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6 Things to Do & Know This Week: #OptOutside Edition

Happy Friday!

What to do today. Hope you’re taking time to #OptOutside today. (I’ll likely be hiking a trail from one of my three PA hiking books as you read this.) As Tiffany shared earlier this week, Black Friday has a fascinating and dark history, thanks to Philadelphia.

What to do this weekend: River Alive opens at the Philadelphia Seaport Museum this weekend. Visit to discover the wonders and challenges of our regional waterways.  (Open 10 AM – 5 PM; 11 S. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19106)

What’s on the calendar for next week: Women for a Sustainable Philadelphia (the FB group) is hosting a “The Water Around Us” panel to learn more about our city’s watersheds, the cleanliness of our drinking water, Green City Clean Waters, and more! Tuesday, Nov 27th.

Can’t stop reading: EcoWURD. Launched out of WURD radio, EcoWURD is multimedia environmental justice journalism initiative examining Philadelphia at the intersection of race, income & the environment.

New director at Food Moxie: FOOD MOXIE announced Lisa Mosca as their new ED; with two decades of experience working in Philadelphia with community members to build resilient community food systems by recognizing community assets.

Good things come to those who wait! A year after they were our SustainPHL 2017 nominee, AnneeLondon has finally debuted its helmet Kova for pre-order. See & order the foldable helmet here.

 

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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