Have some hazardous waste lying around or old tires you need to dispose of? The Streets Department is hosting a few upcoming events:
Looking for some entertainment on Saturday?
Enjoy local music on a beautiful Chester County farm at Saturday’s (7/16) Hootenanny at Camphill Kimberton. Between 3-10 PM, The Hootenanny the festival of local, organic food and feature musicians including :
70% of South of South residents (surveyed) are having their wishes answered: More BigBelly solar waste units are coming to South Philly.
The South Philly Review reported residents from the area stretching from South Street to Washington Avenue and west of Broad Street were surveyed and requested more
Call me a terrarium expert in training.
OK, maybe expert is pushing it. But in addition to planting my own backyard garden, I recently attended a Terrarium workshop with the folks at Arts in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction in Olde City.
I had no idea how to create a terrarium, or the skill it requires. But Dave and the other guides successfully have been planting terrariums and gave me (and 40 of my new friends during the 2 hour workshop) tricks
of the trade as we enjoyed Root mixed drinks to wish my terrarium the best of luck in its new growth.
Things you’ll need: an empty Root (or any) bottle, small stones, Spanish moss, charcoal pellets, soil, moss, paper (for a funnel), chopstick, towel (paper or cloth)
Here’s how I (and you!) can make a Root terrarium (courtesy of Art in the Age):
How are you celebrating Philly Beer Week?
I started my celebration of hops last evening at the Extreme Homebrew Challenge – where none other than my awesome brother’s Factotum, (aged over American Oak chips infused with Maker’s Mark) won the People’s Choice award!
Whether you drink beer, wine or liquor, you can green your imbibing impact. Lucky for us Philadelphians, there’s tons of opportunities to drink green, local, delicious beer in Philly this week. Here’s a few sustainable beer movers & shakers:
It’s Philly Beer Week Ya’ll!
Although I enjoy a good local brew, I’m also a huge fan of wine. Wine bottles are recyclable and you can find local and/or organic wines easily. But what should you do with those damn un-recyclable wine corks?
Good news – there’s a few options for you! Choose one of the following to do with your wine corks:
Looking to get some relaxing time at the (golf) greens this summer and learn about the planet too?
Get ready to start your engine… Get your bikes ready!
This Friday, May 20th is National Bike to Work Day (a highlight of May being Bike Month!). I encourage all you to get on board at America’s #1 bike-commuting city (Philly, silly!) before the North-South Bike lanes begin in Philly next month!
Events kick off at 8 AM on Friday – Join
After I recently returned on a 2+ week journey to Australia (more on that later…), I was walking over the Whole Foods… and couldn’t help but notice how beautiful our trashcans were in Philly.
Say whattt?
I’m not crazy. As a part of the Street Department’s UnLitter Us movement, Litter Critter BigBelly trash compactors were designed and painted by artists & students as a part of Mural Arts’ Big Picture Program in part to celebrate Earth Month. The decorated BigBellies were painted to
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I must admit, I do love the lilac rain boots I purchased while sick of wet jeans and shoes being drenched in the rain. However, what if a street soaked up water like a sponge instead?
The 800 block of Percy St between Catherine & Christian became Philadelphia’s first porous Street to do just that! Made of permeable materials including porous asphalt and a layer of stones underneath, the street allows water to soak through the surface and eliminates storm-water runoff.
This wasn’t just constructed to decrease rain boot sales – Philadelphia has a combined sewer system that includes
