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Our picks for the week's top events.

Taking a look back at an exciting year on the site, and in the city as a whole.

Our picks for the week's best events.

Check out our list of the week's top events.

Nationally, the perception and practice of public art is shifting -- becoming more fluid, more community-oriented and more integrated into neighborhoods. Here in Philadelphia, Mural Arts continues to lead the way. 

An innovative culinary training program (and soup kitchen) in Camden is set to expand, augmenting their community-driven offerings with a for-profit cafe.

While local schools continue to slash arts programming, the Village of Arts and Humanities produces a print magazine by youth for youth -- even finding the funds to pay their contributors.

We've got your picks for this week's best events.

This fledgling neighborhood institution is raising money to keep their doors open. Make a donation to support the arts and Germantown's growing creative community.

This week, party in support of Mural Arts, see a free concert in University City and hit up awesome art installations in underappreciated spaces.

There's a ton to do in Philadelphia this week. In addition to Philly Tech Week, enjoy a couple of awesome art events and explore the mature side of science at NextFab Studio.

The Exchange is bringing co-working to Philadelphia's nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. At the Friends Center, half-a-dozen organizations are sharing real estate and building community.

Thanks to an Updated Master Plan, Drexel aims to spend half a billion dollars on development in the coming years, urbanizing and greening their campus. University City will never be the same again.

Check out this week's can't-miss events, including an awards ceremony for non-profits, a West Philly craft market and E. Passyunk Restaurant Week.