People experiencing homelessness have many of the same worries everyone else has, including finding quality child care for their little ones. A new program at People’s Emergency Center (PEC) is...
How many times have you seen the earnest calls circulating on social media? If you’re struggling with your mental health or in a crisis, get help! But—especially if you don’t...
Philly native and Temple grad Ursula Rucker has been storming hearts and minds with her own brand of interdisciplinary spoken-word performance all over the world, but she loves her home...
Cigarette butts dropped on the ground increase the need for sidewalk and street sweeping, and cleaning in parks, drains, and waterways. In fact, tobacco litter alone makes up more than...
Stormwater is a big issue in Philly. All of our water runs into the same sewers (a “combined sewer system”), whether it’s water from everyday living in houses and buildings,...
Every summer weekend, Philly-dwellers go “down the shore” in droves, but for those in the know, there’s a lot more to do than hit the beach and boardwalk. From humpback...
Dr. Maureen Murphy says her first professional goal was to become a nun. She grew up going to Catholic school in Sussex County, New Jersey, but decided “there was something...
Plenty of us wish we could get in on green energy, but if you can’t afford to buy and install your own solar grid or build a house with cutting-edge...
On a sunny day in early May, at the esplanade along the Schuylkill behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Danielle Kreeger picked up a handful of what she called “the...
It’s hard to get some good play-time in your schoolyard if the asphalt isn’t even safe to run on, and you don’t have a gymnasium. But thanks to a range...