Before covering the pool, Beese used anticorrosion paint to protect the dumpster. He covered the ground in limestone to help secure it. (Source: Stefan Beese) Before covering the pool, Beese used ...

The Philadelphia Eagles' upcoming season is not be the only new thing that may be in a dumpster in Philly. You may have heard the news that 80% of public swimming pools inspected had health and safety ...

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Designers transform trash bins into inviting city pools. July 21, 2009— -- Some New York City residents are diving into Dumpsters this summer – but coming up squeaky clean and refreshed. In the ...

We like our 70 public pools. We like our mystical Devil’s Pool, even if it’s a little dirty and dangerous (and illegal). And when we aren’t feeling either of those options, we will literally float in ...

It was unbearably hot on Saturday. A friend of mine says people shouldn’t be allowed to complain about the weather in August. “It’s supposed to be hot in August,” he says. “If it’s this hot in ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is urging residents not to swim in dumpsters after a rented trash bin was filled with fire hydrant water and transformed into a pool. The online news site Billy Penn ...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Ready to take a dip in a dumpster pool? Summer Streets is back for the third year in a row, transforming the city into an urban playground and giving a new meaning to the term ...

Justin Myers, one of the co-organizers of Philadelphia's annual Cedar Street Block Party, wanted to add a new attraction to go along with the adult-sized slip-and-slide and "Beer Olympics" that were ...

Last weekend, the residents of the 2400 block of Cedar Street in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia participated in a time honored Philly tradition: the block party. Philadelphia block ...

Here's a dumpster you wouldn't mind diving into! Architect Stefan Beese managed to convert an old shipping container into a patio deck and swimming pool for his family. The chic-looking plunge pool ...