That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

The paper-bagged pie was a breeze to cook, especially once I got the parchment arranged and secured around it, which was a ...

A Philadelphia City Council committee on Monday advanced legislation that would require a 10-cent fee on paper bags, though a member of Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration said he had concerns ...

Philadelphians may soon have to pay a 10-cent fee for paper bags in the city. Philadelphia City Council on Thursday passed legislation sponsored by Councilmember Mark Squilla, which would adjust ...

It has been four years since Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban went into effect at retail stores, prohibiting establishments from providing customers with single-use plastic bags. Many shoppers now ...

Indie filmmaker Anthony Lucero smacked into a huge roadblock in the casting process of his touching, heartfelt beauty of a second feature, “Paper Bag Plan”: All the actresses he and his producer wife ...