Featured Stories

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Fresh Artists, Moving People, Vegan Wing Bowl

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Young art on the Schuylkill, power-packed transportation talk, and the city's other wing-eating contest.

Arts and Culture, Food, Moving Here, Regionalism

University City, West Philadelphia, Northern Liberties

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Restaurant Week, Doing Time, Arts on South

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Eat the best for cheap in Center City, see the art of Fourth Friday on South St., and experience the Holmesburg Prison.

Food, International Talent, Nightlife

Fairmount / Art Museum, Northeast, Fairmount / Art Museum, Queen Village / Pennsport

What Will Be Philadelphia's Next Calling Card? Technology, Sustainability, Food or the Arts?

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, January 24, 2012

All four sectors have potential to supplant meds and eds, says our panel of experts.

Arts and Culture, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Food, Healthcare, High Technology, Higher Education, Life Sciences, Moving Here, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Sustainability, Tourism

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

Front of the Cafe - restored old Bathey House building

University City Could Be Next for Trolley Car Diner's Impactful Brand

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Developer, restaurateur, and community activist Ken Weinstein has helped transform Mt. Airy and nearby communities with a grassroots approach.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Neighborhood Innovation, Philanthropy, Sustainability

East Falls, Germantown, Mt. Airy, University City

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

The Pure Fare Truck in West Philadelphia

FOOD TRUCK FILES: Pure Fare

Felicia D'Ambrosio Tuesday, November 15, 2011

A roasted turkey sandwich under 350 calories? Locally sourced and health conscious lunches are on the menu for this sibling duo, which also maintain a storefront.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Sustainability

University City, West Philadelphia

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Fairmount Fling, Food52 at Deli, African Dance at Painted Bride

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Eat, dance, celebrate. With family and friends at home to give thanks, give yourself a treat at Founder's Hall, Delicatessen or the Painted Bride.

Diversity, Food, Media, Neighborhood Innovation

Washington Square West, Center City, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, Old City / Society Hill

Ben Franklin Loved Turkey: Flying Kite on Thanksgiving Break

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, November 15, 2011

He wrote it should be the national bird. We'll take a week off to contemplate and return with a full belly and new issue on 11/29.

Food

Best of TEDxPhilly: Tough Talks and Origami

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Speakers were as gritty as this year's theme, The City, and we tried to spread some old-fashioned folding fun down in The Fractory at Temple.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Food, Healthcare, High Technology, Higher Education, International Talent, Life Sciences, Media, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Regionalism, Sustainability

North Philadelphia

Elkins Park Food Co-Op Hits $4M Goal to Open Next Summer, Hiring GM

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Turned down by 20 banks and four years in the making, the CreekSide Co-Op is finally ready to open its doors at the site of the former Ashbourne Market, a longtime community fixture.

Food, Neighborhood Innovation, Sustainability

North Philadelphia

Q&A: Pierre and Charlotte Calmels, Bibou

Amanda Feifer Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Still awaiting their green cards, this dynamic husband-and-wife team has created a boundary-pushing mainstay for French cuisine and fallen in love with their close-knit neighborhood.

Food, International Talent, Nightlife

South Philadelphia, Bella Vista / Italian Market

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: The Global Edition

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, November 01, 2011

We've got innovation celebration at Asian Arts, a specially prepared Uyghur Dinner, and a Geofest that promises to take you around the world without leaving Philly.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Food, International Talent, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife

Center City, Old City / Society Hill, West Philadelphia, Rittenhouse Square, Market East

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Everyday Uncertainties, Rise and Fly, CAFe Arts

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, October 18, 2011

We've got checkers in West Philly, a mashup of texts and social media in University City , and a community arts festival in South Kensington on tap this weekend.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Food, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation

University City, West Philadelphia, Kensington/Port Richmond