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Philadelphia students get dirt under their nails producing fresh fruit for their neighborhoods

Jerry and her classmates are collaborating with the Philadelphia Orchard Project, working to increase fresh fruit availability in low-wealth neighborhoods ... but engagement with students to take ... read more

Bike commute numbers ebb nationwide; in Portland, they’re flat

Showing upticks in biking were Washington, D.C. (5 percent), New York City (1.3 percent) and Philadelphia (2.6 percent ... bike infrastructure and giving them a reason to fight for their neighborhoods ... read more

Meet the Tenacious Gardeners Putting Down Roots in “America’s Most Desperate Town”

Fruit trees (cherry ... which was soon adopted by the city; the Fresh Mobile Market, a truck that sells fresh produce in the neighborhoods and provides a place for residents to barter their surplus ... read more

Young chefs take up the torch for Pennsylvania's heritage foods

Up from Baltimore, where he considers Weaver's teachings a "user's guide" for Pennsylvania produce and meat, was Woodberry Kitchen's chef, Spike Gjerde. Most were in their ... dirt-under-the-nails, ... read more

Why New Urbanism Doesn't Work

In their view, the kind of homes and neighborhoods we live in are tacky ... relying on mass transit to get around and shopping at local stores filled with goods produced in the surrounding area. While ... read more

Thorium Power Is the Safer Future of Nuclear Energy

But these control rods aren’t foolproof: their operation can be affected during ... hot liquid would all drain out and the reaction would stop. Thorium power has other attractions, too. Its production ... read more

28 Inspiring Urban Agriculture Projects That Will Make You Rethink How Food Can Be Grown

At Food Tank, we are amazed by the efforts of hundreds of urban farms and gardens to grow organic produce, cultivate food justice and equity in their communities, and revitalize urban land. Urban ... read more

An Outlaw by Any Name: Billy the Kid

The club’s members made it their mission to patrol their neighborhoods ... in New York to produce and distribute independent films. “I burn the competition like a flame thrower/My rhymes they age like ... read more

Palo Alto eyes tax on sodas

A crusade by a Palo Alto dentist to get the city of Palo Alto to adopt a soda tax is quickly ... while nearly 40 percent of middle- and high-school students have reported drinking soda one or more ... read more

Charged With a Crime? Better Check Your Facebook Pictures

The judge slammed him with a two-year jail sentence. A girl charged in a fatal drunken driving crash also had photos from her MySpace page downloaded by prosecutors, who used them in their ... read more

2014 Holiday Gift Guide

Despite the countless e-commerce and brick-and-mortar options, holiday shopping just doesn’t seem to get easier. Some would even say the options are overwhelming. In the spirit of benevolence, we’ve ... read more