Featured Stories

iPhone Obsessed: Marcolina Takes Photo Editing to Next Level

Alina Wheeler Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Photo processing has never looked this good and one local design entrepreneur is downright obsessive about helping others utilize it.

Arts and Culture, Design, Emerging Technology, Higher Education, Media

Center City, Ambler

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Middle East Meets West, Reimagining I-95, 24-Hour Theater

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Get with the WPO and hear an oud in University City, take the highway on the Parkway and stay up all night for The Bald Soprano in Rittenhouse.

Arts and Culture, Design, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Sustainability

Center City, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, University City, West Philadelphia, Rittenhouse Square

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: A Dance for All of Philadelphia

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Philadanco founder Joan Myers Brown's personal and professional history reflects the hardships and triumphs of the region's African-American community.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Financial Services, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism

Center City

A lot of activity on the site of Sister Cities Park on the Ben Franklin Parkway

DESIGN NOTEBOOK: A 'Derelict and Forgotten Space' Becomes Animated at Sister Cities Park

Elise Vider Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Collaboration thrusts more natural landscape and space for kids into Center City, while multiple projects promise to define Chinatown North.

Design, Diversity, International Talent, Tourism

Center City, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, Market East

How to Make it in Philly as a DJ

Janday Wilson Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Some call Philadelphia the DJ Capital of the World because of its history and contributions to the culture in a city overflowing with multi-talented DJs in hip hop, jazz and reggae.

Arts and Culture, Emerging Technology, Media, Nightlife

Center City, South Philadelphia, Fishtown, West Philadelphia, Northern Liberties

FK GIVEAWAY: Free Passes for RiverRink at Penn's Landing

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, January 31, 2012

You've got one more week to win some frozen fun at Penn's Landing, where you and your friends can skate for free by entering our contest.

Moving Here, Nightlife, Tourism

Washington Square West, Center City, Old City / Society Hill

Melissa D'Agostino; creator and founder of D'Agostino Fashion Textile Design

Philly's Fashion Sense Returns, and It Looks and Feels Local

JV Chiu Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Daring entrepreneurs, a new incubator, region-wide support and higher ed are creating a new model for textile and apparel manufacturing.

Design, Entrepreneurship, Regionalism, Supplier

Center City, Germantown, Old City / Society Hill, Market East

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Family Feud Stories, Waltzes and Treecycling

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, December 20, 2011

This week's holiday inspired edition takes you into 2012, whether you want to slam there, dance there or recycle there.

Arts and Culture, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Sustainability, Tourism

Center City, Old City / Society Hill, Passyunk Square / East Passyunk

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Shop, Shop, Shop, the PBR and Miracles are Free

Flying Kite staff Monday, December 12, 2011

Miracle on 34th Street on the big screen in Bryn Mawr and one-of-a-kind shopping experiences in Fishtown and Center City.

Arts and Culture, Design, Entrepreneurship, Food, Media

Center City, Ardmore, Wayne, Fishtown

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Latkepalooza, Serafin Strings, Unsilent Night

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, December 06, 2011

The holidays deserve to taste, sound and look this good. Get your latkes, classical strings and boomboxes ready for a stroll through Greater Philadelphia's best.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Food, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Tourism

Center City, Rittenhouse Square, Wilmington, DE

Women's Web: Philly's Rising Tide of Female-Focused Tech Groups

JV Chiu Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Several groups supporting women in technology have sprouted up in the last year, all looking to increase accessibility, awareness and acumen.

Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, High Technology, Media, Moving Here, Regionalism

Center City

How Philadelphia Is Keeping Its Olympic Hopes Alive

Elise Vider Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Rugby, table tennis, curling and this weekend's international fencing competition are some of the ways the Philadelphia Sports Congress is keeping Philly on the world stage.

International Talent, Regionalism, Tourism

Center City, Old City / Society Hill