West Philadelphia : Featured Stories

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

We've got your electro-pop right here, in West Philly open-air majesty, and it's a real hoot to try and win a pair of tickets.

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.

Talk sustainability on Thursday, eat sustainability on Saturday, and drink in the jazz all weekend long on Ogontz Ave.

Get outside and take in the Schuylkill on Thursday. Hit up some avant-garde jazz Saturday. Close Beer Week with a bang on Sunday.

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.

If you're a DYIer, go Kenzo. If you're into fresh food access, head over to West Philly. And if you're into everything, or at least open to it, find your spot on the lawn at Independence Mall.

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.

Fittingly, there's no centennial extravaganza for the historic building in West Philly. There will simply be more of the same � a wide range of high-quality arts and community-building, including a site-specific dance performance this week.

Community Education Center has been around for more than 30 years, serving artists and the community in a variety of ways. Its leader is its only full-time staffer and she is more determined than ever to grow CEC's impact and reach.

The term 'tech transfer' is giving way to new approaches focused more on developing technologies rooted in the region's vast academic and research laboratory, and early results are promising.

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.

A University City investment group is raising $75 million for a fund devoted solely to water, and Temple University's WET Center is working on four technologies for water and wastewater treatment. The water business in Philly is approaching tidal wave proportions, and here's how.