Bicyclists come in many shapes and sizes. They are hipsters with rolled up pant legs, girls with cute wicker baskets attached to their vintage Schwinns, professors in suits and ties juggling briefcases full of papers, and athletes in spandex shorts. On any given day this hodge-podge group of cyclists can be found gliding across...
One thing is for certain, the world of today is certainly not the world of a few decades ago. Just a little over 40 years in the past, in 1970, there were no cell phones, ipads, home computers, internet browsers or text messages. Instead of a DVR in every room, there was the release of...
Americans use a lot of water. In fact, the average family of four living in the United States uses 400 gallons of water per day, compared with the 5 gallons used by the average African family. Although water might appear to be abundant and free in this country, a lot of effort and money goes...
For years recycling has suffered from a bit of an image problem. For many people sorting trash simply isn’t sexy enough. In Philadelphia however, a group of artists are changing that, one toilet seat tricycle and plastic bottle sculpture at a time. Recycled Artists in Residency or RAIR is a nonprofit organization that connects artists...
The inside of a box of John and Kira’s chocolates reads like a world map. Coffee from Mexico, lavender from California, bergamot from Sri Lanka, honey from Pennsylvania, ginger from Hawaii, and mint from Philadelphia. That’s because for John and Kira Doyle, it’s not enough to simply create a good tasting piece of chocolate. They...
His name is Tommy Spaghetti and he is a chicken farmer and a bee keeper. He spends his time tending to his chickens and harvesting honey from his bees. But Tommy Spaghetti doesn’t operate on a farm in the middle of Iowa or Kansas. He lives in Detroit, Michigan and does all of his business...
Stretched across the expansive windows in the Tyler School of Art at Temple University lays a vast series of images, delicately dancing in the sunlight. Printed entirely in black, the array of birds, flowers, and geometric designs adds a lifelike quality to the otherwise cold glass, a third dimension to a flat window. For those...
Last Wednesday students gathered in Tuttleman Learning Center for an afternoon of Valentine-making fun. Using only recycled materials, magazines, and newspapers, participants unleashed their artistic talents, creating paper flowers, gift bags, and cards. To learn how to make some of these recycled presents in time for Valentines Day, click on this link.
Gabrielle Taube calls it an extreme nutrition lesson. The industry calls it urban farming. The children just call it fun. It happens every Tuesday afternoon at the Penrose Community Center at 12th and Susquehanna. With the help of Temple Community Gardens, Taube and her other volunteers educate kindergarden through eighth graders on the virtues of...
Today marks the first day of Recyclemania, an eight week long recycling competition amongst 500 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Last Wednesday Temple athletics spread awareness of the competition at the men’s basketball game against Fordham University. Cherry and White members were given free green Temple t-shirts and several...
The swish of the silver pom-poms could hardly be heard over the deep vibrato of the announcer’s voice. “The Temple Owls are in the building.” he said as the Diamond Gems bobbed to the music and Hooter T. Owl posed for pictures. The clangor and the commotion filled the ears of every person in...
The questions that they ask seem simple enough. What do you think about the environment in which you live? What solutions would you propose to improve it? However when Safya O’Rourke and Melena Murphy encourage the children of north Philadelphia to respond, the impact is far from average. As co presidents of Philly Eco Kids,...
