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PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Scratch Night, Permanent Wave, MLK Day of Service

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Help create future Live Arts shows, support gender equality locally and volunteer your time.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Regionalism

South Philadelphia, Northern Liberties

Flocking to Philly: International Visitors Up Nearly 50 Percent

Elise Vider Monday, December 12, 2011

Visitors from Western Europe, and increasingly India, China and elsewhere in Asia, are flocking here for history, conventions and shopping.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Higher Education, International Talent, Moving Here, Regionalism, Tourism, Transportation

Susan Post, Excecutive Director of the Esperanza Center

Heaven in Hunting Park: Transformation at Critical Mass

Sue Spolan Monday, December 12, 2011

How to rejuvenate one of Philly's most important neighborhoods? Some $21 million, a focus on open space and healthcare, and a lot of faith.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Healthcare, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Philanthropy, Sustainability

North Philadelphia

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Latkepalooza, Serafin Strings, Unsilent Night

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, December 06, 2011

The holidays deserve to taste, sound and look this good. Get your latkes, classical strings and boomboxes ready for a stroll through Greater Philadelphia's best.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Food, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Tourism

Center City, Rittenhouse Square, Wilmington, DE

Women's Web: Philly's Rising Tide of Female-Focused Tech Groups

JV Chiu Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Several groups supporting women in technology have sprouted up in the last year, all looking to increase accessibility, awareness and acumen.

Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, High Technology, Media, Moving Here, Regionalism

Center City

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Fairmount Fling, Food52 at Deli, African Dance at Painted Bride

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Eat, dance, celebrate. With family and friends at home to give thanks, give yourself a treat at Founder's Hall, Delicatessen or the Painted Bride.

Diversity, Food, Media, Neighborhood Innovation

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

Best of TEDxPhilly: Tough Talks and Origami

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Speakers were as gritty as this year's theme, The City, and we tried to spread some old-fashioned folding fun down in The Fractory at Temple.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Food, Healthcare, High Technology, Higher Education, International Talent, Life Sciences, Media, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Regionalism, Sustainability

North Philadelphia

Adam Wade - First Person Arts by Mindy Tucker

Story Glory: More Reasons to 'Like' Expanded First Person Festival

Amanda Feifer Tuesday, November 08, 2011

A former Best Storyteller spins a tale of how this festival has shaped an entire art form here, winning awards and inspiring others.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Media, Nightlife

Center City, Old City / Society Hill, Market East

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: The Global Edition

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, November 01, 2011

We've got innovation celebration at Asian Arts, a specially prepared Uyghur Dinner, and a Geofest that promises to take you around the world without leaving Philly.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Food, International Talent, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife

Center City, Old City / Society Hill, West Philadelphia, Rittenhouse Square, Market East

Q&A: Roz Duffy, TEDx Philly

Sue Spolan Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Philly's stellar girl has the inside chatter on the talks that will take The City by storm on Nov. 8 at the Temple Performing Arts Center. Read on for 20 percent off your ticket.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Higher Education, Life Sciences, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, Sustainability

North Philadelphia

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Everyday Uncertainties, Rise and Fly, CAFe Arts

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, October 18, 2011

We've got checkers in West Philly, a mashup of texts and social media in University City , and a community arts festival in South Kensington on tap this weekend.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Food, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation

University City, West Philadelphia, Kensington/Port Richmond

Newport Folk Festival, 1967: Diana Davies, Smithsonian Archives

Recognizing Stars and a New Direction in Yorktown

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The marker honoring gospel legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s time in Yorktown signals a new era for this historic neighborhood.

Design, Diversity, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Sustainability

North Philadelphia

It's Not a Festival; DesignPhiladelphia Could Be Our Economic Savior

Elise Vider Tuesday, October 11, 2011

In its seventh year and now a brand agency, Hilary Jay's movement runs Oct. 13-23, putting forth its collective might with 150 public events.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Higher Education, International Talent, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism, Sustainability, Tourism

Fast Times at Sustainability High

Lee Stabert Tuesday, October 04, 2011

It doesn't look or feel like a school, which is why this project-based learning experiment at the Navy Yard is already making a big impact on a diverse group of South Philly teens.

Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, International Talent, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Sustainability

South Philadelphia