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Mayor Michael Nutter

Philly's a Little Bigger, Smarter and Richer

Joe Petrucci Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Wednesday was not your typical hump day. The U.S. Census reports the city's population grew by 0.6 percent and Philly was among 24 cities worldwide selected for an IBM Smarter Cities grant.
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Code for America Brings Philly Closer to Open Data, Civic Transparency

Salas Saraiya Tuesday, March 08, 2011
The city's Department of Technology and Code for America are working to make currently private data sets public, giving real time access to citizens and the opportunity for developers to create applications to use the data in new, productive ways.
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Q&A: Jamie Moffett, Filmmaker & Reading Viaduct Cheerleader

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, March 08, 2011
He has two feature documentaries under his belt and has added the long-proposed Reading Viaduct project to his list of inspirations and passions. He's leading a major push to promote the "park in the sky" at the Philadelphia International Flower Show this week.
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Get Your Shots: Festival Fever Begins This Weekend

Joe Petrucci Friday, March 04, 2011
Old, new, improved and re-tooled, festivals focused on nature, science, kids, culture and films are on tap in the coming weeks, so pick your spots, starting this weekend, to experience and support Greater Philadelphia's best.
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MOVING PICTURE: Inside The 'Why I Love Philly' Party

Walking Whale Tuesday, March 01, 2011
It started as any other hashtag does but it wound up being more than a trending topic thanks to Young Involved Philadelphia, whose Why I Love Philly party captured the spirit of those who've made it here.
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Design On the Fly: Greensaw Sharpens Biz Model with Co-Op

Caroline Tiger Tuesday, March 01, 2011
In an effort to increase effective communications, employee satisfaction and profits, the sustainability focused design/build firm is becoming the city's first employee-owned co-op.
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Deserving Preserving: Preservation Alliance Announces Award Winners

Joe Petrucci Monday, February 28, 2011
A mansion, post office, farm house, and stone bridge were among the projects that were recognized by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia as 2011 Preservation Achievement Award winners.
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EDITOR'S PICK: See Medusa Sing the Blues for An Important Theatrical Cause

Joe Petrucci Friday, February 25, 2011
Medusa is more than snakes and horror to Hannah Tsapatoris MacLeod, who is reprising the character to raise funds for her Naked Feet Productions company to produce a world premiere play she co-wrote for 2012.
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Planning for Health: How Philly is Building a Model That's Proactive About Public Health

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Face it Philly, we're not as healthy as we'd like to be. Center City native Clint Randall's job is to help make the connection between city planning and public health, putting our region at the forefront of a growing trend.
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Philly's Other Pitching Ace: Delco's Bowman Delivers Clarity to Your Business Pitch

Frank Sinatra Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Known around certain startup circles as the 'Pitch Doctor,' Steve Bowman of Media-Based Bizclarity can get downright surgical when it comes to capturing an idea's essence.
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Moore College of Art & Design Lands Largest Endowment Gift

Joe Petrucci Friday, February 18, 2011
The school's chair of its Board of Trustees, Penny Fox, and her husband Bob have given $2M to create its first endowed professorship and fund internships.
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Q&A: Laris Kreslins, ChatterBlast/Move to Philly

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 15, 2011
You're a few Google searches away from becoming a bona fide practitioner of social media, says online marketing specialist Laris Kreslins, whose vast experience has helped raise Philly's profile in a variety of unlikely ways.
The Lost Weekend

MOVING PICTURE: The Lost Weekend Finds City's Best Cocktails

Sue Spolan and Felicia D'Ambrosio Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Cocktails aren't just booze and mixer in Philly anymore, and our curious journos braved the winter cold to find out who's mixing what and where. It's called The Lost Weekend, but in the end, it's what we found that matters.
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Achieving Your Non-Profit's Big Vision Like Jane, Jill and Sister Mary

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Go ahead, dream big. The incredible women behind the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the United Way of Southeastern PA and Project Home once did, and they'll share their vast wisdom with the rest of us as part of an awesome non-profit development panel on Thursday.
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EDITOR'S PICK: Local Bands Conspire for Triple Album Release at World Cafe Live

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, February 15, 2011
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more current and better sampling of the toe-tapping fruits of Philly's acoustic music community: Up the Chain, Hezekiah Jones and Joe D'Amico.
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