It can be easy to get discouraged these days. Everywhere we look, there are signs of a struggling planet and, often, it’s difficult to see a clear path to an effectual response. 2022 may well eclipse recent years as the hottest on record. Rainfall has alternated between being absent or violent in Pennsylvania, one of
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In the wake of COVID-19, priorities are shifting. Suddenly, the food supply chain is front and center on our minds. Not surprisingly, local food delivery business Philly Foodworks is scaling up, and Primal Meats is going gangbusters. There is a renewed interest in growing food as well. The subject of our March 2020 cover story,
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Photograph by Darius Rhodes Strong Enough For A Man By Gabrielle Houck Have you ever thrown on a pair of someone else’s slippers to go to the mailbox or put the trash out because you didn’t feel like finding your own? If you have, then you know how downright foolish it feels to wear shoes
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Photograph Courtesy of Delaware Riverkeeper Network An Upstream Battle By Emma Kuliczkowski This march, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and other environmental organizations like the Clean Air Council, PennFuture, Environment New Jersey and Clean Water Action petitioned the Delaware River Basin Commission to increase regulations on pollutants discharged into the Delaware River for the sake of
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The Volta Way: June 2020 Dear Lois, How are you doing? Like so many, my small business has been closed since mid-March and I am finding myself contemplating how my identity had become so woven into my work. When my business partner and I first decided to close, we burst into a creative frenzy. It
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Bring Back The Ban Story by Siobhan Gleason A look behind Philadelphia’s postponement of its plastic bag ban. Single-use plastic bags are designed for a simple purpose: They carry purchased items from a store to a place of residence. After that they are no longer needed, but unlike paper bags, plastic bags do not quickly
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Photography By Drew Dennis: sec-ond.com Images of the violence in the city which followed peaceful protests during the day on Saturday.
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Photo by Nadine Rovner The Tide is Nigh By Francesca Furey With looming fears and anxieties brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, concerns about climate change or the health of local watersheds might seem secondary. That is an illusion. As Thomas Fuller, a 17th-century physician, wrote, “We never know the worth of water till the
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Since the shutdown of non-essential businesses, entrepreneurs are utilizing their resources to help healthcare workers.
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Photo by Versano Photography In the bag By Claire Marie Porter Fifteen-year-old Anna Welsh came up with the idea of starting her own company three years ago at a craft camp when she designed her first “little bag.” Welsh, who goes to Harriton High School, had been attending the camp at Handwork Studio in Narberth,
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Photography by Albert Yee Pick-Me-Up By Alexandra W. Jones Things didn’t go as planned on V Marks the Shop’s first anniversary. Instead of enjoying a laidback gathering with customers, vegan corner store owners Carmella Lanni and Carlo Giardina found themselves caught in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of March, busily filling
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