Congratulations to the Sherpas Slurpas! While it looked quite harrowing at times, these crazy chuggers managed to out drink their competition with aplomb. They won 2000RMB in our chugging competition, which they've decided to give to Roots & Shoots! That's a couple more trees in Mongolia, all thanks to alcohol. more ›

In Shanghaiist's Philanthropist feature, we highlight individuals and groups doing interesting things to make the world a little bit of a better place. This week we talk to Seven Fund, who in addition to making the largest personal donation to Roots & Shoots, simply define the term "nice people." more ›

Shanghaiist lists all the live music performances you might want to check out from now to Sunday this week. For fun things that aren't live music, take a peek at our Pencil This In (out every Monday!) more ›

• Baskin-Robbins just opened two new stores in Shanghai, bringing the total of the chain-with-31-flavors up to six in the city. [China Retail News]
• NPO Roots and Shoots' Tori Zwisler talks to Danwei about charity in Shanghai. [Danwei]
• The Shanghai Health Bureau reported four new cases of swine flu yesterday, bringing the total of cases here up to 84. [Eastday]

Tired of wondering where your food comes from? Ever wanted to make a meal from scratch--really from scratch? If so, come down Sunday and lend a hand (or bring your kids down for) Organic Gardening for Kids, the latest Roots & Shoots initiative. more ›

Here's a good new way to help out a local charity, and avoid paying the scandalous prices some businesses are now charging for carrier bags (we're looking at you Waga's...) more ›

During his discussion with Kerry Brown and Duncan Hewitt at the recently held Shanghai International Literary Festival, Paul French quoted British environmentalist Jonathon Porritt as saying that "the biggest problem with the environment in China is that nobody in China could care less about it". more ›

(Roots & Shoots video about Jane Goodall...and gnomes) more ›