According to the New York Times, Philadelphia-based architecture firm Kieran Timberlake has defeated the competition to land the contract for the new U.S. Embassy in London. The building is being described as "the greenest and one of the most expensive U.S. diplomatic buildings in the world."
A light-filled cube, the 12-story building will be surrounded by
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Birchrun Hills Farm's Birchrun BlueOn Sunday, after a lovely long bike ride along the Schuylkill, I checked out the brand new Garces Trading Company at 11th and Locust.
It's a beautiful, clean space and our table was immediately greeted with a basket of warm sourdough bread, baked in-house. The bread was perfect for dipping in a
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Last night I was at the Fair Food Farmstand after work, picking up some groceries: a couple yukon gold potatoes for a roasted sausage dish I planned on making with my Meadow Run merguez, some yogurt, a couple apples, a tiny block of Birchrun Hills Highland Alpine (a cheese I am intensely devoted to) and
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Biking, bowling and beer: These are a few of my favorite things! On March 6, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia hosts their third annual Red Bowl event. The cost of a ticket includes FREE bowling, raffle prizes and Globe Sprints. (Yes, Globe Sprints.) There will also be a cash bar and food for sale.
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Recently I've been looking for a world to describe the people who make me go weak at the knees, from a sustainability standpoint. It's a special variety of non-sexual crush, one you develop on someone who truly impresses you with their passion and initiative. I was thinking about "Grush"—like Green Crush—but people didn't seem
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Attention entrepreneurs and local business people: On February 26 and 27, the business world and the environmental world merge with The Sustainable Business Network’s (SBN) 8th annual Social Venture Institute. The conference, the only one of its kind on the East Coast, is dedicated to improving businesses with The Triple Bottom Line philosophy—a new way of doing business that encourages entrepreneurs
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"There are so many opportunities. We wish we were 20 years younger,” Paul Crivellaro mused, sitting across the kitchen table from his wife Ember in their Berks County home. It was a cold, gray December day and the Crivellaros had invited me in for coffee and cookies after a short meet-and-greet with their herd of
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A recently-renovated Glenside home showcases salvage's potentialWhen her family moved from Paoli to Glenside, Fran Crotty knew she wanted to do a green remodel using as much salvaged material as possible. It was also essential that the renovation blend in with the historic character of the home.
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This year’s Philadelphia International Flower Show features several green exhibitions.
The 2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show will showcase not only beautiful flowers and horticultural achievements, but also innovative green projects. It’s fitting, since the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) funnels $1 million in Flower Show revenue into their Philadelphia Green urban revitalization program. Philadelphia
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Venerable local brewery taps a new market. In late January, Yards Brewing Company unveiled their latest assist to the city’s hangovers: a tasting room at their brewery on Delaware Avenue. The space will sell six-packs, cases, kegs and sixtels, in addition to pints that can be enjoyed at the U-shaped bar. The tasting room was
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