As shared by Plan Philly, the 800 block of Percy Street in South Philly was unveiled as the City’s first porous street on Tuesday, a pilot initiative that Mayor Nutter is hopeful will lead to the transformation of Philadelphia’s 19,654 acres of paved streets and highways into porous “green streets.”  Underneath the 800 block of

The Fukushima Plate | Images courtesy of Nils Ferber It’s Radioactive A plate for what ails you (or your food). With radioactive food scares of the past (need I mention radioactive milk?) brought to mind by concerns over the disabled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, designer Nils Ferber has introduced  the “Fukushima Plate,” high-concept flatware with the goal

Water used to produce 1 lb of beef | Image via nationalgeographic.com
Gridtern Allison Bart gives you the low-down on "hidden" water usage.
Omnivores, vegetarians and vegans alike may not always realize how much water goes into sustaining their lifestyles and comforts. Food and otherwise, many of the resources we rely on daily use hefty amounts of

Thanks to the folks at uwishunu for sharing this exciting news about Philly’s two-wheelin’ stats! According to the Bicycle Coalition’s new “Mode Shift” report, Philadelphia’s cycling community has grown to one of the highest rates in the U.S. Here’s a brief breakdown from the summary on how we measure up: *Per capita, Philadelphia has twice

Pie made by recipe maestro Marisa McClellan..just a piece of this delicious issue.If you haven’t already heard it through the grapevine, from one of our almost 200 confirmed party guests, we will be celebrating our June Food Issue in just one week! Perhaps one of our most anticipated issues (I mean, who doesn’t LOVE food?!

WPTL’s inventory | image via westphillytools.org Welcome newest Gridtern Liz Pacheco to The Griddle. She’s kicking it off right with a post on a community organization perfect for anyone tackling a spring home improvment project! Sometimes the hardest part of starting that home improvement project or planting that backyard garden can be finding the right tools.

Image via delawareriverwaterfrontcorp.comTuesday, May 10, 6:30pm – 8pm
The Greater Philadelphia Round Table will host a panel discussion, Green Country Town, moderated by Drew Becher of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The panel, featuring the Inquirer’s Inga Saffron and Pete Hoskins of the Laurel Hill Cemetery, will discuss the evolution of William Penn’s vision for the foundation

sustainable19125.org/wordpressIf you haven’t already heard, at the start of May, Sustainable 19125, kicked off its 2011 Walk/Bike/Ride campaign, coinciding with National Bike Month. Sustainable 19125's ultimate goal is to urge city-dwellers to ditch our gas guzzling automobiles and opt for greener modes of transportation. 
Earlier this month, we told you about the opportunity to become a

rendering of the proposed park | image via nakedphilly.comFor more than a decade, the Center City District has been hard at work to enhance the Benjamin Franklin Parkway with lighting, new signage and crosswalks, reconstruction of park space and much more. The ultimate goal is to transform the Parkway into a “pedestrian-friendly cultural campus.” One

May 6th marks First Friday, along with the opening reception for Sustaining Spring, a group exhibition presented by Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction featuring a wonderfully eclectic mix of work from six environmentally-inspired Philadelphia artists. A brief glimpse at the night: Jibe Design is an award-winning architecture firm that creates profound design with