University City : Featured Stories

Projects totaling $2 billion and a healthy dose of collaboration have helped the pride of West Philly come a long way. All that's left is leveraging and messaging, says one of its leaders.

The Penn senior from Abington founded a nonprofit that connects homeless youth with homeless animals, addressing two major city problems in one fell, loving swoop.

The future starts now for Philadelphia's startup community, which attempts to redefine itself and grow by nurturing its successes and new faces.

Hot? Take a dip at Doma in University City. For free tunes, see the Peace Creeps at World Cafe Live. For stories and song, taste Pretzel Park in Manayunk.

Help The Village impact North Philly on Thursday and rock with future stars or head to a pesto and salsa showdown on Saturday.

Walk, eat, and enjoy summer nights this week on Thursday in Mt. Airy and University City and on Friday at Penn's Landing.

They might not be able to rent a car yet, but they're learning how to buy, sell and build their companies in big ways. Meet the 20-somethings behind MainLine Solar and OutPlay Technologies.

Celebrate art at Philly's Magic Gardens. Get polished up for awesome rides on East Passyunk Ave. Soak in some rootsy sounds at The Blockley.

Our extended holiday version sets you up through July 5 and includes the sights and sounds of hip-hop, patriotism, and South Philly's growing Mexican community.

She's been an entrepreneur, fashion designer, community organizer, political candidate, and author. Up next: a green co-working space in West Philly.

World sounds at Penn Museum on Wednesday, Puerto Rican and neighborhood pride in Norris Square on Saturday, and art on parade in Manayunk all weekend.

Know where your cafeteria's lunch comes from? Common Market is changing institutional food from the inside out, sourcing food from local farmers and supplying it to schools, hospitals and corporations throughout the region.

Drexel's student- run record label combines the music-first approach of an indie label with the staffing of a corporate label, giving musicians and music lovers a very real-world sound.

The Mt. Airy native has seen and done a lot since leaving for college. More than a decade later he's back to gain a foothold in the city's growing sustainability community.

Our writer ate, slept, and drank Philly Tech Week, which proved that the time is right for Philadelphia to become Open Data city and that arts and sustainability are finding the right connections in the tech community.