Sustainability : Featured Stories

If you're a DYIer, go Kenzo. If you're into fresh food access, head over to West Philly. And if you're into everything, or at least open to it, find your spot on the lawn at Independence Mall.

Early stage medical, energy and internet-based companies are again the focus of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania's latest investment round, including $500,000 for Green Power Technologies.

Historic architecture and growing green spaces are large contributors to Philadelphia's aesthetic, a powerful pull for residents and others here, according to the Knight Foundation's Soul of the Community study.

Our writer ate, slept, and drank Philly Tech Week, which proved that the time is right for Philadelphia to become Open Data city and that arts and sustainability are finding the right connections in the tech community.

From Open Data Philly to Rethinking Shelter, our photographer followed the game developers, coders, hackers and dreamers who made Philly Tech Week pop.

Forbes points out the obvious - our industrial heritage - in ranking Philly atop its toxic cities list, but our own report finds that while we have some work to do, we live in an environment that's increasingly sustainable.

A University City investment group is raising $75 million for a fund devoted solely to water, and Temple University's WET Center is working on four technologies for water and wastewater treatment. The water business in Philly is approaching tidal wave proportions, and here's how.

Through the innovative nonprofit Multicultural Youth Exchange, children from New Foundations School in Northeast Philly made good use of trash they found with hopes of giving waste a second life.

Philly ranks high among the nation's largest cities in number of residents who ride their bicycle to work. More data is on the way, and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is among those who believe more details will lead to faster growth.

Expanded locations, vendors and services are among the features driving the growth of farmers markets across Greater Philadelphia, set to re-open en masse in the coming weeks and bring area foodies out of hibernation.

He has two feature documentaries under his belt and has added the long-proposed Reading Viaduct project to his list of inspirations and passions. He's leading a major push to promote the "park in the sky" at the Philadelphia International Flower Show this week.

Old, new, improved and re-tooled, festivals focused on nature, science, kids, culture and films are on tap in the coming weeks, so pick your spots, starting this weekend, to experience and support Greater Philadelphia's best.

It started as any other hashtag does but it wound up being more than a trending topic thanks to Young Involved Philadelphia, whose Why I Love Philly party captured the spirit of those who've made it here.

In an effort to increase effective communications, employee satisfaction and profits, the sustainability focused design/build firm is becoming the city's first employee-owned co-op.

A mansion, post office, farm house, and stone bridge were among the projects that were recognized by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia as 2011 Preservation Achievement Award winners.