How can cities nourish their 'food deserts?' | Your comments
In a recent op-ed column, community activist Terrence Miller lamented the fact that the success of Downtown Easton and upscale food sources, such as the Easton Public Market, have done little to make...
View ArticleFree home elevation program in NYC could lower flood insurance costs (The...
(Source: The Center for New York City Neighborhood Inc) One of the few guaranteed methods for lowering increasingly expensive homeowner flood insurance is to elevate homes, but there is little public...
View ArticleOhio man to establish vineyard to feed the hungry
After turning three abandoned and garbage-filled inner-city parcels into gardens offering free fruits and vegetables, Mason Carratt is embarking on another way to feed the hungry: a vineyard in which...
View ArticleCrops grown on barge allows New York City residents to pick food for free
If people can’t get to a neighborhood garden, this group promises to bring the garden to them. A project called Swale has built an “edible forrest” on an 80-foot barge that will cruise around New York...
View Article“Groovin’ in the Garden” Set for May 15 at Gateway Gardens (City of...
(Source: City of Greensboro, NC) Greensboro's newest garden is hosting its third annual 'Groovin' in the Garden: Jazz at Gateway Gardens' from 12 noon to 5 pm Sunday, May 15. The free event features...
View ArticleAmazon Expands Its Restaurant Delivery Service to New York City
Dinner's served. Now that it controls everything else you buy, Amazon is apparently ready to take over the food world: Today it's adding New York and Dallas to the handful of cities where Prime...
View Article48 Million Americans Suffer From Food Insecurity—Here's What Needs to Happen
Despite increased food production in the U.S., there is still a lack of healthy, affordable food in low-income communities and communities of color. In recent months, the national dialogue on...
View ArticleNYCEDC Congratulates WXY Architecture + Urban Design For Winning Inaugural...
(Source: NYCEDC - New York City Economic Development Corporation) May 16, 2016 On Saturday, May 14, 2016, Interior Design Magazine and ICFF named the winners of the inaugural NYCxDESIGN Awards, one of...
View ArticleFree food tasting at market event (Portsmouth City Council)
(Source: Portsmouth City Council) Shoppers can watch delicious street food being created, and then sample it themselves, at a free event at Portsmouth's city centre market. Chef Robin Van Creveld will...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Announces New Legislation to Modernize New York's Alcoholic...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of New York) AUDIO PHOTOS The new legislation builds on the progress made by the Governor over the past five years, including enacting the Craft New...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Announces New Legislation to Modernize New York's Alcoholic...
(Source: New York State Department of Taxation and Finance) AUDIO PHOTOS The new legislation builds on the progress made by the Governor over the past five years, including enacting the Craft New York...
View ArticleNew York City And Milan Launch Business Exchange To Connect Local Companies...
(Source: NYCEDC - New York City Economic Development Corporation) May 16, 2016 Second Exchange Program, After Paris, to Launch as Part of NYCEDC's Global Business Exchange Exchange Program Builds upon...
View ArticleMayor Bill de Blasio and the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation...
(Source: City of New York, NY) May 16, 2016 Brewery to bring 124 jobs the yard in 2018, growing to 225 in years ahead Ground floor and rooftop space will be open to the public NEW YORK--In a move that...
View ArticleFood Loves Tech Announces Lineup For June Expo In New York City
NEW YORK, May 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Food Loves Tech (FLT), a first-of-its-kind innovation expo created by Edible Manhattan and VaynerLive, in partnership with Audi, will take place June 10-12, 2016,...
View ArticleExplore Brooklyn's Waterfront Art Scene this Spring
It’s no secret that Brooklyn has an incredible and edgy art scene. From a world-class art museum in Prospect Heights to epic street art in Bushwick, the art world in Brooklyn satiates all art lovers....
View Article“Groovin’ in the Garden” Set for May 15 at Gateway Gardens (City of...
(Source: City of Greensboro, NC) Greensboro's newest garden is hosting its third annual 'Groovin' in the Garden: Jazz at Gateway Gardens' from 12 noon to 5 pm Sunday, May 15. The free event features...
View ArticleTastes Like Chicken! KFC Makes Lickable Nail Polish In Original, Hot & Spicy...
When you smell a bottle nail polish, you probably don’t think, “gee, I wish there was a way I could eat this stuff.” “If only,” this insane line of thought may continue, “there was a brand of nail...
View ArticleHarper Adams helps McDonalds to follow foodsteps - 10 May 2016 (Harper Adams...
(Source: Harper Adams University College) 10 May 2016 The Guess my Job experience at Balmoral Show this week 'This is a great project and will help to support our message that there is a job in the...
View ArticleYork partners plan city environment observatory (University of York)
(Source: University of York) Posted on 19 May 2016 The University of York and City of York Council are to establish a unique City Environment Observatory (YCEO) to further our understanding of how...
View Article15 photos that show what the streets of New York City looked like in the 1980s
From a young age, Carrie Boretz was fascinated with photographing everyday life on city streets. From 1975 to 1998, she...
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