French Cuisine Has Gone Off the Grid
As other businesses go green, food service remains an energy-intensive outlier. Europe’s first solar-powered restaurant wants to change the recipe.
Policing Without Cops Finds Its Way from Oregon to New York
A program pioneered in the little city of Eugene is improving policing in Harlem.
From a Prison Garden Sprouts Real Growth
Amid rows of snap peas and summer squash, incarcerated gardeners cultivate job skills, inner peace and fresh produce for the cafeteria.
The Gay ‘Green Book’ Is Going Online
A digitization project will ensure that a series of 20th century guides for LGBTQ travelers aren’t lost to history.
This Seattle Affordable Housing Project Is a Transit Rider’s Dream
The city’s transit agency is building apartments by light rail stations that folks can actually afford.
Maine Will Charge Companies to Encourage More Recyclable Packaging
The more easily a product’s packaging can be recycled, the lower the fees.
This Is the First Ecosystem With Its Own Insurance Policy
A 100-mile stretch of coral reef in Mexico is now insured just like any other valuable asset. Is this the future of conservation?
“Menstruation Vacations” Are Adapting Work for Women’s Health
“I call it a ‘do-what-you-can day’ — stay at home, take it easy, cancel all your appointments, or come in and work as usual.”
The Sounds of Healing
When musician Yoko Sen ended up in the hospital, she was overwhelmed by the cacophony of noise. What if all those beeps and alarms could sound like music instead?
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