Philadelphia

As many active Philadelphians know, there’s less than 8 weeks until the Broad Street Run. On Sunday May 4th, runners will embark on the largest 10-mile road race, starting at the Central High School Athletic Field, passing the legendary City Hall and finally ending at the Navy Yard. While I've always been an avid runner, this will be my first time competing in a race (excluding my short lived cross country career in 7th grade). I’m scared, excited, nervous and electrified all bundled into one. Find out Philly's best running trails, tracks & running clubs after the jump!

Although I’m still a fairly new vegan, I've got the basics down: no cheats, eggs, meats. This new lifestyle means passing up on all those delicious chocolate bars and fresh baked cookies, which at times can be super difficult. Yearning for a sugar fix has fueled me to find substitute snacks. To all my vegan friends out there, I’m happy to say I've discovered a hidden world of unintentionally vegan goodies.  I love kale as much as the next plant-based eater, but sometimes it’s necessary to indulge, yet still tray true to your diet. Here are 5 tasty (and surprisingly) vegan snacks to spoil yourself:

As a marketing major at Temple, I’ve struggled with how to bring “green” into my four short years at the Fox School. Although I know how to take the derivative of an equation, balance the debits and credits in my accounting homework, and create a fierce advertisement, something still felt like something was missing. Now I have found a way I can couple my degree with my passion for the environment with a certificate in sustainability. Find out about certificates and programs in sustainability, after the jump.

Need an excuse to dress up and network with some of the area's best greenies? The Sustainable Business Network's fancy pants night out, the SustainaBall, is returning to Philly on April 12, 2014. The Sustainable Business Network helps local businesses with many goals, like to meet their triple bottom line: planet, people & profits. Therefore, helping them for the SustainaBall is like helping 600+ businesses at once!

Happy Valentine's Day... if that's your thing to green. More importantly, today’s Twitterverse is blowing up with #whyilovephilly, on a campaign started by the awesome folks at Philly Love Notes. In honor of the occasion, we brainstormed our favorite reasons why Philadelphia rocks. Here are 8 reasons why I love Philly, after the jump!

Happy Friday! Did this recent month of constant snow and ice get you down at all? You don't have to vacation in a warm spot - you can be a locavore tourist in your own town. We're hooking a lucky reader up with a FREE Philadelphia CityPASS, which you gets you access to several Philly attractions.

Did you even hear? Philadelphia area has had not one, but two oil spill accidents in the past week.

Philadelphia's green scene wins another accolade, as ranked in the top 10 US Cities for Green Meetings. What perfect timing after the USGBC's Greenbuild International Conference was hosted here in November. Our city was ranked 8th, as Denver, Las Vegas & Chicago respectively took the top 3 spots. Find out more about this recognition, after the jump!

Frozen or not, Philly's own Schuylkill River was named the 2014 Pennsylvania River of the Year by the PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers. Our hometown river won 43% of the popular vote during a 5-week voting period. The recognition even got a mention from last night's Philadelphia2035 update. Find out more, after the jump: