For the latest episode of the Philly Breakdown for WPPM, we peered into the future — with stories on the future of community media (which is threatened at the moment), imagining a future of walkable cities, and more. After meeting some of the organizers at Philadelphia’s Youth Art & Empowerment Project (YASP) recently, I had a […]
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Life Do Grow Farm: growing food and social change in North Philly (WPPM radio story)
Most of the food we eat starts out on a farm — and a lot of that food travels thousands of miles before it ends up on your plate. But not all of it. Philadelphia has dozens of farmers’ markets, where you can buy fruit, vegetables, meat, and other items grown in rural Pennsylvania, New […]
Temporary Protected Status (WPPM’s The Philly Breakdown)
Hundreds of thousands of people are living in the United States with Temporary Protected Status, also known as TPS. That means they’re allowed to live and work in the US without fear of deportation. TPS was first created by an act of Congress in 1990, and it’s been granted to individuals who have come to the […]
Laney (1999 – 2018)
This has been a rough year. In January we said goodbye to Puck and Uncle Bobby. Last week we had to say goodbye to Laney. She’d been a constant in my life for the past 19 years. When I first moved to Philadelphia, I was ready to get a new pet so my friend Erin […]
Bob Greenbaum
As I mentioned recently, my uncle Bob Greenbaum passed away in January. This past weekend friends and family came together to celebrate his life. We heard from friends, family members, and activists who had worked with him during his many years with the Northeast Ohio Sierra Club and many other organizations. We heard about how […]
Puck (2010 – 2018)
Puck went to sleep yesterday and didn’t wake up. He was the sweetest, goofiest, most annoying, and most loving cat I’ve ever known. Puck brought so much joy (and so much frustration) to our household and it’s still hard to believe he’s gone. But he crammed a lot of life into 7 and a half […]