Articles Written by Julie Hancher

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...

You have too many veggies, so you make soup for later. Then you freeze it in a non-hazardous, non-BPA mason jar… Then a week later, you open your freezer… and the jar is cracked. OOF!  What’s a green gal or...

As temperatures drop in the Fall, it’s the perfect time to get outside and back with nature. And what a better way to do that than to sleep under the stars? My camping journey has been relatively light. Then a week before...

Happy Monday, y’all! Hope you’re enjoying this blast of cold weather that’s sneaked its way back to us. I was lucky to catch the fall foliage while camping this past weekend with several layers on my side. How can you...

Do you find yourself getting pissed at everyday norms in the city, but have no idea how to get started to make a real change locally? Clean Water Action, Temple University, and PennFuture  are teaming up this Monday for an...

The city of brotherly love continues to battle it out in the greenest city ranks. Philadelphia has been named the #15 greenest city of 2015 in a report by Wallethub. We were beat by top 5 cities (in descending order), Honolulu,...

Are you a park champion? The Fairmount Park Conservancy is hosting its annual young friends’ event to celebrate Philly parks! Ditch the idea of hosting “wine in the park” with your friends and class it up by having catered food...

Just because America hasn’t changed the name of the Post Office & Government holiday today doesn’t mean we need to stay tied down to such weird traditions. For example, I declared today “Pounce DeLeon Day”, but that’s only because I...