I missed this when it appeared a few months back, but there was a story on Treehugger.com about the green initiatives at Pittsburgh’s new Children’s Hospital and the creation of the Pediatric Environmental Medicine Center. Treehugger is a great site for anyone interested in environmental news and problem-solving, and it’s great to see Pittsburgh getting some love for its treehugging innovations!
Author: Tiffany
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Lovers of Poetry and Other Human Beings
Cave Canem’s annual faculty poetry reading will be held this Thursday, 7 pm, at the Hill House. This year’s readers will be Toi Derricotte, Yusef Komunyaka, Cornelius Eady, and Carl Phillips. We’re very lucky to be hosting these poets in our city, and I’m sure that this reading will be fantastic! (FYI: Cave Canem is a week-long poets’ retreat for African American poets held every year in the region. More info @ www.cavecanempoets.org)
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It Ain’t the Mall!
If you want to do some holiday shopping without putting another nail in the planetary coffin, check out Equita, Lawrenceville’s newest boutique for ethically-minded shoppers. Located at 100 43rd St., inside the Ice House artist studios, Equita sells all kinds of fair trade, green, and organic goods, from clothing to housewares to food items. I scored a great gum-making kit for a 9-year-old for less than 15 bucks! For more info on how Equita came to be, hit up this article from Pop City.