Posted inDISABILITY Education ENVIRONMENT
Come volunteer! Northwest Philadelphia
A neighborhood church hosts an event to connect volunteers with community, social service and environmental organizations in Germantown and Mt. Airy.
Posted inANIMALS ENVIRONMENT
🐝 Beekeeper captures honeybee swarm
At the Historic Wyck House a beekeeper carefully collected a large clump of honeybees that had swarmed from one the hives he keeps there.
Posted inBUILDINGS CARS AND VEHICLES ENVIRONMENT
Going solar with car and house
A Wyndmoor, PA man with an electric car and solar panel house sees savings selling excess electricity back to the grid at high rates and charging his car overnight at low rates
Posted inART BUILDINGS Construction
We build a mudhif
Iraqi refugees, U.S. Iraqi war vets, nature and peace lovers combine forces to build a mudhif, a traditional community gathering place and guest house of the swamp Arabs of Iraq.
Posted inENVIRONMENT WORK
Tabling at Brown’s Shoprite for Earth Day
The Philadelphia Neighborhood Networks group tabled on Earth Day at a local Brown's Shoprite Grocery to promote earth-friendly products and to announce a rally opposing a fracked natural gas plant nearby.
Posted inBUILDINGS ENVIRONMENT HOUSING
Rainfall increases, basement waterproofing jobs too!
As heavy rainfalls increase, so does demand for construction projects to keep water out of basements
Posted inConstruction ENVIRONMENT HEALTH
Our water line gets switched to new water main
Thanks to the workers of Seravalli Contractors for putting in our new water main and for their patience in explaining the construction process Nearly 9 AM this morning your correspondent…
Posted inENVIRONMENT EVENTS HOLIDAY
Mount Airy Neighbors recycle Christmas trees
East and West Mt. Airy Neighbors jointly hosted a jolly Christmas tree recycling event this first Sunday after New Year’s at Upsala mansion. Dampness and near freezing temperatures didn’t keep…
Posted inANIMALS ENVIRONMENT
Deer advocate demands to know cost of deer cull
Deer advocate wants to know the cost of Philadelphia's annual deer cull, deer kill.