Featured Stories

MOVING PICTURE: Inside The 'Why I Love Philly' Party

Walking Whale Tuesday, March 01, 2011

It started as any other hashtag does but it wound up being more than a trending topic thanks to Young Involved Philadelphia, whose Why I Love Philly party captured the spirit of those who've made it here.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Food, Higher Education, International Talent, Moving Here, Nightlife, Regionalism, Sustainability, Tourism

Old City / Society Hill

Design On the Fly: Greensaw Sharpens Biz Model with Co-Op

Caroline Tiger Tuesday, March 01, 2011

In an effort to increase effective communications, employee satisfaction and profits, the sustainability focused design/build firm is becoming the city's first employee-owned co-op.

Design, Entrepreneurship, Food, Sustainability

Center City, Germantown, Old City / Society Hill

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.

Design, Food, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism, Sustainability, Transportation

Center City, West Philadelphia

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.

Food, Nightlife

Center City, Northern Liberties, South Philadelphia

Q&A: Rich Siegel, Main Line Delivery

Felicia D'Ambrosio Tuesday, February 08, 2011

They started with just three restaurants. Now this gang of twenty-something entrepreneurs serve 10,000 choosy, hungry Main Liners by delivering meals from 30 eateries from Bala Cynwyd to Villanova.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Food, Transportation

Fresh Start: Regional Produce Market's Big Move Means Big Things in Southwest Philly

Marie DiFeliciantonio Tuesday, February 01, 2011

A larger, better facility is part of a $218M project that will become a worldwide model, is expected to strengthen the region's food industry and eventually employ up to 1,500.

Food, Regionalism

Slice of Heaven on South Street

Flying Kite staff Monday, January 31, 2011

A pizza blog gives South Street's Little Italy Pizza some traditional Neapolitan love.

Food

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Solomonov vs. Garces on Iron Chef America

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Food Network puts the Kitchen Stadium spotlight on Philly for what should be a blockbuster battle between our own Iron Chef Jose Garces and challenger Michael Solomonov, who will host a viewing party at his Percy Street Barbecue on Sunday at 10 p.m.

Food

Design Phan on the Fly: Do-It-All JAGR Keeps Moving

Caroline Tiger Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Michael Gruber and John Levitties are raking in awards and antiques and creating art galleries and restaurants, including a Marc Vetri eatery at a former Broad St. Buick showroom.

Design, Entrepreneurship, Food, Sustainability

FLYING PHOTO: Nobody Does First Friday Like Frankford Ave.

Jeff Fusco Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Even as temperatures dipped to more seasonally appropriate numbers, Frankford Avenue in Fishtown was a hotspot for First Friday, offering up tango lessons, country-western 45s, and free kittens.

Arts and Culture, Design, Entrepreneurship, Food, Neighborhood Innovation

Fishtown

EDITOR'S PICK: Don't Just Make a Gingerbread House, Create a Masterpiece with the Reverend

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, December 07, 2010

The Reverend Michael Alan's work at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction can taste sweet or look old and slightly evil. Whichever you prefer, you should put his gingerbread house workshop on your holiday to-do list.

Arts and Culture, Design, Food

Old City / Society Hill

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

Arts and Culture, Emerging Technology, Food, Higher Education, Neighborhood Innovation, Sustainability, Transportation

University City, West Philadelphia

Food, Glorious Food: Center City Retail Bolstered by Grub's Growth

Joe Petrucci Monday, November 29, 2010

A report released this morning by Center City District reveals an abundance of encouraging data about downtown Philadelphia's retail growth. Nothing was more telling, however, than the numbers that back the city's growing reputation as a food destination.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Moving Here

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

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.

Entrepreneurship, Food

Center City, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, Market East, Northeast, Old City / Society Hill, West Philadelphia

The Hottest Slice: Blackbird Gives Pizza a Vegan Makeover

Sara Hodon Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Veteran vegetarian chef Mark Mebus and graphic designer Ryan Moylan, who met as punk-rocking teenagers in NYC, have combined to open Philly's first vegan pizzeria in Society Hill, and the result is surprisingly stellar.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Sustainability

Center City, Old City / Society Hill

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