Articles Written by Julie Hancher

Happy National “Take A Hike Day”! As I mentioned about my increase of outdoorsy camping lifestyle, I’ve been hitting the trails and challenging myself to bigger and better hikes. In honor of this National hike day, I trolled my Facebook to see...

It only seemed like yesterday when our friends at DVGBC planned a successful hosting of Greenbuild 2013 right here in our city of brotherly love. (Remember when our current democratic Presidential candidate Hillz gave an on-point keynote?) For those of...

Although we love celebrating sustainable organizations like Philadelphia Water, we truly believe in the grassroots power of Philadelphians here on GPB. A south Philly resident via South Ohio & Baltimore, Skyler Willman-Cole is a new Philadelphian who cares about his...

Philly has over 10200 acres of park land. How can you make a difference? LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day 2015 This Saturday, wake up and volunteer in your favorite Philly park to make a difference during the LOVE Your Park Fall...

You HAD to have heard the news by now, but Philly’s been named the FIRST ever world heritage city in the US!! Big Effing deal, y’all. In celebration, we’re sharing the best events in which to enjoy our city, as...

  Week Events November 2-5, 2015. VOTE! Election Day. November 3rd. Find your polling places. For more info, view our complete calendar listings. PHILLY CO-OP SUMMIT & PACA ANNUAL MEETING November 5 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm,  Rad Dish...

After reporting last month that the city agreed to increase presence on the Schuylkill River Trail after a string of incidents, it appears things have gone back to status quo. The recap: Runners and bikers began to discuss incidents of harassment...

It’s another gorgeous week in Philadelphia. The leaves are changing, the colors are bright and everyone’s trying to get to the Eastern State Penitentiary before Halloween. What can you do this week in Philly? We got the best events for...

Our buds & guest columnists over at Philadelphia Water announced a huge giveaway this weekend. Recently, I was chatting with friends about how insane bottled water is getting. We chatted about refusing bottled water when GPB when the website was...