How Montreal’s Mile End has Remained an Artist Haven
Modest storefronts and cafés line the streets of Montreal’s Le Plateau-Mont Royal. Walk down almost any residential avenue and you’ll spot the iconic metal staircases of the neighborhood’s old Victorian townhomes. The borough is also known for its murals that
Examining the 21st Century through American Theater
In the 1980s, New York City was facing record-high crime rates, homelessness was on the rise and neighbourhoods were dissipating due to the AIDS crisis. While it was of the most difficult times in New York’s past, there was a
SDG 8: Creating Decent Work and Sustainable Economic Development
How Countries are Working Towards Goal 8 Targets: Star-ups in Malaysia; Entrepreneurship in Haiti; Sustainable Tourism in Caribbean Countries; South Africa’s Green Initiative; China’s Restoration Editor’s Note: This piece is part of a series in collaboration with the SDSN-Y exploring the
Leaving Only Hunger Behind
A Mission to End Food Waste and Hunger While roughly 40% of food is wasted in the United States, one in seven Americans face food insecurity. In a nation of over 300 million people, that equates to thousands of families, children
Fitness is a Privilege: Interview with Olympic weightlifter Camille Brown
Camille Brown is a former Division 1 softball player from the California Polytechnic State University and is now a national Olympic weightlifter and strength-trainer. Despite her small size growing up, Brown never gave up and continued to push herself until
Finding Success through Passion: Interview with Food Enthusiast Sarah Phillips
Sarah Phillips has been a leader in the food business for 30 years. She is a well-known cookbook author, expert baker, and CEO and founder of Crafty Baking. She has worked with many major food companies including Kraft Foods, McCormick
Gathering Around the Table with Ashley Rodriguez
Ashley Rodriguez is a food lover and blogger of Not Without Salt. She's worked in L.A. as a pastry chef, traveled around the world to explore the art of cooking, and recently published her first book, Date Night In. Here
Innovating Design – Interview with Black+Blum Founder
Not long after graduating from Northumbria University, Dan Black and Martin Blum brought their innovative ideas for design to life by starting their own company, black+blum. Since then, they have won 25 international design awards and many of their designs
The Business of Bottled Water
In some parts of the world, water is a scarcity – a rare commodity that is treated as a luxury rather than as a basic need or right. Yet in other places, it is a multi-billon dollar industry. 50 billion water
On the cusp of organic architecture
Even as a young child, Eric Corey Freed knew he wanted to be an architect. After growing up in Philadelphia and attending Temple University, he left for the west coast where he would open his own firm, become the Vice