Featured Stories

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Play/Pie/Pint Pt II, Leah Stein's Decade, Tool Time

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Theater in the round, of sorts, returns to Society Hill, a celebration of dance at the Performance Garage and buy or sell at the West Philly Tool Library.

Arts and Culture, Design, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Sustainability, Tourism

North Philadelphia, Old City / Society Hill, West Philadelphia

Please Touch Museum Rises As Thought Leader for Early Childhood Development

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Two million visitors since 2008 can't be wrong. Never has a children's museum been so thoughtful about its program's impact.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Neighborhood Innovation, Philanthropy, Regionalism

West Philadelphia

iPhone Obsessed: Marcolina Takes Photo Editing to Next Level

Alina Wheeler Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Photo processing has never looked this good and one local design entrepreneur is downright obsessive about helping others utilize it.

Arts and Culture, Design, Emerging Technology, Higher Education, Media

Center City, Ambler

MOVING PICTURE: Startups Take Over UPenn Career Fair

Richard Trevisani Tuesday, March 06, 2012

The record attendance was no coincidence: more startups are attracting more students and recent grads to stay in Philadelphia.

Design, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Life Sciences, Media, Moving Here, Regionalism, Sustainability, Talent Dividend

University City, West Philadelphia

Food Trucks Lobby for Moveable Feasts, Alternative Eating Spaces

Felicia D'Ambrosio Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Faced with a lack of infrastructure for next-generation operators, the Philadelphia Mobile Food Association sets ambitious goals.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Regionalism, Transportation

GREENSPACE: Planting Seeds for Entrepreneurship in Education Via Familiar Model

Bill Green Tuesday, February 28, 2012

The City Councilman introduces Philly SEED, based on Philly Stake's micro-granting through food model, to fund innovative education ideas.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Neighborhood Innovation, Philanthropy, Regionalism

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Flash Drive Exhibition, Small Stakes, Aloha Food Tours

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Find Flashfl00d's semi-secretive, downloadable exhibitions in Kensington, help cover creative costs at Shot Tower, and taste the Flower Show at Smokin' Betty's.

Arts and Culture, Design, Emerging Technology, Food, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Tourism

Bella Vista / Italian Market, Fishtown, Market East, Kensington/Port Richmond

Philly's Civic Hackathon: 'Tapping an Untapped Well of People Who Write Code and Want to Give Back'

Ivana Ng Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Led by local Code for America fellows, tech aficionados, developers, civil servants and passionate citizens alike came together to hack a better Philly.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism

Market East

Ashley Peel Pinkham Assistant Director - The Print Center

What Philadelphia Non-Profits Are Doing to Nurture Their Human Capital

Rachel Dukeman Tuesday, February 21, 2012

As funding challenges mount, area non-profits are utilizing techniques to attract, grow and retain one of its most important resources: people.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Higher Education, Neighborhood Innovation, Philanthropy, Regionalism, Talent Dividend

CAMPUS PHILLY: An Editor Who Finds Time to Get Lost in the City

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Temple's Zach Thornbury dishes on College Day, the Bell Tower, and walking in Manayunk.

Higher Education, Moving Here, Regionalism

North Philadelphia

inciteXchange: Ten Months Pregnant and Staring Into a Stranger's Eyes

Dan Eldridge Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Inspiration for innovation through technology and design was everywhere last week at the annual free event, including the power of passion.

Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Higher Education, Neighborhood Innovation, Philanthropy, Regionalism, Sustainability

North Philadelphia

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Middle East Meets West, Reimagining I-95, 24-Hour Theater

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Get with the WPO and hear an oud in University City, take the highway on the Parkway and stay up all night for The Bald Soprano in Rittenhouse.

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

Center City, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, University City, West Philadelphia, Rittenhouse Square

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: A Dance for All of Philadelphia

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Philadanco founder Joan Myers Brown's personal and professional history reflects the hardships and triumphs of the region's African-American community.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Financial Services, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism

Center City