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Phila2035: West Park District Residents Take Lead in Planning

Paul Ellis Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Home to large cultural assets and smaller long-neglected neighborhoods, the West Park District is among the first to move forward with planning and development as part of the citywide Philadelphia 2035 initiative.

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Citywide Fall Cleaning at 44 Parks

Joe Petrucci Friday, November 12, 2010

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.

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Higher Education is Apparently Recession-Proof Here

Keystone Edge staff Thursday, October 21, 2010

Earlier this week, Select Greater Philadelphia released its 2010 Higher Education Impact report, an updated version of its 2007 study, and the findings were largely encouraging

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FLYING PHOTO: Urban Foraging with The Wild Foodies of Philly

Jeff Fusco Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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.

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Innovate or Die: DesignPhiladelphia Pumps Up Creatives

Caroline Tiger Tuesday, October 05, 2010

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.

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Development News

U.S. Forest Service working with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to study Philly�s "urban forest"
The U.S. Forestry Service, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and Philadelphia's Department of Parks and Recreation, has begun to research Philadelphia's tree life, both in Fairmount and other city parks, and in ...
New pedestrian advocacy group's agenda includes improving intersections
Philly has 2,500 acres for urban farming, crop value of $10M-plus, says Green Space Alliance study
Philadelphia, state both look to produce 'rational process' for city's 40,000 parcels of vacant land
SEPTA's bus fleet to become more eco-friendly thanks to two grants
Exciting changes recommended for bicyclists, pedestrians in West and Southwest Philly
Still hope for City Council passage of zoning code re-write by year's end
SEPTA receives $6.4M in federal grants to develop transit asset management system
Amtrak stops at 30th Street Station to announce high-speed rail plan

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Innovation & Job News

State of Young Philly has never looked better
The 2nd Annual State of Young Philly, convened by Young Involved Philadelphia for a two week run, was a series of six events designed to engage, connect and represent citizens.
Open Data Race lets you vote for data sets that are most fit for public consumption
Speak up: TEDxPhilly 2.0, TEDxSJU on the horizon
FLYING BYTES: SEPTA's TransitView, MAC founder raises $75M, and Phila. Printworks strikes chord
Interactive mapping platform launched to connect Philadelphians to their local communities
Knight Arts Challenge offers $9M over three year for next great urban artistic movement in Philly
SEPTA subways go hybrid with lossless battery storage system
City's most involved young professionals imagine Philly's future with city-wide summit

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In The News

Stink bug management among two local specialty crop research projects funded by USDA
A Wyndmoor-based project raked in more than $5.7 million from the USDA to research stink bug management, reports American Agriculturist.

Source: American Agriculturist
Philly Youth Poetry Movement competes for national title
Source: CNN
Irish travelers: Philadelphia, here we come
Source: Herald.ie
Pew: More people moving to Philly than moving out
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
St. Louis loves Philly for what it really is
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jassi Chadha enriches entrepreneurial ecosystem with TiE-NJ/Philadelphia
Source: SiliconIndia
Connecticut arts panel looks at Philadelphia murals for inspiration
Source: The Hour
Flying Kite among new online operations tackling local news
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Nakia Stith

Her safety consultancy and management firm goes beyond uniformed guards to create safer communities, schools and facilities.

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