The Environmental Citizen

I found out about Wilderness Inquiry through one of my company’s interns, an amazing young woman named Virginia Pendleton. Virginia is spending her summer as an Outdoor Leader with Wilderness Inquiry, leading adventure trips.  Wilderness Inquiry is an award-winning, non-profit organization in Minneapolis that helps people from all walks of life personally experience the natural world. [...]

I was a child in the 70s and a teenager in the 80s, so when I learned more about the term “new urbanism” last week, of course my mind went back to one of my favorite (yes, I admit it) childhood shows, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, and then of course, to another favorite, Eddie Murphy’s SNL [...]

Yes, it’s true. I am an idealism junkie. In a world where there’s no shortage of pessimists and things to be pessimistic about, it’s very nice to be in the presence of a true idealist. Marvin Klein is one such idealist. On Thursday evening , I had the great pleasure of being surrounded by beauty at the Haworth Showroom in [...]