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Adults can enjoy the zoo with local beers & dinosaurs Philly’s back in action, with new beer gardens to enjoy. The Philadelphia Zoo is offering adults – whether with kids or friends – a Friday night out. The Friday Nights...

This is the first US Pro Sports team in the partnership The Philadelphia Eagles have commited to offsetting its 2020 team travel through ocean efforts. The partnership will through Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Foundation will support seagrass and mangrove restoration efforts in...

Four bike lanes will be getting makeovers. The Philadelphia Streets Department announced new additions and upgrades to city bikeways. The final portion of the Knitting the Network grant Project is an estimated $500,000, funded by a PA Department of Community...

Circular Philadelphia launched to stop our addiction to waste. Recycling has been broken for a long time. Consumers are the ones responsible for ensuring their “waste” ends up in the right locations, whether trash, recycling, or composting. What if, instead,...

Philadelphia’s summer temps have increased 3 degrees since 1970. We’ve been saying Philadelphia will become hotter and wetter due to climate change. But the data shows that climate change is here. As greenhouse gases increase the global average temperature, they...

Habitat is set in FDR Park, regardless of the elements Overall, we’ve all spent more time embracing nature and the outdoors in quarantine. Proof: local trail use increased 138% last year. So how has nature taken over the Flower Show?...

Sustainable infrastructure isn’t just a feel-good option. Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) is one key example of how sustainability can create a real economic impact. The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) released a new report, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, a tool for Economic...

City picked alongside St. Louis, Twin Cities, MN, and Maine to encourage accessibility outdoors After Philly’s ParkScore declined due to inequality of park access, a new initiative is encouraging accessibility outdoors locally. The Outdoor Foundation announced Philadelphia as a new “Thrive...

Philly jumped four spots in 2020, to be back at its 2019 ranking. The Trust for Public Land released its 2021 ParkScore® rankings, announcing that Philly placed 19th. Why the decline? Blame a lack of equity and budget cuts. Philadelphia’s...