Neighborhood Innovation : Featured Stories

The young men behind Store on Frankford Avenue look to engage and educate local youth through street art.

A chat with Story Bellows, co-director of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, touches on tech, communication and urban innovation.

In Port Richmond, a former textile mill houses the region’s largest collection of artists, small manufacturers and entrepreneurs. 

Frankford's Ray Gant is beautifying blighted neighborhoods one at a time. He's featured in a new book called "Everyday Heroes."

A talented core of 30-somethings with diverse backgrounds, a willingness to try new things and a clear vision keep UCD's impact strong.

Help bring Cesar Viveros' grand vision for Frankford murals to life and see art in a sacred space, right on the altar of historic St. Mark's.

Eclectic acts perform on three stages, and we'll have beer, food trucks and arts and crafts for all ages, plus our Transforamtion 19124 exhibit.

The indie, upstart newspaper's goal is to get Frankford residents engaged in civic matters, and it just got its first sponsor to triple its circulation.

Mantua is changing thanks to the vision and determination of its youth: "You can’t let someone outside of your community come in and decide for you."

We'll document transformation from 4442 Frankford Ave. and try to connect locals and outsiders alike to this cavernous institution.

He is helping the fiscal sponsorship agency grow in many ways, not unlike the work he does around his home and neighborhood.

Lessons from the Rust Belt could come in handy as Philadelphia's proposed land banking bill attempts to balance opportunity with regulation.

The nonprofit program has partnered with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society since 2003 to clean and green vacant lots across the city.

An event and gallery space is a product of combining two adjacent storefronts near the corner of 40th and Ludlow Streets.

Principal Claire Cohen meets students "where they are," developing collaborations that address many dire needs in West Philly.