Are the cicadas coming to Philly or not? What to know about Brood X
As if the spotted lanternfly invasion wasn’t bad enough.
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Up close with the surprisingly detailed dinosaurs at the Philadelphia Zoo
"Big Time" is great for kids, but also makes for a perfect outdoor date or day spent with friends.
A giant circular floating deck is coming to the Schuylkill River next to Bartram’s Garden
Called FloatLab, the interactive installation is a project from Mural Arts.
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The Fishtown beaver is a good sign for Penn Treaty Park
Caretakers are now working to balance the rodents’ destructive chew with the environmental benefits of their dams.
Shop sustainable in Philly at East Passyunk’s new Good Buy Supply
The new shop offers environmentally friendly everyday products like soap, deodorant and laundry detergent.
Smog alert: Philly air quality is twice as bad as usual, thanks to the warm weather
Blame “temperature inversion” for the hazy sky.
Spotted lanternfly sightings are up 500% in PA compared to last year
Summertime brings the "nymph" phase of the invasive insect, a prelude to mature bugs this fall.
Art Museum’s ‘Oval’ to become permanent park, many other Philly public spaces advance
From the Schuylkill Crossing to Graffiti Pier, there's lots of progress planned for this year.
This is how much Philly’s big buildings are contributing to climate change
Which do you think has more impact, a sports stadium or a supermarket?
22 photos of the sensational holiday light show at the Philly Zoo
If you want to add some sparkle to your Insta stories, get yourself to LumiNature — and bring the kids.
Someone keeps stealing my compost and I have no idea why they want my rotting food
Turns out I’m not the only Philadelphian dealing with a bucket thief.
Why can’t you swim in Philly’s Delaware River?
Risks aside, the water’s still much cleaner than it used to be.
Philly’s switch to burning half its recyclables gets some national coverage
They used to go to China, but are now incinerated, creating carcinogenic smog.