Channeling a passion for clean water into a robust bottom line at United By Blue By Justin Klugh Regardless of where it flows, water brings life. At every depth, from oceans to puddles, it invites all kinds of organism to thrive. When humans started stacking up villages and cities, we did so on riverbanks, coasts and
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5 Locally Made Textiles to Keep You Warm This Winter By Emily Kovach Coats from Meri Fete Meri Fete is a small fashion label founded by Meri Lazar and her daughters. Together, they create one-of-a-kind, demi-couture pieces meant for women who want something with better fit or quality than clothing off the rack. Much of
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If we’ve all lost our minds together, can we really know what’s happening? Illustration by Jameela Wahlgren Interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee Occasionally, a great reckoning will sweep through a culture, unveiling a world that will be shocking to some and unsurprising to others, but forcing change nonetheless. Take, for instance, the election of Donald
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Federal policies are harming Pennsylvania Illustration by Clarissa Eck By Jacqui Bonomo President Trump’s napalming of environmental protection is withering the air, water, landscape and public health of our nation. As the president’s agenda begins to manifest in on-the-ground changes—at the state and federal levels, in our fragile ecosystems, in waterways and throughout our imperiled
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Two Pennsylvania court cases could end partisan political districts—possibly even in time for the 2018 elections. Illustration by Michael Wohlberg By Kyle Bagenstose The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania tackles a long list of pressing issues: drilling in the Marcellus shale, child welfare, collective bargaining and campaign finance among them. But more than any
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Protected Bike Lane Planned for South Street in 2018City officials announced Dec. 13 that construction will move forward for a protected bicycle lane on a portion of South Street adjacent to the South Street Bridge. The project, which is expected to be completed in mid-2018, will run along the painted bicycle lane on South Street
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1. Donate your surplus. City dwellers in small spaces know the post-holiday routine: Assess the mound of gifts, admit there is not room for them, decide what to recycle or give away, repeat. 2. Do a safety check. Now that the heat is cranking all the time, it’s a good idea to test the batteries on your
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To everything, there is a season The winter outlines of bare trees against the sky always look particularly beautiful when dusk briefly passes behind them—the elegant and intricate silhouettes are otherworldly. That they are the same creatures who only months ago were abundant with leaves fluttering in warm sun is fascinating. In this part of
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Artists tackle the dangers of fracking in a large illustration at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. By Walter Foley The bog turtle—known to biologists as an “indicator species” that can provide valuable information about the health of an ecosystem—emerges from the water as a sign of optimism in the upper-left corner of a 13-by-10-foot illustration
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In an overgrown herb patch, a hitn of health, a family line and leaves of black history By Constance Garcia-Barrio “Your mint’s running amok,” my neighbor, an avid gardener, said one sunny afternoon. “Let it go much longer, you’ll need a machete to hack it down.” Despite the warning, I aimed to let the mint
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