Design : Featured Stories

A massive planning effort hopes to make connections in and around Southwest Philly, creating more usable open space, trails and jobs.

Author Jonah Lehrer talks creativity, the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival connects the city with a Nazi-era rescue, and a new arts space and producer launches.

It's a surprising festival debut for The War on Drugs, which kicks off the second half of its Slave Ambient tour after Austin.

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.

Two million visitors since 2008 can't be wrong. Never has a children's museum been so thoughtful about its program's impact.

Photo processing has never looked this good and one local design entrepreneur is downright obsessive about helping others utilize it.

The record attendance was no coincidence: more startups are attracting more students and recent grads to stay in Philadelphia.

Find Flashfl00d's semi-secretive, downloadable exhibitions in Kensington,  help cover creative costs at Shot Tower, and taste the Flower Show at Smokin' Betty's.

Inspiration for innovation through technology and design was everywhere last week at the annual free event, including the power of passion.

Get with the WPO and hear an oud in University City, take the highway on the Parkway and stay up all night for The Bald Soprano in Rittenhouse.

Collaboration thrusts more natural landscape and space for kids into Center City, while multiple projects promise to define Chinatown North.

Network with the in-crowd at Moore, witness innovation at inciteXchange at Temple, and reflect on comic images at Asian Arts Initiative.

The next phase of the long-term initiative taps into its true power, with the Urban Land Institute, United Way and CEO Council for Growth tackling infrastructure, education and business.

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.

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