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Our Very Own Sweet Spot: Dreams Drenched in Chocolate

Caroline Tiger Tuesday, October 19, 2010

They are the music makers. They are the dreamers of dreams. Modern day chocolatiers are mixing nostalgia with innovation and creating a new batch of creamy, sugary ventures all over Philadelphia.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Sustainability

Ambler, Center City, Merchantville, NJ, North Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, Washington Square West

FLYING PHOTO: Urban Foraging with The Wild Foodies of Philly

Jeff Fusco Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Within Greater Philadelphia's considerable foodie community is a sub-genre known as Wild Foodies who are spreading the seed of wild edibles, both plants and small critters, that are found just outside our doors.

Food, Moving Here, Sustainability

The Inside Pitch at Switch: Tech Startups Go Deep

John Steele Tuesday, October 12, 2010

While Roy Halladay was responsible for seventh heaven on one end of Broad Street, Switch Philadelphia provided seven minutes in techie heaven for some of the region's most promising startups on the other. The pitches there were almost as amazing.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

Center City, South Philadelphia, Wayne

Innovate or Die: DesignPhiladelphia Pumps Up Creatives

Caroline Tiger Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Led by festival founder and design guru Hilary Jay, DesignPhiladelphia has established itself as an organic, comprehensive and cutting-edge festival that is the envy of other cities and the pride of ours. It's on Oct. 7-17 all over Philly.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Sustainability

Center City, Fishtown, Kensington/Port Richmond, Manayunk, Market East, Mt. Airy, North Philadelphia, Northern Liberties, Northwest, Old City / Society Hill, Overbrook / Overbrook Farms, Passyunk Square / East Passyunk, Queen Village / Pennsport, Rittenhouse Square, South Philadelphia, University City, Washington Square West, West Philadelphia

I Want To Ride My Bicycle

John Steele Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Increased funding, determined advocacy and strategic partnerships are taking the training wheels off the region's bicycle scene and making Greater Philadelphia more easily connected, particularly along the Delaware River.

Design, Moving Here, Regionalism, Sustainability, Transportation

Center City, Collingswood, NJ, Merchantville, NJ, Queen Village / Pennsport, South Philadelphia

Sunday Best Put To the Test: Designers Breathe New Life Into Old Industry

Caroline Tiger Tuesday, September 21, 2010

When cutting-edge design meets industrial artifacts, anything is possible. Center City sustainable design firm MIO Culture is among those new to the scene working with long-established manufacturers to create one-of-a-kind products.

Design, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Sustainability

Center City

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