Channel Discovery: Philly’s Hidden And Forgotten Waterways
February 14, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
As you walk on many of Philadelphia’s sidewalks, beneath your feet is a hidden world of streams that once crisscrossed the city.
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Spokesdog Contest Countdown: Two Days Left to Enter Your Dog!
| Matthew Fritch
Queen Village and Northern Liberties dog owners: Don’t forget to register your dog for the Philly Water’s Best Friend competition!
Read More →This Place Is BMPing: Liberty Lands
February 8, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
After the EPA remediated the site of a former tannery in Northern Liberties in the late 1980s, the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association turned the former brownfield into a park.
Read More →News Stream: Spokesdog Deadline Approaching
February 7, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
While the field of spokesdog contestants gets bigger and more competitive every day (some recent entries are pictured above), the deadline for registering your dog in the Philly Water’s Best Friend competition in Queen Village and Northern Liberties is nipping at our heels.
Read More →Open Call For Art In The Open
February 3, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Attention artists: Enter now to participate in the third annual Art In The Open, an opportunity for artists to create their work along the banks of the Schuylkill River.
Read More →Green Streets Start With Clean Streets
January 25, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
As public-service campaigns go, the Streets Department’s UnLitter Us initiative is making a huge impact around the city.
Read More →Dog Days: Countdown to the Philly Water’s Best Friend Competition
January 20, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Queen Village and Northern Liberties dog owners: Only 26 days left to register your pooch for the Philly Water’s Best Friend competition!
Read More →When The SMIP Comes In: $5 Million In Grants To Businesses And Non-Profits For Stormwater Management
January 18, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
The Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP) was created to help businesses and non-profits green large, impervious properties and unburden the city’s sewer system from high volumes of stormwater runoff.
Read More →Watershed History: Philadelphia Filtration
January 17, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
2012 marks the bicentennial of the opening of the Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia’s claim to fame as the first large American city to provide safe water to its residents.
Read More →Green City, Clean Waters Art Contest Open to Philly Students
January 12, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Picasso’s Blue Period was OK, we suppose, but we think green will be the color of choice for up-and-coming Philadelphia artists for the next 25 years or so.
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