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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.
Design
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Food
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Healthcare
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Life Sciences
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Moving Here
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Regionalism
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Sustainability
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Transportation
Center City
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West Philadelphia
A Nano Moment: Materials Science Gets Its Day
Joe Petrucci
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Build your own carbon nanotube! Drexel, Penn and WHYY have teamed up for Saturday's free event, which will offer the public a variety of hands-on science and engineering experiences.
Design
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Emerging Technology
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Higher Education
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Life Sciences
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Regionalism
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Sustainability
Tree-Cycling: Smells Like Christmas Spirit
Sue Spolan
Thursday, January 06, 2011
The Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association is among those keeping Christmas trees out of landfills by picking up where city programs have left off. It's going on this weekend (Jan. 8-9) across Philly.
Neighborhood Innovation
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Sustainability
There's Gold in Them Thar Sewers
Dan Eldridge
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Fat is where it's at for Philadelphia's BlackGold Biofuels, which turns useless sewer muck into valuable and environmentally-friendly biofuel and hopes municipal entities will realize its value.
Emerging Technology
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Entrepreneurship
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Sustainability
Design Phan on the Fly: Do-It-All JAGR Keeps Moving
Caroline Tiger
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Michael Gruber and John Levitties are raking in awards and antiques and creating art galleries and restaurants, including a Marc Vetri eatery at a former Broad St. Buick showroom.
Design
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Entrepreneurship
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Food
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Sustainability
UPenn Funds Seven Sustainable Projects
Joe Petrucci
Thursday, December 02, 2010
A record number of applicants have produced a particularly impressive crop of Green Fund recipients, including a project that will install electric charging stations for car-sharing vehicles, announced today by the University of Pennsylvania
Arts and Culture
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Emerging Technology
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Food
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Higher Education
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Sustainability
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Transportation
University City
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West Philadelphia
CityRyde Confident About Approval of its Methodology for Bike-Sharing's Use of Carbon Offset Credits
Joe Petrucci
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Hitting a major milestone as the UN Climate Change Conference heats up, the bike-sharing experts await OK from Voluntary Carbon Standard Program as investment piles up.
Classic Towns
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Emerging Technology
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Entrepreneurship
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Financial Services
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Moving Here
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Sustainability
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Transportation
West Philadelphia
Custom Cuts: Manayunk Woodworker Nails Sustainable Sawmill
Mike Morsch
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Steve Ebner's passion for anything wood has helped build a sustainable sawmill operation unlike any other in the region when it comes to offering historic lumber for restoration, renovation and construction.
Design
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Entrepreneurship
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Regionalism
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Sustainability
Manayunk
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Northwest
TEDx Marks its Spot in Philly
Joe Petrucci
Thursday, November 18, 2010
The inaugural TEDx Philly event, a celebration of innovative ideas happening right here and right now, took over the Kimmel Center in Center City on Thursday. Here's why we thought it was awesome and can't wait for the next one.
Arts and Culture
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Design
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Diversity
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Entrepreneurship
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Higher Education
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Regionalism
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Sustainability
Center City
FLYING PHOTO: BarCamp Philly a Sold-Out User-Generated Blast
Jeff Fusco
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
What do you get when you throw a few hundred techies and creatives together in Center City and let them decide what their day-long conference will cover? Photographer Jeff Fusco captured some of BarCamp Philly's user-generated brilliance at University of the Arts.
Arts and Culture
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Design
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Emerging Technology
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Entrepreneurship
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Higher Education
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Sustainability
Center City
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Old City / Society Hill
Something to Bank On: City Partners Up to Boost Recycling Rewards Program
Joe Petrucci
Monday, November 15, 2010
Monday is America Recycles Day and the RecycleNOW Philadelphia campaign announced big plans to further boost and incentivize recycling citywide. And it's even easier than separating paper from plastic.
Moving Here
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Regionalism
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Sustainability
Center City
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Chestnut Hill
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North Philadelphia
Citywide Fall Cleaning at 44 Parks
Joe Petrucci
Friday, November 12, 2010
Led by an inspiring effort at Mt. Airy, hundreds of volunteers will be at Philly's parks on Saturday for an ambitious cleanup. Find out where and how you and your friends can help.
Design
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Moving Here
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Regionalism
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Sustainability
Center City
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East Falls
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Fairmount / Art Museum
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Fairmount / Art Museum
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Fishtown
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Germantown
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Kensington/Port Richmond
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Manayunk
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Mt. Airy
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North Philadelphia
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Northeast
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Northwest
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Old City / Society Hill
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Overbrook / Overbrook Farms
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Passyunk Square / East Passyunk
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Queen Village / Pennsport
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Rittenhouse Square
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South Philadelphia
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University City
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Washington Square West
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West Philadelphia
Raising Girard: A True Community Effort Transforms Commercial Corridor
John Steele
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
With transportation, commercial and residential developments surrounding Fishtown and Brewerytown, Girard Coalition begins a redesign of its strategic plan, hoping to connect the neighborhoods.
Arts and Culture
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Design
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Entrepreneurship
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Moving Here
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Sustainability
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Transportation
Fishtown
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North Philadelphia
Roz Duffy's November Rain: It's Pouring Innovation
John Steele
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Organizing two landmark events that engage and nurture innovation in the tech and creative communities, she might be the busiest woman in Philly this month. Barcamp Philly and TEDx Philly happen just six days apart next week, and they definitely won't be lame.
Design
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Diversity
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Emerging Technology
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Entrepreneurship
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Higher Education
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Sustainability
Center City
Your Chance to Save the Endangered Assets of Your City
Joe Petrucci
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
A new non-profit is helping a well-established one by challenging Greater Philadelphia artists to capture the region's physical history and encourage public awareness of endangered historic architecture.
Arts and Culture
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Classic Towns
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Design
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Neighborhood Innovation
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Regionalism
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Sustainability
Northeast
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