Philly has been selected as only one of two U.S. cities—Chicago being the second—named for the UN-HABITAT 100 Cities Initiative. The initiative was created to develop world wide sharing, learning and networking that would help support sustainable urbanization. Although only ten cities have been named worldwide so far, so this honor shows that the sustainable

A chart in the Week in Review section of Sunday’s New York Times provided an interesting breakdown of the “greenness” of e-readers (electronics) vs. books (dead trees). It’s full of fun facts and illuminating details. Here’s a taste: If you order a book online and have it shipped 500 miles by air, that creates roughly

Passover is winding down, so I’m running out of relevancy for this post—something I’ve been meaning to put up for a few days now. Last week, the New York Times ran this story on growing your own horseradish. Though I occasionally have it on a sandwich or in cheese or mixed into mashed potatoes (great

Political races, like politics itself, often become a rushed, scattered jumble of words, promises and thumbs-ups. Commitments and innovative ideas come and go so quickly that they become a blur, and before we know it we're standing in a voting booth with no idea who the candidates are and what they stand for.
Environmentalism and sustainability

With its unending list of event, The Academy of Natural Sciences does a great job educating Philadelphia’s public on, well, the natural sciences. One of the academy’s greatest vehicles for carrying out this mission is its Town Square series, tagline: Science for Citizens. The Town Squares run in a variety of formats (lectures, debates, workshops, panels, etc.) all

This summer, I’ve decided to take a big step forward and do something that will truly benefit the city I call home. I promise that this act is completely unselfish and that the free pints of honey have nothing to do with my philanthropic decision. I’m adopting…a beehive.
Grid favorite Milk & Honey Market is teaming

Temple University has a busy two weeks ahead! This coming Monday through Friday is the university’s Sustainability Week, and it's jam-packed with leaders in environmental action and policy who will impart their pearls peas of wisdom regarding student and sustainability; clean technology for entrepreneurs; the impact of sustainable design on business; involving local Asian and Hispanic

In celebration of upcoming opening day (this Monday!)—and as a way to spread the smile I had slapped across my face as I perused these images—I’ll share with you this link to “Phanatic Around Town,” a summer public art promotion sponsored by The Phillies and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC). I spotted the

Sometimes my mom helps turtles cross the road. She lives full-time at the Jersey Shore now (very strange) and the causeway that leads from the mainland to our island often has amphibian traffic, as the turtles cross from the bay to the marsh to lay eggs, eat stuff, do whatever turtles do. This means that

I know all you Griddle readers will be heading to Yards Brewing Company next Saturday for the big Grid One Year Anniversary Party, but you might be looking for a morning activity.
Show all those bike haters who's boss by, um, being nice and, eh, following the rules of the road. This casual, "semi-organized" ride—dubbed Courteous