University City : Featured Stories

Author Jonah Lehrer talks creativity, the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival connects the city with a Nazi-era rescue, and a new arts space and producer launches.

Mihir Shah came from India in 1997 seeking to make a big impact and is closer than ever thanks to his relentless pursuit of more effective breast cancer diagnostics.

The record attendance was no coincidence: more startups are attracting more students and recent grads to stay in Philadelphia.

Get with the WPO and hear an oud in University City, take the highway on the Parkway and stay up all night for The Bald Soprano in Rittenhouse.

Magic jelly marbles, liquid nitrogen ice cream, slime, nano gold, soft matter and biolastic are just some of the incredible materials on display for this unique and free annual event.

Young art on the Schuylkill, power-packed transportation talk, and the city's other wing-eating contest.

Storytelling and coffee in South Philly, neighborhood building in three acts in University City and walkability on the Parkway.

Developer, restaurateur, and community activist Ken Weinstein has helped transform Mt. Airy and nearby communities with a grassroots approach.

Entertainment by kids, for kids and involving big kids on a school night from World Cafe Live to the Wilma to Silk City.

A roasted turkey sandwich under 350 calories? Locally sourced and health conscious lunches are on the menu for this sibling duo, which also maintain a storefront.

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

Paper cutout art on South Street, electronic opera in University City and international artists through the eyes of two local creators in a formerly abandoned North Philadelphia building.

Whether it's about saving lives or cities, innovation can be on a faster track in Greater Philadelphia, and here's how some of the region's brightest minds propose we speed it up.

Artists and social entrepreneurs get business advice, capturing a typical Philly day in photos, and one big night to close the Philadelphia Film Festival.

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.