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While their classmates are sleeping late and throwing frisbees, these collegiate all-stars are launching promising businesses.

Taking a look back at an exciting year on the site, and in the city as a whole.

This local project looks to craft a meaningful post-script for a vacant home in Mantua. A team from Temple is capturing the neighborhood's collective memory, and planning for the lot's post-demolition future.

This local thinker has made waves by addressing "Why Good People Can't Get Jobs," and laying some of the blame at the feet of rigid employers.  Next week, Cappelli will give a talk at the JOIN(t) Action Forum, a gathering of thought leaders, advocates and employers workshopping best practices for creating and filling jobs in Philadelphia.

A couple of Tyler grads are using a spruced-up truck to bring stellar brew to the Temple campus, and creating an innovative community art practice in the process.

It's another exciting week in Philly with Make Music Day, the latest Philly Stake dinner and a job fair for recent grads sponsored by Campus Philly.

Flying Kite has a run-down of all University City has to offer, from great parks to tech incubators to killer beer bars.

The local university's Center for the Arts is bringing creativity and environmental consciousness to Camden's schools and public spaces.

"I Love My Science Job" hopes to spark young people to pursue careers in life sciences, a vital element of Philadelphia's new economy.

The Porch at 30th Street Station sparked the effort to makeover a key stretch of Market Street. In a few short years, this vital University City corridor will be denser, more vibrant and increasingly pedestrian-friendly.

Hadass Sheffer is one of the founding forces behind The Graduate! Network, an organization that works to help adults complete college. Here in the region, Graduate! Philadelphia has helped over 2,500 older students earn valuable degrees. The upside to engaging and empowering this population is exponential -- they set an example for the next generation and translate newly acquired skills directly into the workforce. Flying Kite caught up with Sheffer by phone, chatting about the genesis of Graduate! Philadelphia, the challenges faced by older students and the tremendous impact these initiatives can have on the city. (Continue reading here.)

A coalition of government officials, educators, community organizations, businesses and non-profits are working to move more underserved Philadelphians into college and on to the workforce. Even an incremental increase in educational attainment rates could have a huge impact on the city's economy.

Last week, the Economy League announced their plan for making Philadelphia globally competitive. Can we accomplish that goal and still maintain our unique charm?

Thanks to an Updated Master Plan, Drexel aims to spend half a billion dollars on development in the coming years, urbanizing and greening their campus. University City will never be the same again.

Meet four inspiring Camden activists, working hard to help the struggling city realize its potential through development, improved services and education.