Featured Stories

Phila2035: West Park District Residents Take Lead in Planning

Paul Ellis Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Home to large cultural assets and smaller long-neglected neighborhoods, the West Park District is among the first to move forward with planning and development as part of the citywide Philadelphia 2035 initiative.

Design, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Sustainability, Transportation

Overbrook / Overbrook Farms, South Philadelphia, West Philadelphia

Citywide Fall Cleaning at 44 Parks

Joe Petrucci Friday, November 12, 2010

Led by an inspiring effort at Mt. Airy, hundreds of volunteers will be at Philly's parks on Saturday for an ambitious cleanup. Find out where and how you and your friends can help.

Design, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism, Sustainability

Higher Education is Apparently Recession-Proof Here

Keystone Edge staff Thursday, October 21, 2010

Earlier this week, Select Greater Philadelphia released its 2010 Higher Education Impact report, an updated version of its 2007 study, and the findings were largely encouraging

Higher Education, Regionalism

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

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