Featured Stories

Swan Song: What Started In the Air Now Moves On the Ground

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Joe Petrucci makes way for new Managing Editor Lee Stabert this week. Say goodbye and hello at this weekend's Frankford events.

Media, On the Ground

Northeast

Community Paint Day, Opening of Transformation 19124 Set for Nov. 8

Joe Petrucci Monday, October 29, 2012

Help bring Cesar Viveros' grand vision for Frankford murals to life and see art in a sacred space, right on the altar of historic St. Mark's.

Arts and Culture, Design, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife

Northeast

Jim Smiley, left, and Bob Smiley of the Frankford Gazette

Frankford Gazette's Father-Son Team Restores Faith in Print

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The indie, upstart newspaper's goal is to get Frankford residents engaged in civic matters, and it just got its first sponsor to triple its circulation.

Media, Neighborhood Innovation, On the Ground

Northeast

Q&A: Cory Donovan, Project Liberty Digital Incubator

Sue Spolan Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Focused on adding value for the three startups housed with philly.com and Interstate General Media, this Virginia transplant is keeping busy.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Media, Venture Capital

Center City, Market East

DesignPhiladelphia Marches Toward Year-Round Programming

Bonnie MacAllister Tuesday, October 09, 2012

The massive festival's growth in size and scope means its impact is also expanding, with 120 events from Oct. 10-14.

Design, Emerging Technology, Media, Nightlife, Regionalism, Sustainability, Tourism

POST: Go See Five Artistic Community Collaborators Create

Bonnie MacAllister Tuesday, October 02, 2012

The Philadelphia Open Studio Tours provide a rare glimpse inside the workspaces of the city's most creative collaborators.

Arts and Culture, Design, Media, Tourism

Locust Moon Comics' Expansion Draws Cartoonists Together

Elliott Sharp Tuesday, September 18, 2012

An event and gallery space is a product of combining two adjacent storefronts near the corner of 40th and Ludlow Streets.

Arts and Culture, Design, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, On the Ground

West Philadelphia

Aaron Krolikowski, right, and his Wissahickon bunny

Q&A: Aaron Krolikowski, West Philadelphia Cartoonist

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The artist behind Mayor of Wissahickon Creek says self-syndicating online is the only way cartoonists can get ahead in a changing artform.

Arts and Culture, Design, Media

West Philadelphia

Temple Grad and Iraq War Vet's New Film A Reflection of Time Served

Joe Petrucci Friday, August 17, 2012

Daniel Speers wrote his sci-fi narrative, which debuts at The Trocadero on Aug. 26, after his second tour of duty near Baghdad.

Arts and Culture, Design, Media

North Philadelphia, Market East

ON THE GROUND: Budd St., Where College Housing Meets Public Housing

Emily Olson Tuesday, August 07, 2012

A Drexel grad reflects on her experience and photography on this dynamic, classic Philadelphia block in West Powelton.

Design, Higher Education, Media, Moving Here, On the Ground

West Philadelphia

Alexis Jeffcoat tweets as we photograph in Laurel Hill Cemetery

Why Philly Clicks: Arts & Culture Sector Masters Social Media

Rachel Dukeman Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Museums, theaters and even cemeteries across the city have developed innovative social media tactics to stand out in a crowded space.

Arts and Culture, Design, Media, Regionalism

New Fels Report: Philadelphia City Government Is a Social Media Leader

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, August 07, 2012

An opportunistic and empowering approach, commitment from the Nutter administration and a comprehensive strategy put Philly in the top five among 108 cities surveyed in The Rise of Social Government.

Emerging Technology, Media, Neighborhood Innovation

University City

Building BlackStar: Maori Karmael Holmes on City's Newest Film Fest

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Her goal is to shine a light on work by and about people of African descent in a global context, and she has assembled an impressive lineup of films that will be screened at the African-American Museum, Art Sanctuary, and International House on Aug. 2-5. Just don't make her sing.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, International Talent, Media, Nightlife

Center City, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, University City