Featured Stories

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Free Speech, Brewerytown Spring, Art Stars

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, May 08, 2012

See this year's best film on free speech and get crafty with mom with hundreds of vendors and lots of music and good food across the city.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, International Talent, Media, Regionalism, Tourism

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

The soda garden at Next American City's Urban Innovation Storefront

Viability of I-95 Removal Could Emerge By Late Summer

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The three-mile stretch of highway is just one of the things Next American City's Diana Lind is impacting from its new Brewerytown storefront.

Design, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism, Sustainability, Transportation

South Philadelphia, Old City / Society Hill, Kensington/Port Richmond, Northern Liberties, Queen Village / Pennsport

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Outdoor Tango, Art of Sharing, Opera 4-D

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Dance by the Swann Memorial Fountain, explore communal exchange at the Painted Bride and enjoy opera on The Porch at 30th Street Station.

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

Center City, University City, Old City / Society Hill

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

Q&A: Mike Fiebach, Fame House

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Back home after six years in San Francisco and building his company through high-profile work with DJ Shadow, this former artist is helping musicians and brands work digital marketing magic.

Arts and Culture, Design, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Media, Moving Here, Nightlife

Old City / Society Hill

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: InLiquid Benefit, Clothes Swap, Ex-Files StorySlam

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Support the visual arts, trade in some baggy pants while sipping cocktails and slam some ex's on Valentine's Day.

Arts and Culture, Food, Nightlife, Sustainability, Tourism

Old City / Society Hill, Fishtown, Northern Liberties

FK GIVEAWAY: Free Passes for RiverRink at Penn's Landing

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, January 31, 2012

You've got one more week to win some frozen fun at Penn's Landing, where you and your friends can skate for free by entering our contest.

Moving Here, Nightlife, Tourism

Washington Square West, Center City, Old City / Society Hill

Melissa D'Agostino; creator and founder of D'Agostino Fashion Textile Design

Philly's Fashion Sense Returns, and It Looks and Feels Local

JV Chiu Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Daring entrepreneurs, a new incubator, region-wide support and higher ed are creating a new model for textile and apparel manufacturing.

Design, Entrepreneurship, Regionalism, Supplier

Center City, Germantown, Old City / Society Hill, Market East

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Family Feud Stories, Waltzes and Treecycling

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, December 20, 2011

This week's holiday inspired edition takes you into 2012, whether you want to slam there, dance there or recycle there.

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

Center City, Old City / Society Hill, Passyunk Square / East Passyunk

How Philadelphia Is Keeping Its Olympic Hopes Alive

Elise Vider Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Rugby, table tennis, curling and this weekend's international fencing competition are some of the ways the Philadelphia Sports Congress is keeping Philly on the world stage.

International Talent, Regionalism, Tourism

Center City, Old City / Society Hill

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

Group Think: Models of Collaborative Consumption Catch On in Philly

Lee Stabert Tuesday, November 15, 2011

In Philadelphia, we share rides and workspaces and 3D printers, to name a few. As the concept grows nationally, our region stands to gain.

Design, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism, Sustainability, Transportation

Center City, University City, Old City / Society Hill, Kensington/Port Richmond

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

Philly 3 for all - A Play, A Pie, and a Pint

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: River Wards Restaurants, Play-Pie-Pint, Urban Farm Happy Hour

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, October 04, 2011

In full fall harvest mode, our minds are focused on food and you can get the good stuff in Fishtown and Society Hill, or from Mill Creek's urban farm.

Arts and Culture, Food, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Sustainability, Tourism

Old City / Society Hill, Fishtown, West Philadelphia, Kensington/Port Richmond