At the region’s newest public garden, you won’t see ruler-straight rows of color-coordinated petunias, or trees pruned into perfect proportions, or hedges of boxwood trimmed high and tight. At Stoneleigh, native plants get preference, and trees have spent the past century growing wild, unshaped by orchard saws and pruning shears. That’s just what the former owners,
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In 2013, while visiting Iceland, I fell in love with nature. I’m a visual artist and, at the time, I had begun to feel that the direction of my work was calling out for change. I needed to focus my attention on my studio work, so I applied for visual art residencies in the US
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Brian Powell likes to say electric bicycles just sort of happened to him.“I was at the beach. I was riding [my bicycle] from Cape May to Ocean City, I was out on a Saturday and it was beautiful,” the Chestnut Hill resident says. “And I was humping along and some big old guy came flying
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The importance of buildings in the battle against climate change cannot be underestimated. Buildings account for nearly 40 percent of CO2 emissions in the US., and are the primary driver of climate change in our region.As Philadelphia continues to aim for leading edge sustainability in building and infrastructure, 500 sustainability experts from across the country
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Job interviews are tough, and that’s under the best of circumstances. If you don’t have experience interviewing, the proper clothing or knowledge of where to start looking for a job, it’s even harder. That’s where Career Wardrobe comes in. Career Wardrobe is an local nonprofit in that aids participants with professional clothing, skill development and
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While neither Rachel nor Adam originally hails from the Philadelphia area, they found their home, their careers, and each other here in the City of Brotherly Love. Their connection to the city led them to create the ultimate “Philly block party wedding”—literally making use of their own city street.
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Lucy and Andrew had been following the renovations of the Bok building, a historic vocational school restored into a creative space for small businesses with a rooftop bar and event space. They were thrilled to be one of the first weddings on the South Philly rooftop terrace with 360-degree views of the city.
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You say it’s your Earth Day? It’s my Earth Day, too! Get out of the house this Sunday, April 22, and enjoy any of these events, while pondering a future when there’s an Earth Year, and a Fossil Fuel Day.
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Resa and Jillian have rooted themselves in Philadelphia for the past nine years, where they own and operate Pelago, which creates roving Filipino pop-up dinners. They say they have found so much love in the camaraderie of local business owners and their passion for sustainability, and wanted a wedding that reflected both their Filipino heritage
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A few years ago, Tariq Mangum was concerned he wasn’t giving his body the nutrition it needed. “I don’t eat a lot,” Mangum says of his personal diet. “I probably eat two meals a day.” So he started researching ways he could enhance the quality of his diet, finally settling on homemade smoothies to supplement
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