Regionalism : Featured Stories

Sara Sherr's monthly celebration of lady rockers and spinners has a huge celebration planned for its 10th anniversary show at Tritone on Saturday starting at 6 p.m.

The longtime Haverford-based nonprofit's first-of-its kind program is already a smash hit. The yearlong initiative, dubbed C3, proves for every starving artist there's a hungry patron. They just need a little help finding each other.

Researchers at CHOP, Temple, and Penn were among those who received a combined $600,000 in funding from the University City Science Center's QED Proof-of-Concept program, announced earlier this week.

The region's life sciences industry hopes to change a little-known provision in the massive healthcare overhaul that could depress drugmakers' incentives to develop treatments for rare diseases.

Dear Always Working Web Guy: Kudos for making our city and its attractions more connected to tourists, even the ones that insist on running up the Art Museum steps. With Love, Flying Kite XOXO.

No year-end lists or predictions here, just an honest look at some holiday break news that includes meds, eds and creatives and that's indicative of themes we'll be watching closely in 2011.

Campus Philly's recent survey reveals nearly half of non-native Philadelphia-area college students are staying in the region after graduation, a huge increase from a similar 2004 study.

It is positively impossible to have more fun on a holiday shopping trek: More than 40 talented handmade and vintage vendors, five bands and free Pabst on Saturday in Fishtown.

The web-based tracker of networking events has proven to be such a valuable tool in increasing efficiency in the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem that founding sponsors were clamoring for more.

College dropout turned DIY entrepreneur Sean Agnew of R5 Productions keeps independent music alive in Philadelphia. With a venue in the works, he'll only get louder.

Steve Ebner's passion for anything wood has helped build a sustainable sawmill operation unlike any other in the region when it comes to offering historic lumber for restoration, renovation and construction.

The Comcast Digital Connectors program celebrated its impact over the last year, including students from Project H.O.M.E. and the People's Emergency Center who are learning how to develop careers in technology and their communities.

If you're a technology pro with a thirst for the arts or community service, read on to learn how to make a difference with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia. 

While it might be hard to keep up with all the work of contemporary artists of different cultures and genres, this Saturday's Fourth Wall Arts Salon makes it easy to enjoy the best of everything Philly has to offer.

The inaugural TEDx Philly event, a celebration of innovative ideas happening right here and right now, took over the Kimmel Center in Center City on Thursday. Here's why we thought it was awesome and can't wait for the next one.