Broke in Philly

Earlier this year, as part of a project by the Philadelphia Collaborative for Health Equity, 33 high school students in North Philadelphia took and shared photographs to document everyday life in their neighborhoods. While some of the young artists produced...

Economics and the community at the center of Plastic Bag Rally Yesterday, environmental groups hosted a rally against plastic bags at City Hall. Speakers during the rally included local activists like 12-year old Isaac Harte of Thorndale, the Mayor of...

Collaborative program aims to lower childhood obesity rates, stress and more with time outdoors. With July in full swing, it’s the perfect time to soak up the sun and get fresh air. However, kids are spending less time outside and...

In honor of Earth Week, we’re giving you a gift of FREE giveaways. OK, so we’re not giving you the free things… technically the city is. But living a sustainable lifestyle doesn’t have to be expensive and mean you have...

During AaronRey Ebreo’s freshman year at Temple University in 2016, he noticed someone carrying boxes of food out of Morgan Hall. Curious, Ebreo approached him and asked what he was doing. “He just told me he was using his unused...

Exciting update, Green Philly readers. Recently, we joined Broke In Philly, a collaborative reporting project on solutions to poverty and the city’s push toward economic justice. Together, there are 23 organizations reporting on these issues. As we report on sustainability,...