

The Phillies have freed up your week with their dominance. Join Grid tomorrow (Tuesday) at Earth Bread + Brewery in Mt. Airy to celebrate the November issue. There will be $4 brews from PBC, delicious flatbreads (try the “Seed”) and lots of interesting conversation to be had with Grid fans and featured players from Greenprint,

Philly takes a stand on 10.10.10 On Friday, we told you about 350.org’s 10.10.10 Global Work Party, and today the numbers are in: 188 countries worldwide hosted a total of 7,347 events to bring more awareness to the world’s climate crisis. Check out photos from the day, and be inspired to take action on climate change.

Grid‘s October issue featured a report on the drama surrounding Manatawna Farm in Roxborough. Writer and urban farmer Nic Esposito ran through the plans—and the unexpected controversy—surrounding opening the land to small-scale commercial agriculture: The proposed project—destined for five acres of Fairmount Park land, satisfying a portion of the Mayor’s Greenworks Plan—would provide ten half-acre plots,

Last year on October 24, 5,200 peaceful environmental demonstrations took place in 181 countries around the world as part of 350.org’s “International Day of Climate Action.” The goal of the demonstrations was to grab the attention of delegates at the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference. Although the outcome of the conference was not what many had

The mystery of the disappearing bees—dubbed “colony collapse disorder”—has seen a major breakthrough. According to The New York Times, military scientists and entomologists forged an unlikely alliance to finger the culprits: One perverse twist of colony collapse that has compounded the difficulty of solving it is that the bees do not just die — they