by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Food scraps in the Big Apple are now enjoying a second life as free compost for residents and community gardens. It’s all down to an expansion of New York City’s organic waste collection program which started last year. In it, yard waste and food scraps are collected...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ohio police officers recently saved a suicidal woman threatening to jump from the 5th floor of a parking garage. Captured on the officers’ body cameras, the harrowing, yet inspiring moments demonstrate the city’s finest in their finest hour. Multiple bystanders called...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
During the height of the pandemic lockdown, Asher Rosenfeld, a New York City 12-year-old began the Audibles with Asher program, hosting weekly individual reading sessions over Zoom for children and young adults with special needs. He wanted to give them a routine and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Created for our changing climate and rising sea levels, architects in the island nation of Indonesia designed the Drop Pod, a modular structure that is “quick to distribute and easy to install.” The futuristic prefabricated homes developed by Inspiral Architecture and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
A few months ago, it seemed like he was the dog no one wanted—now he’s got a new leash on life, with lots of seniors doting over him. The black and gray Shih Tzu was found wandering the streets of Austin, Texas. His fur was overgrown and matted. He had no tags—and no...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
An award-winning wildlife photographer believes he may have found the world’s happiest elephant family—and his pics will make you feel all warm inside. Andy Rouse documented the African herd in Kenya and described the playful young calves that were fascinated with...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
A British kite-surfer has set a new world record for flying over 1,500 feet in the air above an iconic landmark. Jake Scrace was lifted 450 meters above the spectacular Isle of Wight coastline after being towed-up by a para-motor and then cut loose. A stunning series...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
More than half of Americans care about the mark they will leave on the world, and even more are concerned about the impression they leave on their loved ones (80%), according to a new survey. The poll of 2,000 adults found that over half (54%) of respondents say they...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
The dream never died, even after a wife and daughters and decades-long career as an accountant filled up every aspect of Kent Broussard’s life. Somewhere deep in his mind, the dream still survived. Now 66, he still remembers when it first took root in 1968, as a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred...
