Neighborhood Innovation : Featured Stories

With more than 20,000 vacant parcels posing significant costs on neighborhoods, there is little time to waste, says Anuj Gupta of Mt. Airy USA.

An architectural walking tour in Rittenhouse, gritty photos under the El, and a beefy battle to build a computer lab.

Cabrini College senior Erica Falvey has impacted thousands as a student teacher, volunteer and nonprofit founder, including one of her professors.

The three-mile stretch of highway is just one of the things Next American City's Diana Lind is impacting from its new Brewerytown storefront.

West of Broad is abuzz with construction, rehab and lots of new businesses, establishing a new dining destination that's more livable than ever.

A first-time visit to Detroit reveals the makings of a true story of opportunity as First Person Arts' upcoming event reveals both cities' mistaken identities.

What's in a name? Everything, and it isn't always easy to settle on one. We look at three neighborhoods in various states of branding.

Latin American Film Festival at International House, sterling silver at The Alternatives Museum in Wilmington, and it's clean-up time in the city.

Prioritizing services and sustainable funding are among the policy challenges faced by the Free Library of Philadelphia, as outlined in a recent report from Pew.

Dance by the Swann Memorial Fountain, explore communal exchange at the Painted Bride and enjoy opera on The Porch at 30th Street Station.

Five teams competed for $10k and a shot at nationals, and the prize went to the innovative "Closing Schools, Opening Opportunities" plan.

Get dirty in the Brandywine Valley, celebrate facial hair at The Blockley and eat local and organic with hundreds of Philly's finest. 

The third-generation entrepreneur's most recent venture, Grovara, aims to put 'Made in the USA' back on the map, and he's taking his friends along for the ride.

The unique dance and theater group from South Philly has performed all over, shining a different kind of light on anger, death, love and war.

There's lots of work to do in some neighborhoods, but private yards hold the best hope for this recently launched city program.