Articles Written by Julie Hancher

Last evening, the Office of Sustainability (OOS), Mayor Kenney and the sustainability community celebrated one year of sustainability at the Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest. (Sidenote: If you’re going to throw a green party in winter, why not host it at the...

A reason to celebrate! The Schuylkill Banks section that’s been under construction (i.e., South St to Christian St) is finally OPEN for use! Although the trail is open, make sure to stay on the path. The plants and grasses need...

Guess what. We’re kicking off a new roundtable series! First, here’s why. About Conversations to Build an Inclusive Philadelphia Philly’s making moves, but we’re still the poorest big US city. How can we create opportunities as we pave the way...

Much like we obsess over healthy food, using natural beauty products should be another piece of our daily lives. Cosmetics, to some extent, penetrate the skin – it’s estimated that up to 60% of the makeup products we use are absorbed...

The Wonders of Combining Baking Soda and Vinegar With all the different products aimed to make our life “easier,” there are many hidden ingredients and toxins in our daily lives. However, there are natural alternatives can be when used for...

We wear them on our feet but then what do we do when their work is done? Although there are a lot of places that will accept gently used shoes, your beat-up Nikes or Toms may be harder to find...

Have an opinion? The city is really trying to listen to its constituents. After releasing Powering Our Future in November, the Office of Sustainability (OOS) briefed the plan with 50 attendees yesterday at the Municipal Services Building. OOS released the Municipal...

Philly announced it was named to the top 20 cities competing for Amazon’s second headquarters. At first glance, Amazon in the city sounds alluring. 50,000 new high-skilled jobs (many over $100,000)! $5 billion invested in “the community” (i.e., building the Amazon...

One of the perks of writing Green Philly for 10 years has been seeing professionals around me flourish in their career. When I first met Dominic McGraw, he invited me to Saxbys headquarters at 23rd and Chestnut to proudly share...