For this edition of "Communities" we're shining the spotlight on Animal Wisdom, a charity organization that focuses on animals with special conditions in Shanghai. Read more...
New York University's Shanghai campus hosts an Earth Day conference on Saturday that has a little something for everyone. For the business people, they've got panel discussions from nonprofits, like
Shanghai Fashion Week is happening right now and running until the 14th. Coincidentally, *cough* *cough* nonprofit environment org Green Initiatives has organized workshops, movie screenings, and lectures to rethink fashion consumption all month long as part... Read more...
Introducing Community Roots China, a charity organization focusing on getting corporations to give back to the kids. Read more...
Mobike and Ofo are convenient, but this one you don't even need to pedal. Read more...
Looking to put some time into something meaningful? Community Center Shanghai's CharityLink program runs next Tuesday, matching charity and nonprofit organizations with volunteers from 6pm at Indonesian restaurant
Featuring dance, personal training, boxing, Crossfit, martial arts, and more. Read more...
...Alright, maybe I stopped short there. This week also has some German death metal, some darkwave from Xi Xing, and NOISEShanghai. No rest for the weary as we dive back into the underground. Join me after the jump for what's on for live music this week in Shanghai. Read more...
F&B is down, but gyms and coworking spaces are exploding in the city right now. So why not combine those together into one mega multiplex? That was Fitspace's idea -- or actually, the coworking space is just an addon for the Read more...
On the heels of their quietly-produced Eddie Izzard show, Kung Fu Komedy is bringing in several more international headliners in the next couple of months. This week sees Wil Sylvince at the comedy club and next week they've got Dwayne Perkins. Details after the jump. Read more...
Good news for couch potatoes: Sherpas has just released a much needed update of their website and a brand new iOS app. I gave the app a quick test run to see if everything was in working order. Spoilers: Yes, it was very nice. Details inside. Read more...
The weather's looking mighty fine today and we're hoping it'll last through the week. There's three nice markets happening over the weekend, and the two happening outdoors could certainly use the sun. Details on the markets inside. Read more...
Heads up prospective college students , this event is for you. Yew Chung International School has organized a "University Fest", hosting the admissions officers of over 100 universities from across the world. It's a good opportunity to learn about different... Read more...
Alright, here are some nice, actual Women's Day events (not free drinks in a club) over the next couple of days. Find talks, discussions, fairs, performances celebrating feminism inside. Read more...
An organization helping the disabled and homeless integrate into society through training and education. Read more...
20rmb beers, shots, and tacos, is a deal that Yongkang Lu wouldn't have been caught dead with a year ago. But now that it is dead, El Luchito is offering exactly that. The Deal: On Tuesdays from 3-10.30pm , get... Read more...
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YiHaoDian (1号店) , one of the biggest online supermarkets, has launched an English app designed from the ground up for expats. They've got over 100,000 items on there with English titles and info. That's only 10% of their estimated 1 million items on their Chinese store, but the items on the English app are those that Yi Hao Dian sells... Read more...
Driving the shared poor man's Tesla. Can the experience live up to the concept? Read more...
Fabien Gaillard, director of the newly released The Mahjong Box, gives us the steps to making an indie film in China. Read more...
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