Students seeks system to improve recycling
On Saturday, Penn Environmental Group volunteers and Eco-Reps made an inventory of the recycling systems in each college house — an effort called Bin Blitz.
U. approves new research center
The designs for the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology — which has been eight years in the making — were approved Thursday at the Facilities and Campus Planning Trustee Meeting.
Campus chefs celebrate soul food
In honor of Black History Month, Houston Market began creating “soul food recipes.” They are inspired by Patrick Clark, a famous black chef.
Cause of fire at ZBT house ‘undetermined’
Inspectors could not identify a probable cause for yesterday’s fire at the Zeta Beta Tau house. It was officially classified as “undetermined,” according to the Philadelphia Fire Department.
FroGro: Closure was ‘voluntary’
Dept. of Public Health reiterated the closure was due to a court order following failed inspections, but a Fresh Grocer spokeswoman called reports "entirely innaccurate."
FroGro closure due to mice
The grocery store was closed Wednesday and Thursday due to mouse infestation and improper storage violations, despite initial reports of electrical problems by store managers.
Snow boosts local business
Penn students worked up an appetite throwing snowballs and sledding down the Locust Walk bridge during last week’s snowstorms, which boosted traffic at some local businesses.
Google maps Penn's campus
After visiting last summer to capture footage, Google has launched a Google Maps Street View feature of Penn’s campus — with interactive, three-dimensional imagery of the University’s facilities.
U. City lights up on Lancaster Ave.
The project consists of an estimated 20 city street lights and 40 pedestrian-scale lights, to be installed from 34th to 38th streets on Lancaster Avenue.
Bank of America set for March opening
The bank — which will be located in the Radian between Capogiro and Kaplan Test Prep — is slated to open in early March, according to Bank of America spokeswoman Nicole Nastacie.