Lifestyle

Although you might be spending most of your time inside, you can still escape and embrace nature. With people ignoring social distancing measures, trails are closing to visitors and Paris has outdoor physical activity during daytime hours. These days, even...

Trying to find something to do while you’re home? Here are a few of our fav recent reads. Quarantined during a nationwide pandemic, we’re all likely going through a rollercoaster of emotions. One way to get distracted is to freshen...

Explaining the where, how & etiquette while social distancing. Now that we’re all in a stay-at-home order in Philadelphia, we’re required to stay inside except for essential trips like buying food, reporting to an essential job or seeking medical attention....

The center’s LandLab program gives artists a chance to spotlight ecological stewardship through their creations. Metal chains, plastic straws and white foam are now part of the Schuylkill Center, the man-made materials shaped into aesthetically-pleasing installations that address solutions to...

The Parkway museum is focusing on climate change in 2020. A new exhibit highlights several species that survived millions of years by adapting. A group of children is knocking against the glass window that separates them from a two-toed sloth,...

Philadelphia is home to many specialized vintage shops and thrift stores. Vintage shopping is known as an ethical and sustainable way to purchase clothes and to discover striking items without purchasing from a mass-producing fashion chain. Want to find your...

After his recent lecture at Swarthmore College, Paul Hawken shared how the climate movement changed, CEOs coming to him in tears and a choice to be fearless. Here’s what we talked about for 45 minutes. In the climate sphere, there’s...

Jersey’s own Olivia Bellace runs an eco-conscious business, organizes climate strikes and gives presentations on plastic pollution–all while attending fifth grade. 11-year-old Olivia Bellace of Haddonfield, NJ has a lot on her plate. Between math homework and field hockey practice,...

Camden high schoolers share their experiences caring for and exploring the Cooper River–and the impact it’s had on their lives.  Samyiah Williams, 17, admits that when she applied to be a student employee through UrbanPromise Ministries’ Office of Experiential Learning,...