University City : Featured Stories

Get $1 deals in West Philly, food truck fun in Mt. Airy and the city's hottest dance in North Philly.

An opportunistic and empowering approach, commitment from the Nutter administration and a comprehensive strategy put Philly in the top five among 108 cities surveyed in The Rise of Social Government.

Her goal is to shine a light on work by and about people of African descent in a global context, and she has assembled an impressive lineup of films that will be screened at the African-American Museum, Art Sanctuary, and International House on Aug. 2-5. Just don't make her sing.

Penn's Institute of Contemporary Art stands to gain from the appoitnment of the dynamic administrator, who raised attendance and revenue in her former post.

Brews, brauts, mini-golf and innovative artists and designers in University City, and ceramics outside the art museum.

The addition of David Groverman's Resellers Central Market to the 3900 block of Lancaster Ave. could mean big things for the corridor.

Reverend Jeff Jordan and his partner David Pickett are also helping organize and mobilize voters in West Philadelphia where others dare not campaign.

Two hundred women convened for networking and learning on Saturday for this Philly Tech Week event, illustrating the local rise of women in technology.

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

Southern native Mark Coates has overcome the shuttering of his widely acclaimed Italian Market BBQ storefront by collaborating and conjuring up a specialty meat operation.

Dance by the Swann Memorial Fountain, explore communal exchange at the Painted Bride and enjoy opera on The Porch at 30th Street Station.

Five teams competed for $10k and a shot at nationals, and the prize went to the innovative "Closing Schools, Opening Opportunities" plan.

Get dirty in the Brandywine Valley, celebrate facial hair at The Blockley and eat local and organic with hundreds of Philly's finest. 

The Central PA native left school in Western PA and has found an oasis of learning in Philadelphia at Tree House Books.

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