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Daring entrepreneurs, a new incubator, region-wide support and higher ed are creating a new model for textile and apparel manufacturing.

A former Best Storyteller spins a tale of how this festival has shaped an entire art form here, winning awards and inspiring others.

We've got innovation celebration at Asian Arts, a specially prepared Uyghur Dinner, and a Geofest that promises to take you around the world without leaving Philly.

Everything you need to know about this year's event, which runs Sept. 2-17, including hotspots, extras and must-see performances.

There was a match for everyone, and love was definitely in the air at last week's Young Involved Philadelphia event.

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.

The Convention Center expansion forced it from its old building (and old ways of thinking). From its new perch on Vine Street, AAI is welcoming all ethnicities, artists and changes in Chinatown.

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.

From Open Data Philly to Rethinking Shelter, our photographer followed the game developers, coders, hackers and dreamers who made Philly Tech Week pop.

It wasn't just about breakfast burritos and cheerleading at Tuesday's State of the City forum at the Convention Center. The annual Center City Proprietors discussion revealed that hospitality could hold the key for real job growth in Philadelphia.

More than 50 technology related events are slated for April 25-30 around the city for the inaugural event, which also boasts tech quizzo and a video game showcase for hardcore techies.

Expanded locations, vendors and services are among the features driving the growth of farmers markets across Greater Philadelphia, set to re-open en masse in the coming weeks and bring area foodies out of hibernation.

We asked more than a dozen of the city's opinion leaders, game changers and gracious hosts that very question, and the consensus says that while we're often too hard on ourselves, we're good enough, we're smart enough, and people like us.

He has two feature documentaries under his belt and has added the long-proposed Reading Viaduct project to his list of inspirations and passions. He's leading a major push to promote the "park in the sky" at the Philadelphia International Flower Show this week.

Old, new, improved and re-tooled, festivals focused on nature, science, kids, culture and films are on tap in the coming weeks, so pick your spots, starting this weekend, to experience and support Greater Philadelphia's best.