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Work from Operation Eve students

Inventing the Future: Operation Eve taps the technical and creative talents of young women

Dana Henry Tuesday, August 13, 2013
According to the National Science Foundation, female fifth-graders demonstrate the same level of interest and ability in STEM subjects as their male counterparts. By ninth grade, they fall behind. This Breadboard program looks to close that gap.

South Philly Food Co-op Garden Tour

Lee Stabert Tuesday, July 30, 2013
9th and Berks

Green building projects reshape local neighborhoods

Dana Henry Tuesday, June 18, 2013
While Philly might be playing catch-up in the sustainable building movement, here are three exciting projects that bode well for the future.
Breadboard

Inventing the Future: Breadboard sets up shop at the intersection of art and science

Alaina Mabaso Tuesday, June 11, 2013
This innovative arm of the Science Center argues that creativity is essential to scientific discovery, while also giving artists and students access to the latest high-tech tools.
19th and Fitzwater

Where have all the corner stores gone?

Greg Meckstroth Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Graduate Hospital's recent residential boom hasn't produced concurrent commercial growth. Blame the developers, blame the zoning, blame the broken retail market -- but know that change is on the way.
The Tumble by Robert Goodman

Boosting creativity at the intersection of art and community

Alaina Mabaso Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Knight Arts challenge continues to foster some of Philadelphia most creative projects. Here are three of this year's winners, all working to make Philadelphia a more interesting, stimulating and engaging place.
Dan O'Brian on Market street

Remaking Market East

Tara Nurin Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Can Market East become just as lively at night as it is during the day? The city's tourism and development mavens certainly hope so -- and they've come together to polish up one of Center City's key corridors.
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PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Latin films, cool parks & funding for artists

Flying Kite Staff Tuesday, April 23, 2013
This week's rundown of the city's best events includes a specialized film festival, an examination of the growing railway-turned-park movement and a chat about how artists can earn funding.
Mike Stampler - Norman Porter Co.

Made in Fishtown

Dana Henry Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Philly's manufacturing legacy is alive and well in Fishtown, where boutique denim tailors, motorcycle makers and furniture fabricators continue to ply their crafts.
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Inventing the Future: Rethinking Market Street

Greg Meckstroth Tuesday, April 09, 2013
The Porch at 30th Street Station sparked the effort to makeover a key stretch of Market Street. In a few short years, this vital University City corridor will be denser, more vibrant and increasingly pedestrian-friendly.
PIT

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: PIFA's Philly Night, sketch comedy and architecture talk

Flying Kite Staff Tuesday, April 02, 2013
This week's best events include free live music at the Kimmel Center, open mic improv and a lecture by a member of the firm behind the 9/11 Memorial (and the upcoming Temple Library).
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Taking design out of the studio and onto the streets

Dana Henry Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Alex Gilliam's Tiny WPA is a Works Progress Administration for small-scale urban innovation and renewal. With a focus on youth, it's helping reimagine the city's underused spaces.
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On the Ground: Thinking big in Germantown

Lee Stabert Tuesday, March 19, 2013
This Saturday, Flying Kite teams up with young designers, local leaders, neighborhood businesses and involved residents for a design charrette. Come share your vision.
Flowershow

Flying Photo: A lavish look at the Philadelphia Flower Show

Michael Persico Tuesday, March 05, 2013
The annual extravaganza is much more than just pretty flowers -- it helps fund PHS's ambitious slate of greening and gardening throughout the city. Check out some of the gorgeous work from this year's ongoing event.
Shelley Spector at the NextFab space

Inventing the Future: Local makers flex their talents at the city's 'gym for innovators'

Dana Henry Tuesday, February 26, 2013
NextFab Studio, Philly's open-to-all high-tech workshop, has new digs packed with 3-D printers, industrial textile machines, revolutionary software and much more.
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