Will Wadebridge be the first completely solar town? | Image via www.wren.uk.com Solar Town The UK is topping our WAKE UP grab bag this week with its sustainability initiatives. Today Treehugger reported plans in Cornwall, England to power the whole town of Wadebridge using solar energy. The Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network (WREN) plans on having the

Local artist, architect, and designer Conrad Booker will be opening his installation “Metamorphosis by Conrad Booker” on June 1st at BUS STOP Boutique in Queen Village.  This multi-part installation will feature thousands of butterflies that were created from recycled magazines and soda cans.
You will also be seeing Booker’s work on the streets of Philadelphia, as

image via pasenate.com Celebrate the start of the growing season with Weavers Way Co-op next Saturday, May 21 from Noon- 4 p.m. at their Fresh and Local Fair. The event will close out their Spring Member Appreciation Week and will feature live music, locally grown and prepared foods, and opportunities to meet Weaver’s Way farmers.

Exploding watermelons a result of speeding up the growth process | Image via www.guardian.co.uk Melon Bombs A new reason to go organic? Some agricultural chemicals can make watermelons explode. The growth accelerator, forchlorfenuron, can increase the size of a watermelon by 20 percent. If the chemical is not added in the right way or at

Dinosaur dude Jack Horner | Image via ansp.org5/17 Dinosaur Discussion This evening, prominent paleontologist Dr. Jack Horner will present a free lecture on Dinosaurs, mainly “how to get rid of some old ones and make some new ones.” If you’re not familiar with Horner, he’s a bit of a dino-celeb. He served as the technical

Image via www.westphillytools.orgLast Monday I blogged about the awesome West Philly Tool Library that’s loaning tools to community residents to jumpstart their home and garden projects. The Library just announced some great news: They’ll be moving just down the street, a mere 200-300 feet away to 1314 South 47th Street, and tripling their size! With

The Solar Impulse HB-SIA | Image via solarimpulse.comSolar Impulse After a 12 hour and 59 minute flight that required no fuel, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, which ran only on solar energy, landed in Brussels last Friday evening. (Link) Pedal Power A pedal-powered helicopter created by engineering students at the University of Maryland achieved liftoff early

“We CAN Take a Slice out of Hunger” | Image via Barry Halkin of CRB Consulting Engineers, Inc.On Friday night a group of the city’s architects, engineers and contractors gathered together at Chestnut Street’s Shops at Liberty Place to take part in Canstruction, an intense 12-hour build that utilizes cans and only cans to create

In our March 2011 issue, we featured Iris Marie Bloom on our cover. The director of Protecting Our Waters and a declared environmental activist, Bloom is helping lead the fight against irresponsible natural gas drilling—or fracking—in Pennsylvania. As Bloom’s efforts have shown, the issue of fracking is complicated–from the technical aspects of drilling operations to the

Just a friendly reminder that tonight is the night! We’ve got boxes of freshly printed June issues to dole out, Flying Fish is ready to tap open a keg of their Farmhouse Summer Ale, and Rolling Barrel has created an expertly paired spread of chocolate, wine and cheese. We’re incredibly excited to bring you this year’s