Between Germantown Avenue and American Street Keep Philadelphia Beautiful recently released a set of guidelines for how to improve communities through cleaning and greening. Now the organization is offering microgrants to community-based organizations to help them put this advice to good use. “Proposals will be evaluated primarily on impact, innovation, feasibility, and sustainability, and three grants […]

This series, titled Sustainability for the Everyday, came from the author’s experience of becoming a parent for the first time. While tips and insights may be found in this series, the bigger goal is to explore the choices we make and why we make them when it comes to trying to live a “sustainable life.” […]

Philly has a litter problem, and community organizations are trying different solutions based on their capacity and needs. The Frankford Community Development Corporation (CDC) has teamed up with the PhillyRising Collaborative, an initiative to coordinate government action at the neighborhood-level, to provide 50 trash cans and 50 recycling bins to residents living between the 4300 and […]

It’s been a harsh winter and some of Philadelphia’s streets are looking pretty rough. In addition to a lot of potholes, there’s a lot of litter and trash that has been building up on the streets, parks and in many of the city’s empty lots. This year’s citywide Philly clean up, organized by the Philly […]