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PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Schuylkill Tour and Movie, Black Music Fest, Beer Week Music Fest

Flying Kite staff Monday, June 06, 2011
Get outside and take in the Schuylkill on Thursday. Hit up some avant-garde jazz Saturday. Close Beer Week with a bang on Sunday.
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An Increasingly More Common Market: North Philly Group Sets Bar High for Local Food Distribution

Sue Spolan Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Know where your cafeteria's lunch comes from? Common Market is changing institutional food from the inside out, sourcing food from local farmers and supplying it to schools, hospitals and corporations throughout the region.
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Q&A: Mark Alan Hughes, Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster

Lee Stabert Tuesday, May 24, 2011
With $129 million dollars in federal money, the Navy Yard is poised to become a national leader in energy efficiency and this longtime Penn professor has the inside scoop on GPIC's vast potential.
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A Week for Technology, Philly's Future

Salas Saraiya Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Our writer ate, slept, and drank Philly Tech Week, which proved that the time is right for Philadelphia to become Open Data city and that arts and sustainability are finding the right connections in the tech community.
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Mapping Bike Culture: Philly Scores High, More Data on the Way

Joe Petrucci Thursday, March 31, 2011
Philly ranks high among the nation's largest cities in number of residents who ride their bicycle to work. More data is on the way, and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is among those who believe more details will lead to faster growth.
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More is Fresh: New Locations Abound in Our Farmers Market Spring Preview

Felicia D'Ambrosio Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Expanded locations, vendors and services are among the features driving the growth of farmers markets across Greater Philadelphia, set to re-open en masse in the coming weeks and bring area foodies out of hibernation.
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Q&A: Zoo With Roy, Phillies Blogger

Lee Stabert Tuesday, March 29, 2011
A World Series trophy, four straight NL East titles and arguably the best starting rotation in the history of the game has Phillies chatter at a fever pitch, especially in the blogosphere, where this scribe's animal magnetism has taken root.
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Does Philly Have An Image Problem?

Sue Spolan Tuesday, March 15, 2011
We asked more than a dozen of the city's opinion leaders, game changers and gracious hosts that very question, and the consensus says that while we're often too hard on ourselves, we're good enough, we're smart enough, and people like us.
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Code for America Brings Philly Closer to Open Data, Civic Transparency

Salas Saraiya Tuesday, March 08, 2011
The city's Department of Technology and Code for America are working to make currently private data sets public, giving real time access to citizens and the opportunity for developers to create applications to use the data in new, productive ways.
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Get Your Shots: Festival Fever Begins This Weekend

Joe Petrucci Friday, March 04, 2011
Old, new, improved and re-tooled, festivals focused on nature, science, kids, culture and films are on tap in the coming weeks, so pick your spots, starting this weekend, to experience and support Greater Philadelphia's best.
The Lost Weekend

MOVING PICTURE: The Lost Weekend Finds City's Best Cocktails

Sue Spolan and Felicia D'Ambrosio Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Cocktails aren't just booze and mixer in Philly anymore, and our curious journos braved the winter cold to find out who's mixing what and where. It's called The Lost Weekend, but in the end, it's what we found that matters.
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Riding High With R5: The Last Indie Kid Standing

Dan Eldridge Tuesday, December 07, 2010
College dropout turned DIY entrepreneur Sean Agnew of R5 Productions keeps independent music alive in Philadelphia. With a venue in the works, he'll only get louder.
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Icons as Paper Cutouts, Public Art Keep South Philly Artist Walking Fine Line

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, November 30, 2010
With religious and political figures among his subjects and public spaces his usual showroom, Joe Boruchow's art inspires thought or outrage. Decide for yourself in the friendly confines of The Bean on South Street, where his exhibit runs through Dec. 7. 
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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.
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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
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