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Camden Bike

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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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.
Cherry Blossoms

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.
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Planning for Health: How Philly is Building a Model That's Proactive About Public Health

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Face it Philly, we're not as healthy as we'd like to be. Center City native Clint Randall's job is to help make the connection between city planning and public health, putting our region at the forefront of a growing trend.
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EDITOR'S PICK: Local Bands Conspire for Triple Album Release at World Cafe Live

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, February 15, 2011
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more current and better sampling of the toe-tapping fruits of Philly's acoustic music community: Up the Chain, Hezekiah Jones and Joe D'Amico.
Enzybel

Belgian Firm Makes Soft Landing at Science Center, Hiring Sales Rep for Natural Enzyme Applications

Joe Petrucci Monday, February 14, 2011
Enzybel will reside in Port Business Incubator as it establishes U.S. foothold for the natural compounds it commercializes for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and textile industries.
Secrets of the Silk Road

Artifacts In Tact Again at Penn Museum

Flying Kite staff Friday, February 11, 2011
A Penn grad and diplomat and host of Chinese officials helped restore all the artifacts to the much-anticipated exhibit, which has been controversially altered last week. A 4,000 year-old mummy is among the artifacts to be back on display.
Gossip_Abs

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.
Electric vehicle charging station

UPenn Funds Seven Sustainable Projects

Joe Petrucci Thursday, December 02, 2010
A record number of applicants have produced a particularly impressive crop of Green Fund recipients, including a project that will install electric charging stations for car-sharing vehicles, announced today by the University of Pennsylvania
Bike-sharing in Poland

CityRyde Confident About Approval of its Methodology for Bike-Sharing's Use of Carbon Offset Credits

Joe Petrucci Thursday, December 02, 2010
Hitting a major milestone as the UN Climate Change Conference heats up, the bike-sharing experts await OK from Voluntary Carbon Standard Program as investment piles up.
Comcast Digital Connectors

GOOD NEWS: Narrowing the Digital Divide

Joe Petrucci Monday, November 29, 2010
The Comcast Digital Connectors program celebrated its impact over the last year, including students from Project H.O.M.E. and the People's Emergency Center who are learning how to develop careers in technology and their communities.
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How a Guy From Frankford Perfected a French Pastry (and why you'll fall in love with it, too)

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, November 16, 2010
You might not know what a canele is, but you should know it's much more than just a scrumptious French pastry to Gil Ortale, and it represents much of what the Philly food industry veteran holds dear.
Machinato Causa

EDITOR'S PICK: Machinato Causa Explores Digital Fab

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The Breadboard non-profit program of NextFab Studio brought together artists Laureen Griffin, Marisha Simons and Peter Hanley for this cutting-edge exhibit, which opens Friday, at the Esther Klein Gallery.
Love Your Park

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.
Jay H. Baker

Wharton School Announces $15M Gift to Establish Jay H. Baker Retailing Center

Joe Petrucci Friday, October 29, 2010
Jay Baker, an alum and the former president of Kohl's department stores, and his wife Patty build off the existing Baker Retailing Center at Wharton to stimulate growth, innovation and education in the sector here and abroad.
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