Ecotot: Organic Education


Updated 04/25/08 9:00 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Ecotot: Organic Education

Parents have hopped on the green bandwagon — buying local, recycling and composting. But, now a teacher in New York is taking it one step further with organic education. According to New York Magazine: A new organic preschool, Le Petit Paradis, is accepting students for the fall. Located in a former shoe store on Third Avenue near 93rd Street, the school is currently being redone with Read more

18 Spring Activities to Get Your Geek on


Updated 05/14/12 10:36 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Fun Activities For Geeks

Whether you prefer to be in the kitchen or on the road, we've come up with several creative ideas to keep you busy this Spring. Looking for some new pastimes? From DIYs to nerdy day trips, we've got 18 fun, geeky ideas to get you through the season. Have a documentary marathon: Not sure where to start? Check out Frozen Planet, a seven-part series from the team behind Planet Earth, to learn more Read more

Boulder, CO: A Food Mecca in the Rockies


Updated 05/14/12 12:07 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Where to Eat in Boulder, CO

Recently, I found myself with the prospect of being in Boulder, CO, for a long weekend. It was an opportunity that I seized faster than a dog would take leftovers. Aside from being home to the University of Colorado's flagship college campus, Boulder's also known for its food-centric, health-focused, and highly educated population — last year, it was even named America's Foodiest Town by Bon Read more

Why Christy Turlington Isn't Celebrating Mother's Day


Updated 05/03/12 12:56 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Christy Turlington No Mothers Day

Did you know that a woman dies every 90 seconds from pregnancy complications and 90 percent of those deaths are preventable? It's serious stuff, and an issue that's become Christy Turlington's life passion. Today Turlington, supermodel, wife to Edward Burns, mom to Grace and Finn, and founder of Every Mother Counts, an advocacy group that's working to reduce the global maternal mortality rate, Read more

Are Money Clubs the New Book Clubs?


Updated 04/20/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Is a Money Club?

Money clubs are a great and fun way to stay on top of your finances. With friends supporting you, you can conquer the world and money issues! LearnVest shares how you can start one. Thea, 31, a lawyer, lives in Brooklyn, NY. Although her friends are, in her own words, “bright, savvy, awesome women,” many felt lost financially — much like she did. “In fact, almost all of them knew someone Read more

Natalie Portman Gets Fancy to Announce Her New Philanthropic Role


Updated 04/05/12 8:43 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Natalie Portman Pictures in Paris

Natalie Portman got dressed up for a stop by the Hotel Plaza Athenee in Paris last night. She's in her fiancé Benjamin Millepied's home country after a stint in LA, where she stepped out with her son, Aleph. Natalie has since turned her focus to philanthropy and announced yesterday that she's taking on the role of ambassador for the international charity Free the Children. The actress and Dior Read more

21 Disposable Products You Can Reuse


Updated 03/30/12 1:45 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Can I Reuse Disposable Things?

Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more

Why Pink Slime Is About More Than Burgers


Updated 03/15/12 8:23 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Avoid Pink Slime in Burgers

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Yes, pink slime is gross. No one wants to think about anything being in their burger except actual meat. But the huge controversy may be about more than just pink slime. The biggest concern with pink slime is that we're buying (or eating) a product and we don't exactly know what it's made of, says Prescott Frost, a Read more

Mitt Romney Promises to "Get Rid of" Planned Parenthood


Updated 03/14/12 1:29 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Mitt Romney to Get Rid of Planned Parenthood

Mitt Romney told a St. Louis reporter yesterday that if he were president he would "get rid of" Planned Parenthood. Romney specifically said, "Planned Parenthood, we're gonna get rid of that," when discussing programs he would cut. Since the president of the United States can't eliminate Planned Parenthood altogether as it's not part of the government, Romney meant he would eliminate all federal Read more