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FLYING GUEST: Bill Green on Why Business Tax Reform Will Get Done

Coupled with the coming revision of the city's zoning code, continued business privilege tax reform will send a clear message: Philadelphia is open for business.

Flocking to Philly

Flocking to Philly: International Visitors Up Nearly 50 Percent

Visitors from Western Europe, and increasingly India, China and elsewhere in Asia, are flocking here for history, conventions and shopping.

Susan Post, Excecutive Director of the Esperanza Center

Heaven in Hunting Park: Transformation at Critical Mass

How to rejuvenate one of Philly's most important neighborhoods? Some $21 million, a focus on open space and healthcare, and a lot of faith.

Avi Loren Fox

FK Insider: Avi Loren Fox, Narberth

The force behind sustainability nonprofit Narberth Greens is getting into the photography biz and has big things planned for her unique hometown and beyond.

Girl geek Dinner at Varga Bar

Women's Web: Philly's Rising Tide of Female-Focused Tech Groups

Several groups supporting women in technology have sprouted up in the last year, all looking to increase accessibility, awareness and acumen.

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Talent Dividend: How More College Grads Can Add to Our Bottom Line

College degrees lead to prosperous cities, adding billions to a city's bottom line. Philadelphia is among 57 cities competing for a $1M prize to boost college attainment.

Evan Malone at Next Fab

Group Think: Models of Collaborative Consumption Catch On in Philly

In Philadelphia, we share rides and workspaces and 3D printers, to name a few. As the concept grows nationally, our region stands to gain.

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Best of TEDxPhilly: Tough Talks and Origami

Speakers were as gritty as this year's theme, The City, and we tried to spread some old-fashioned folding fun down in The Fractory at Temple.

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Cost of Living: How Expensive is Philadelphia?

When it comes to life in a major U.S. city, we are a surprisingly good deal, with lower rents than places like Seattle and Baltimore.

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What's Working in Cities: Placemaking's Power

With a premium on public input and economic development, placemaking is increasingly being employed in cities around the world.

The beginnings of the first Urban Earthship - Kensington

Deep Dive on Green Jobs Shows Many Shades of Opportunity

Green jobs can mean many things to many people. To our expert, they have the power to transform Philadelphia on many levels: economic, environmental and educational, to name a few.

Everyday Uncertainties

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Everyday Uncertainties, Rise and Fly, CAFe Arts

We've got checkers in West Philly, a mashup of texts and social media in University City , and a community arts festival in South Kensington on tap this weekend.

Newport Folk Festival, 1967: Diana Davies, Smithsonian Archives

Recognizing Stars and a New Direction in Yorktown

The marker honoring gospel legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s time in Yorktown signals a new era for this historic neighborhood.

Simon Hauger and team

Fast Times at Sustainability High

It doesn't look or feel like a school, which is why this project-based learning experiment at the Navy Yard is already making a big impact on a diverse group of South Philly teens.

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

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.
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