The mission of Boston-based nonprofit Bikes Not Bombs? “Using the bicycle as a vehicle for social change.” What started as a group of passionate cyclists in 1984 providing aid bicycles to people in ...

Veterans Day is a national holiday in the United States celebrated on November 11th, dedicated to honoring veterans and active military members. Its origin began in 1918, marking the end of the first ...

Zac Clark was a freshman at the University of San Francisco when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. He moved out of his dorm and into the Tenderloin, a low-income neighborhood in the Bay Area. From his ...

While I love a good kitchen gadget or some versatile, eco-friendly home goods, in my mid-twenties, the gifts on the top of my wish list always relate back to my dog. A gift for my 5-year-old Shiba Inu ...

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating... Veterans Day should not be the only day we celebrate veterans, rather, it should be a jumping-off point for us to continue to fight and ...

November is Native American Heritage Month, when we all come together to honor and celebrate the culture, traditions, history, and contributions of American Indian and Alaskan Natives. Though Native ...

The same article of clothing that some of us literally walk all over is the same item being used to address today’s most urgent social issues. So, if we’re already buying socks, why not make a ...

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating... When summer starts with a stifling heat wave, as many places are seeing in 2025, it can pose risks for just about anyone who spends time ...

As a World War II veteran, 99-year-old Leo Valente has seen his fair share of strife. But when a devastating flood destroyed the home that Leo and his daughter Cheryl had shared for nearly 60 years, ...

The four-day workweek is on the rise, as companies attempt to bend to the demands of modern workers, and even a handful of countries experiment with increased productivity and improved quality of life ...

Losing a loved one — human, canine, feline, or otherwise — comes with a well of complicated grief, often experienced in isolation. But every year, on Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, people ...

Even the most eco-friendly among us struggle with recycling soft plastics. You know — the grocery bags, Ziplocs, bubble wraps, food wrappers, and cling wrap that you don’t want to toss but are ...