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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

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Free Opera, Cabin Dogs, RiverCity Fest

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, September 27, 2011

No washout for this weekend. Cool and clear are on the horizon thanks to Carmen on Independence Mall, cosmic Americana at Puck and Fishtown's finest.

Arts and Culture, Food, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Tourism

Center City, New Hope, Old City / Society Hill, Fishtown

FOOD TRUCK FILES: Latin Farmer

Felicia D'Ambrosio Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Wilfredo Manzano is taking high-end, healthy and local Spanish food to the streets. Choripan and banana ketchup, anyone?

Diversity, Food, International Talent

Center City, North Philadelphia

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Feria del Barrio, Jenkintown Festival of the Arts, Before and After Utopia

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Plenty to do besides Birds-watching this Sunday in Jenkintown, Center City and North Philly.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Food, Media, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation

Center City, North Philadelphia, Northeast, Mt. Airy, Kensington/Port Richmond

View from Capitolo Park - Passyunk Square

P'unk'd: A Model of Modern Civic Engagement in Passyunk Square

Lee Stabert Tuesday, August 30, 2011

An inclusive approach and lots of energy helped the Passyunk Square Civic Association accelerate its neighborhood's march to urban vitality.

Design, Entrepreneurship, Food, International Talent, Neighborhood Innovation, Sustainability

Passyunk Square / East Passyunk

Q&A: Rich Landau, Kate Jacoby / Vedge

Amanda Feifer Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The owners of former vegan mainstay Horizons have a new Center City venture called Vedge that aims to continue the couple's innovative work.

Food, Sustainability

Center City

Point and Shoot: Win Free Tix for Popped Festival in South Philly

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The annual music fest makes its debut at FDR Park and you can win a pair of two-day passes by sharing a pop-worthy photo of "The Lakes."

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Food, Media, Nightlife, Tourism

South Philadelphia

Waste Warriors: An Industry Emerges from Philadelphia's Reclaimed Goods

Rebecca VanderMeulen Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Many in the region are figuring out how to profit from all kinds of trash, waste and scraps, helping fulfill the city's Greenworks promise.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Regionalism, Sustainability

South Philadelphia, Northeast, New Hope, Wilmington, DE

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Mantua Day, Battles on Canvas, Emerald St. Farm

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, August 23, 2011

West Philadelphia old school rap and a NoLibs art throwdown on Saturday, and a Kensington hoedown on Sunday.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Food, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Sustainability

West Philadelphia, Kensington/Port Richmond, Northern Liberties

Fixing Fresh Food: Greater Philly's Co-Ops Find Their Way

Ruth Heiges Tuesday, August 16, 2011

A focus on members, organic growth and location are behind the increasing number of food co-ops here, creating a national model for making healthy and local food more accessible.

Food, Neighborhood Innovation, Philanthropy, Regionalism, Supplier, Sustainability

South Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill, Northwest, Germantown, Mt. Airy

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: YOUCIE Pool Party, Free at Noon, Story and Song

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Hot? Take a dip at Doma in University City. For free tunes, see the Peace Creeps at World Cafe Live. For stories and song, taste Pretzel Park in Manayunk.

Arts and Culture, Food, Media, Nightlife

University City, Manayunk, West Philadelphia

Mind the Gap: Options Abound for Gap Years, But How to Choose?

Veronica Moul Tuesday, August 09, 2011

There's no shortage of possibilities for the would-be gap-year taker, but determining the right fit and how to make it happen take some careful planning and research.

Arts and Culture, Food, Higher Education, Neighborhood Innovation, Sustainability, Talent Dividend, Tourism

Northwest