From an eco-cleaning service that teaches business skills to young entrepreneurs, to a mega-famous ice cream company that funds grassroots efforts for social change, these are the businesses going above and beyond to give back.

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A collective list of the best tips for college freshmen. Hopefully they make you a little less terrified and a lot more excited.

Design Museum doesn't have its own private collection—or even a permanent gallery space. Instead, it curates pieces from other sources and temporarily displays them in unexpected public spaces.

In the latest installment of our Dear Zipcar series, we're riding shotgun with a food truck maven. Read on for her tips on being an urban entrepreneur.

Up-and-coming artists. Neighborhood vibes. Free drinks and snacks. For the budding culture vulture looking to hit the town, urban gallery walks don’t just provide perfectly bite-sized, arty adventuring—they do it on the house.

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“Food rescue” is a cause with a positive name, but behind it is a big and complicated problem. Fortunately, incredible organizations around the country are working double time to combat hunger in communities.

Rising populations and growing numbers of people moving to urban centers are resulting in crowded cities. How do we fix it? The MIT Media Lab has some ideas.