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Friends Center: Promoting a Positive Change Inside & Out

How can urban spaces connect us to those around us? Nestled at 1501 Cherry St, the Friends Center is the Quaker…

7 years ago

One Solution to Cleaner Streets: Don’t Litter

We celebrated a milestone Eagles Victory... with 60 tons of rubbish. Last week, people were praising the Streets Department for…

7 years ago

Scenes from Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Championship

The Eagles are Super Bowl Champions! (Sidenote: If you're expecting an educational sustainability post, you're not getting it today. But…

7 years ago

Schuylkill Banks South to Christian is OPEN!

A reason to celebrate! The Schuylkill Banks section that's been under construction (i.e., South St to Christian St) is finally…

7 years ago

Tell OOS Your Thoughts on “Powering Our Future”

Have an opinion? The city is really trying to listen to its constituents. After releasing Powering Our Future in November, the…

7 years ago

Green Careers: How Dom McGraw Found his Path to Sustainability

One of the perks of writing Green Philly for 10 years has been seeing professionals around me flourish in their…

7 years ago

Are these Bomb Cyclones & Weird Temps Climate Change?

Remember when winter was so warm that we (almost) celebrated climate change? With a recent cold snap and bomb cyclone,…

7 years ago

Temple Tiny House Brings Big Learning Opportunities to Campus

Tiny houses are all the rage in the world of sustainability. Tiny houses (AKA houses that are less than 1000…

7 years ago

Mary Ann Boyer: Empowering Students to be Sustainable in School

Mary Ann Boyer has worn many hats through her long career in sustainability, which has been extremely rewarding for her.…

7 years ago

Green Philly 2017 Recap

Can you believe 2017 is almost complete? (And we survived!) This was quite the big year for Green Philly, as…

7 years ago