Old City / Society Hill : Featured Stories

It started as any other hashtag does but it wound up being more than a trending topic thanks to Young Involved Philadelphia, whose Why I Love Philly party captured the spirit of those who've made it here.

In an effort to increase effective communications, employee satisfaction and profits, the sustainability focused design/build firm is becoming the city's first employee-owned co-op.

The Reverend Michael Alan's work at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction can taste sweet or look old and slightly evil. Whichever you prefer, you should put his gingerbread house workshop on your holiday to-do list.

A report released this morning by Center City District reveals an abundance of encouraging data about downtown Philadelphia's retail growth. Nothing was more telling, however, than the numbers that back the city's growing reputation as a food destination.

You might not know what a canele is, but you should know it's much more than just a scrumptious French pastry to Gil Ortale, and it represents much of what the Philly food industry veteran holds dear.

Shots of wine at a video game release party paved the way for the co-founders of this Old City interactive shop to fulfill their childhood dreams. They've also grown into one of the region's most promising entertainment tech startups.

What do you get when you throw a few hundred techies and creatives together in Center City and let them decide what their day-long conference will cover? Photographer Jeff Fusco captured some of BarCamp Philly's user-generated brilliance at University of the Arts.

Led by an inspiring effort at Mt. Airy, hundreds of volunteers will be at Philly's parks on Saturday for an ambitious cleanup.                                                    Find out where and how you and your friends can help.

Veteran vegetarian chef Mark Mebus and graphic designer Ryan Moylan, who met as punk-rocking teenagers in NYC, have combined to open Philly's first vegan pizzeria in Society Hill, and the result is surprisingly stellar.

If you thought the annual forum for memoir and documentary art couldn't get any more awesome, you'd be mistaken. More theatrical performances, including multiple premieres, and a tribute to a Philly legend make the ninth edition a can't miss celebration.

Co-working isn't for everyone, but for those among Philadelphia's legion of free-flyers, there is no place they'd rather be. We spent the day with them to find out why Independents Hall has become a hub for tech and creative entrepreneurs.

Within Greater Philadelphia's considerable foodie community is a sub-genre known as Wild Foodies who are spreading the seed of wild edibles, both plants and small critters, that are found just outside our doors.

Led by festival founder and design guru Hilary Jay, DesignPhiladelphia has established itself as an organic, comprehensive and cutting-edge festival that is the envy of other cities and the pride of ours. It's on Oct. 7-17 all over Philly.

Adam Schmidt just wanted a place to drink cheap. His new online venture, Drink Philly, is that place, and he's spreading the word at Old City First Friday with good food, good art and free, local booze.