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Q&A: Jamie Moffett, Filmmaker & Reading Viaduct Cheerleader

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, March 08, 2011

He has two feature documentaries under his belt and has added the long-proposed Reading Viaduct project to his list of inspirations and passions. He's leading a major push to promote the "park in the sky" at the Philadelphia International Flower Show this week.

Arts and Culture, Design, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, Philanthropy, Sustainability

Kensington/Port Richmond, Market East

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.

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

Center City, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fishtown, Kensington/Port Richmond, Market East, North Philadelphia, Northeast, Northern Liberties, Northwest, Passyunk Square / East Passyunk, Rittenhouse Square, South Philadelphia, University City, West Philadelphia

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

Deserving Preserving: Preservation Alliance Announces Award Winners

Joe Petrucci Monday, February 28, 2011

A mansion, post office, farm house, and stone bridge were among the projects that were recognized by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia as 2011 Preservation Achievement Award winners.

Classic Towns, Design, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism, Sustainability

Center City, Moorestown, NJ, North Philadelphia, Northeast, Northwest, Wilmington, DE

EDITOR'S PICK: See Medusa Sing the Blues for An Important Theatrical Cause

Joe Petrucci Friday, February 25, 2011

Medusa is more than snakes and horror to Hannah Tsapatoris MacLeod, who is reprising the character to raise funds for her Naked Feet Productions company to produce a world premiere play she co-wrote for 2012.

Arts and Culture, Design, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Philanthropy

Kensington/Port Richmond, Northeast, Rittenhouse Square

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

Moore College of Art & Design Lands Largest Endowment Gift

Joe Petrucci Friday, February 18, 2011

The school's chair of its Board of Trustees, Penny Fox, and her husband Bob have given $2M to create its first endowed professorship and fund internships.

Arts and Culture, Design, Higher Education, Philanthropy

Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum

Q&A: Laris Kreslins, ChatterBlast/Move to Philly

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 15, 2011

You're a few Google searches away from becoming a bona fide practitioner of social media, says online marketing specialist Laris Kreslins, whose vast experience has helped raise Philly's profile in a variety of unlikely ways.

Design, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Media, Moving Here

Action! There Goes The Neighborhood

John Steele Tuesday, February 08, 2011

A new co-working space for filmmakers and media professionals underscores the benefits of collaboration and the need for Pennsylvania's film industry tax credit.

Arts and Culture, Design, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Regionalism

A Nano Moment: Materials Science Gets Its Day

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Build your own carbon nanotube! Drexel, Penn and WHYY have teamed up for Saturday's free event, which will offer the public a variety of hands-on science and engineering experiences.

Design, Emerging Technology, Higher Education, Life Sciences, Regionalism, Sustainability

Design Slam Puts Computer-Human Interaction to the Test

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 01, 2011

The annual PhillyCHI Design Slam brought out the best from the user interface and industrial design camps and made a fairly indestructible, remote-controlled, video camera-toting toy even more awesome.

Design

Main Line Art Center Connects Creators with Collectors

Margaret Guthrie Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The longtime Haverford-based nonprofit's first-of-its kind program is already a smash hit. The yearlong initiative, dubbed C3, proves for every starving artist there's a hungry patron. They just need a little help finding each other.

Arts and Culture, Design, Regionalism

Of Mythic Proportions from Michelle Pauls

EDITOR'S PICK: "Of Mythic Proportions" Lifts Up Kensington Teens at Walking Fish Theater

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, January 18, 2011

The Barrymore Award-winning production, created from local teens' personal stories of violence they've experienced growing up, culminates with a public performance on Thursday.

Arts and Culture, Design, Neighborhood Innovation

Glandt Hitting Stride As UPenn's SEAS Continues Expansion, Innovation and Leadership

Margaret Guthrie Tuesday, January 11, 2011

As dean of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, Eduardo Glandt has helped propel the department to the forefront of advancements in technology and research.

Design, Emerging Technology, Higher Education, International Talent, Life Sciences

FLYING PHOTO: Over the Junkyard and Through the Trash, On Two Wheels

Jeff Fusco Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Most definitely the only event of its kind to feature a teeter-totter, the fifth annual Bilenky Cycleworks Junkyard Cyclocross in Olney is believed to be the only cyclocross race held in a junkyard.

Design, Entrepreneurship, Transportation

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