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Filmmaker Melissa Langer’s 2025 documentary “In Excess” probes into the unseen places where Philadelphia’s litter ends up. Spoiler alert: when it comes to the city’s trash, there is no throwing it “away.” ➡️ Read the full story at gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

"The City has completely dropped the ball on maintaining the bike lanes. Ignoring it is bad enough, but they’ve shoved piles of snow into the bike lanes." ➡️ Read the full story at gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

Couple launches walking tour to educate participants about pigeons: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

Nathan McWilliams hopes his business, Tree In Me LLC, can be a training hub to give his community the tools, skills and space to connect with nature as gardeners, hikers, naturalists, conservationists or simply more environmentally aware residents: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

Headquartered in Phoenixville and serving Bucks, Chester and Montgomery Counties, Project Libertad is a nonprofit that provides free legal and social support to immigrant youth facing deportation: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

The School District of Philadelphia thinks students will be better served by Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School closing and merging into W.B. Saul High School. Students and teachers say there’s no way to put a price on what would be lost: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

SEPTA does not subscribe to Terminal, Transit’s customer experience platform. Rather, it relies on its own methods to acquire customer feedback: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

The 15th Philadelphia Bike Expo aims to instill cycling confidence in young people with its Kids Arena, hoping to build on the nationwide, upward trend of kids choosing to bike: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

“The current law, which only prohibits parking on bike lanes, is insufficient to protect vulnerable road users like myself.” ➡️ Read the full story at gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

Grateful to @GridPhilly for spotlighting our work with immigrant youth. The journey doesn’t end at arrival — it’s just the beginning of court dates, language barriers, & the fight to stay safe. We’re here for every step after. 💛 Full story: ow.ly/OlOb50YoFUA

Despite Vision Zero's goal to eliminate traffic deaths by 2030, Philadelphia still has one of the highest traffic death rates among big cities in the country: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

New issue alert! Grid 202 has arrived ➡️ Read it now at gridphilly.com

"After a decade of smartphone ownership, I’m unsatisfied. It hasn’t improved my life, it’s made it worse. How much time has been lost to a bottomless feed?" ➡️ Read the full story at gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

The Fairmount Park Conservancy welcomes Anthony Sorrentino as new CEO: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

Through a sustainability-driven lens, Port Richmond's Tshatshke Jewelry Studio offers custom fine jewelry, curated ready-to-wear pieces, and jewelry repair: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

“If you’re an adult, we want you to feel like a kid again. And if you’re a kid, we want to introduce you to the joy of feeling like a kid in a candy store.” ➡️ Read the full story at gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

"Coming face to face with our country’s original sins means we need to address them." ➡️ Read the full note from our publisher at gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

SHIFT, a Narberth-based refillery, is your one-stop shop for low-waste and waste-free products. Here's how it works: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

Kenneth D. Frank’s “Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More: A Guide to Reproductive Diversity” profiles the sexual encounters of city-based organisms: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…

The Philadelphia Reforestation Hub focuses on integrated wood waste diversion: gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026…