The Cobbs Creek area in West Philadelphia is located between Market Street, South 50th Street, Baltimore Avenue and Cobbs Creek Parkway. The neighborhood is approximately 1.5 square miles and home to about 42,673 residents. Cobbs [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/79066938] Invisible Sentinel, a startup company based out of the Science Center in University City, announced its company expansion this fall. Invisible Sentinel develops diagnostic technologies for a safer food supply. Its focus is on [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/79097353] Exercise is an important part of life. You must push yourself and be persistent in order to get better. At NextFab Studio on Washington Avenue in the Graduate Hospital area, minds are the muscles [continue reading…]
In Mount Airy at Earth – Bread + Brewery, patrons young and old were tricked and treated to a spectacle seemingly supernatural. Fred Schaefer, a chemistry professor from University of the Sciences, is a regular [continue reading…]
Friends of the Wissahickon recently hosted a lecture on the expanding rooftop agriculture industry at the Valley Green Inn. The speaker, Philadelphia landscape architect Lauren Mandel, went through a detailed presentation and open discussion about [continue reading…]
The Overbrook Arts Center, a nonprofit organization, teaches children and adults how to create sustainable living within the city. “Our nonprofit decided to make the entire experience a community project so people can learn you [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/52762598] PhillyEarth, an organization founded to teach local children about becoming community sustainability leaders, provides after-school programs, an urban farm site and community outreach programs to Fairhill. Jon Hopkins, who runs the organization, welcomes a [continue reading…]
Most adults dream of working at a job they love. However, not everybody is afforded that luxury. Hector Berrios pursues his passion every day. Berrios has owned The Fish Tank Guy shop, located on 3049 [continue reading…]
A local science shop in Manayunk provides a fun and unique atmosphere for children and families to learn together. Matt Kriebel, owner of Spectrum Scientifics, located at 4403 Main St., started the store in 2007 because [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39800393] The Garden of Eden, located at 4237 Ridge Ave., is an all-natural shop providing its customers with natural skin, hair and wellness products. Todzsa Brown, the owner, said she offers a wide variety of products [continue reading…]
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