Featured Stories

With Steve Tang at the helm, the Science Center expands both its mission and its footprint

Elise Vider Tuesday, December 08, 2015

This University City institution continues to thrive and evolve, adding new buildings and innovative programs to support the next great Philadelphia companies.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, High Technology, Neighborhood Innovation, Startups

University City, Wilmington, DE

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Custom Jewelry, Latino Film, Spring Cleaning

Flying Kite staff Monday, April 09, 2012

Latin American Film Festival at International House, sterling silver at The Alternatives Museum in Wilmington, and it's clean-up time in the city.

Arts and Culture, Design, Diversity, International Talent, Media, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Regionalism, Sustainability

University City, West Philadelphia, Wilmington, DE

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

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

Q&A: Brandon Yoshimura, Loffles

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Legitimizing and streamlining online sweepstakes for both consumers and advertisers is the goal for this startup, which has drawn $500,000 in seed funding.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Media

Center City, Wilmington, DE

An Increasingly More Common Market: North Philly Group Sets Bar High for Local Food Distribution

Sue Spolan Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Know where your cafeteria's lunch comes from? Common Market is changing institutional food from the inside out, sourcing food from local farmers and supplying it to schools, hospitals and corporations throughout the region.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Healthcare, Higher Education, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism, Supplier, Sustainability

Center City, Fairmount / Art Museum, Fairmount / Art Museum, Glassboro, NJ, North Philadelphia, Queen Village / Pennsport, South Philadelphia, University City, West Philadelphia, Wilmington, DE

Investing in the Arts: PNC Arts Alive! Gives $1M to Region's Cultural Sector

Joe Petrucci Friday, May 20, 2011

The Main Line Art Center was among nine new grant recipients, as the five-year, $5 million initiative continues to stimulate innovation throughout Greater Philadelphia's arts and culture organizations.

Arts and Culture, Design, Emerging Technology, International Talent, Media, Moving Here, Nightlife, Philanthropy, Regionalism, Tourism

Center City, Merchantville, NJ, Wilmington, DE

Hal Real Saved the Queen: World Cafe Live To Light Up Wilmington

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The old vaudeville theater has stood vacant for a half century. The lights come on again April 1 with an established entertainment brand, but the $25 million project would not have been possible if not for a host of collaborators.

Arts and Culture, Design, Entrepreneurship, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Regionalism, Tourism

University City, Wilmington, DE

Creative Change: LOMA Design District Gives Wilmington Identity, Redevelopment it Longed For

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, March 22, 2011

A large urban shopping mall has given way to a vast makeover of Lower Market Street, which is now home to a creative class that's organized, branded and ready to change the city.

Arts and Culture, Design, Entrepreneurship, Media, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife

Old City / Society Hill, Wilmington, DE

FLYING PHOTO: A Stroll Down LOMA Lane, Wilmington

Mike Persico Tuesday, March 22, 2011

We lost track of our photographer during our winter visit to Market Street in Wilmington, where a new creative class officially known as LOMA is creating a design district unto itself, and this is what he found.

Arts and Culture, Design, Entrepreneurship, Moving Here, Neighborhood Innovation, Nightlife, Tourism

Wilmington, DE

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.

Classic Towns, Design, Neighborhood Innovation, Regionalism, Sustainability

Center City, Moorestown, NJ, North Philadelphia, Northeast, Northwest, Wilmington, DE

Higher Education is Apparently Recession-Proof Here

Keystone Edge staff Thursday, October 21, 2010

Earlier this week, Select Greater Philadelphia released its 2010 Higher Education Impact report, an updated version of its 2007 study, and the findings were largely encouraging

Higher Education, Regionalism

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