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Organizers, attendees can be green at summer festivals

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Bethany Fehlinger

Festivals and concerts can generate a lot of energy and use a lot of resources. Organizers and attendees can lessen their carbon footprints by going green.

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Get ready for the holidays with Smart

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Sarah Chain

Don’t miss these holiday-themed Smart posts from the week of Nov. 26, 2012.

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Use the three R’s for holiday gift buying

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Bethany Fehlinger

You have heard of the three R’s: reduce, reuse and recycle. Now apply those to your holiday gift giving!

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Get cooking with seasonal produce this weekend

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Sarah Chain

Whether your passion is cooking, history, bowling or hair-dos, York County has a handful of events going on this weekend. Here are a few things to keep in mind: Find out which fruits and veggies are in season in April … Continue reading →

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Accents: Style doesn’t have to be expensive with vintage finds

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Abby Rhoad

Whether it actually came from 1952 or is inspired by 1952, anything vintage goes right now. In a down economy, decorating with vintage and thrift store finds makes complete sense. Second-hand accent pieces can be just as cute and stylish … Continue reading →

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Do you swap or upcycle used items?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Sarah Chain

When I was job-hunting, I sincerely appreciated the use of the job-posting aggregator Indeed.com. Come to think of it, most of us use agreggators on a consistent basis. Google pulls content from all over the Internet when you use its … Continue reading →

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Reduced food waste in a green kitchen

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Sarah Chain

I wrote last week about a couple who worked to produce zero trash for a year (and, of course, my attempt to incorporate one of their ideas into my everyday life). But if eliminating all trash seems overwhelming — and … Continue reading →

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I turned Starbucks cardboard coffee sleeves into 3 crafts

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

Ever remove the coffee sleeve from your Starbucks coffee cup and think: What could I do with this? I did. Yeah, I know. I’m weird. But it’s times like this when an Aha Moment occurs. You know the moment — … Continue reading →

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