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U.S. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg and U.S. Congressman Charlie Dent tour OraSure

Make it Work: Generating great jobs across the Commonwealth

Susan L. Pena Tuesday, August 11, 2015

In the current economy, it's all about tech-savvy, high-skill employees. We check in with three Pennsylvania companies that are growing their workforces and putting talented people to work building medical devices, generating green energy and protecting us online.

Design, Entrepreneurship, High Technology, Life Sciences, Startups, Sustainability

InLiquid Artist Profile: Jennifer Baker

Flying Kite Staff Tuesday, July 28, 2015

This Northern Liberties-based artist illuminates the shifts in her evolving neighborhood.

Arts and Culture, Philanthropy

Northern Liberties

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: The 2nd Street Festival, talking socially-engaged art and touring Philly's murals

Hailey Blessing Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Check out our picks for the week's top events.

Arts and Culture, Design, Food, Nightlife, Tourism

Center City, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, Northern Liberties

National Spotlight: The return of the prefab home

Jan Hollingsworth Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Millennials looking to buy their first homes, Boomers looking to downsize and developers seeking sleek, modern, green construction are finding factory-built or manufactured housing to be an exciting alternative.

Design, Reuse / Rebuild

The Region's Restaurants: Corrine's Place feeds Camden's soul

Jake Blumgart Tuesday, July 21, 2015

This South Jersey institution has been serving up southern classics -- ribs, collard greens, mac 'n' cheese -- for over 25 years. Owner Corinne Bradley-Powers turned a city-owned wreck of a building into a gathering place for the community.

Diversity, Food, On the Ground, Tourism

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Art at Bartram's Garden, the BlackStar Film Festival and touring Chestnut St.

Hailey Blessing Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Check out our picks for the week's top events.

Arts and Culture, Design, Nightlife, Sustainability, Tourism

Center City, West Philadelphia

Hatch House fills a gap in the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Statewide Spotlight: Hatch House serves as a safe haven for fledgling companies

Susan L. Pe�a Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Many startups wither when they go from the resource-rich environment of academia into the real world. This Bethlehem live/work incubator hopes to bridge that gap and foster the next generation of Pennsylvania entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Higher Education, Venture Capital

Statewide Spotlight: A megaproject on the Allentown waterfront could change everything

Samantha Wittchen Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Thanks to innovative legislation and some passionate developers, The Waterfront is coming to the banks of the Lehigh River. With its restaurants, offices, stores, green space and apartments, it will spur job growth, vibrancy and rebirth.

Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild

Power to the People: New series to spotlight urban innovators

Claire Nelson & Jessie F. Hahn Tuesday, July 14, 2015

What do you think of when you hear the words "urban innovation"? Do you think of smart technology and clean energy? Or open data and civic tech? Maybe you think of entrepreneurship or creative placemaking or the future of mobility? It's easy to forget, but all of these have one thing in common: People.

We've got HUGE news: On the Ground is back!

Lee Stabert Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Beginning in spring 2012, Flying Kite spent a year getting to know four amazing local neighborhoods. Now the innovative pop-up program is back and bigger than ever. Where are we headed next? You'll have to click through to find out.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, On the Ground, Reuse / Rebuild

North Philadelphia, West Philadelphia

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Open hours at NextFab, party at The Porch and running for justice

Hailey Blessing Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Check out our picks for the week's top events.

Arts and Culture, Design, Food, Nightlife, Philanthropy

Fishtown, West Philadelphia

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Fourth of July festivities and 'Rocky' on the Art Museum steps

Hailey Blessing Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Check out our picks for the week's top events.

Arts and Culture, Media, Nightlife

Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, Old City / Society Hill

Statewide Spotlight: Bringing Back Brownsville

Wendy Duchene Tuesday, June 30, 2015

This historic town along the Monongahela River is on the comeback trail, and some of its youngest citizens are leading the charge. New parks, exciting development projects and rehabs of iconic buildings are all part of the area's rebirth.

Classic Towns, Tourism

Sew and Tell: Fabric Row is Philly's next hot street

Samantha Wittchen Tuesday, June 30, 2015

South Fourth Street is a commercial corridor in transition -- long home to the city's fabric industry, this Queen Village thoroughfare is attracting an increasingly diverse slate of boutiques, eateries and maker-centric businesses.

Arts and Culture, Design, Entrepreneurship, Food, Neighborhood Innovation, Reuse / Rebuild

Queen Village / Pennsport