Grid Magazine

Since its inception in 2008, Grid has been a vital source of thoughtful commentary on pressing issues like climate change and social justice, highlighting Philadelphia's significant contributions on a national level. As the severe impacts of climate change increasingly affect our daily experiences, the role of independent journalism, such as that offered by Grid, has become more crucial than ever. In a bid to support a more sustainable Philadelphia, Grid has launched a new editorial initiative titled Sustainability Now: The Past, Present, and Future. This series, which runs from Earth Day 2022 to Earth Day 2023, focuses on a different sustainability sector each month, including transportation, farming, energy, and community. It reflects on the last 12 years of Grid's reporting in those areas while also looking forward to the next decade of tackling climate change in our city and beyond.

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Former Mayor Michael Nutter is representing gas industry interests that aim to drive a wedge between environmentalists and marginalized communities

2 weeks ago | gridphilly.com | Jordan Teicher

In February, The Philadelphia Inquirer published — in print and online — an op-ed by former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Titled “We should support an affordable, inclusive energy transition,” the article made the case that “we must act fast on the seriousness of climate change and do so responsibly, without losing sight of the affordability and reliability we all deserve.”By that, Nutter meant that we must continue to expand natural gas infrastructure.
Editor's Notes: Banking on Our Trust

2 weeks ago | gridphilly.com | Bernard F. Brown

Back in February, The Philadelphia Inquirer published an op-ed by former Mayor Michael Nutter that left me feeling confused. The piece argues for the role of fossil gas in the home energy mix for Philadelphians, because, Nutter claims, renewables are simply too expensive for low-income households. Yes, this is the same Michael Nutter who, in 2009, created the City’s Office of Sustainability and set aggressive energy savings and greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Nonprofit connects veterans with the healing power of gardening

2 weeks ago | gridphilly.com | Emily Kovach

When Navy veteran Salome Jeronimo moved to Philly in 2020, the pandemic was raging. During their first two years here, they didn’t get to explore much of what the city had to offer. That changed in the summer of 2022, when Jeronimo signed up for a 10-week plant-care course at the Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in University City.
Editor's Notes: Resisting Resignation

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Bernard F. Brown

A few years ago a friend moved to the suburbs after decades in Philadelphia. Last week she came over for dinner, and she joked about a chicken bone she stepped over on the sidewalk on her way to our West Philly door. There’s nothing like chicken bones to let you know you’re back in the city. It was a small thing, but it hit me as a powerful statement about litter. Did someone toss that bone out of their car window, not caring that they were littering?
Philadelphia’s status as the nation’s poorest big city is a major cause of its gunfire

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Mensah M. Dean

This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. It is the third story in a three-part series about the roots and realities of gun violence in Black America. You can read the first installments at thetrace.org. Sign up for The Trace newsletters here.
Local designer makes sustainable fashion more size inclusive through alterations, consulting and product development

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Emily Kovach

After learning to sew in middle and high school and studying fashion design at Thomas Jefferson University, Itohan Asemota learned the ins and outs of apparel product development. Working with regional brands such as Grant Blvd, Asemota identified a growing need in this sector: independent fashion houses had trouble finding manufacturers that would work with them when they wanted a small run of items produced.
Area institution brings birding and citizen scientist groups together to strengthen community and build partnerships

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Bernard F. Brown

The attendees came out for the living birds at the September 22 “Little Sit” held by the In Color Birding Club, the Feminist Bird Club, Philly Queer Birders, Disability Pride Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports, but John Eskate showed up with dead birds in his bag. Eskate, the volunteer and civic engagement senior manager for The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, brought preserved bird specimens from the research collection.
Community-building art projects stitch together the personal, the political and the ecological

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Emily Kovach

Shari Hersh trained as a painter in the 1970s and ’80s. At that time, classical fine arts emphasized personal practice: picture a solitary artist holed up with an easel in a studio. Through her work with Mural Arts Philadelphia and a years-long participation in workshops, readings and discussions that Hersh undertook with her best friend, Beth Enson, Hersh evolved her art to focus on socially-engaged and cross-disciplinary, collaborative projects.
Scholarship supports diversity in the bicycle custom frame industry

2 months ago | gridphilly.com | Alex Mulcahy

Bina Bilenky, the Philadelphia Bike Expo event director, believes deep down everyone is a cyclist. Since it launched in 2010, the expo has always taken an expansive view on who belongs in the cycling community. Are you a commuter who cycles a couple miles to work every day? A weekend fitness warrior training for your first 100-mile ride? A competitive cyclist seeking the latest innovations? A parent wishing for a leisurely ride with their children? All are welcome.
Publisher's Notes: Speak Up

2 months ago | gridphilly.com | Alex Mulcahy

Grid is a monthly magazine, so we are not equipped to report news. Sure, we occasionally cover some stories as they happen, but mostly we stay away from breaking stories — especially national news. However, the dramatic changes at the federal level deserve at least some commentary. I think just about every Trump-related story can fall into one of three buckets. First is the consolidation of power.