7 Reasons why bikes are awesome.
{ Earth day kids activities } Trash
My son looks forward to Earth Day for a lot of reasons, but today’s activity tops the list: discovering what happens to our trash, and getting outside to clean up our neighborhood.
People doing good: Fine French food and ex-cons
I visit Edwins Restaurant, possibly the first of its kind in the country: fine French cuisine prepared, served, and staffed entirely by previously incarcerated adults.
Reclaimed Cleveland – salvage from an old foundry
Reclaimed Cleveland goes around to buildings slated for destruction and salvages their innards, to be remade into furniture. Check out what they found when they went inside the T&B Foundry, dating back to the 1860s.
What to do with leftover Halloween candy
Still have leftover Halloween candy hanging around? Here are some things you can do with it.
Merchandising a new store with vintage fixtures
Since this is my first experience at setting up a retail store, I thought I’d share the process.
Barefoot for them
On October 10th, 2013 (that’s today!), Soles4Souls isasking people to go barefoot for one day in solidarity with all those who cannot afford a simple pair of shoes.
Recycle used markers into clean fuel
The Crayola Colorcycle marker recycling program pays the shipping for schools to send in used markers to their NY facility, where they are turned into clean fuel.
Social fabric: Community gardens
Being in nature and digging in the earth are great for kids. The thing is, a lot of families (like ours) don’t have rambling wooded acreage to frolic around in. Community gardens can fill this void.