West Philadelphia : Featured Stories

Two million visitors since 2008 can't be wrong. Never has a children's museum been so thoughtful about its program's impact.

The record attendance was no coincidence: more startups are attracting more students and recent grads to stay in Philadelphia.

Get with the WPO and hear an oud in University City, take the highway on the Parkway and stay up all night for The Bald Soprano in Rittenhouse.

Some call Philadelphia the DJ Capital of the World because of its history and contributions to the culture in a city overflowing with multi-talented DJs in hip hop, jazz and reggae.

Magic jelly marbles, liquid nitrogen ice cream, slime, nano gold, soft matter and biolastic are just some of the incredible materials on display for this unique and free annual event.

Young art on the Schuylkill, power-packed transportation talk, and the city's other wing-eating contest.

Entertainment by kids, for kids and involving big kids on a school night from World Cafe Live to the Wilma to Silk City.

A roasted turkey sandwich under 350 calories? Locally sourced and health conscious lunches are on the menu for this sibling duo, which also maintain a storefront.

Paper cutout art on South Street, electronic opera in University City and international artists through the eyes of two local creators in a formerly abandoned North Philadelphia building.

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.

Whether it's about saving lives or cities, innovation can be on a faster track in Greater Philadelphia, and here's how some of the region's brightest minds propose we speed it up.

Artists and social entrepreneurs get business advice, capturing a typical Philly day in photos, and one big night to close the Philadelphia Film Festival.

Green jobs can mean many things to many people. To our expert, they have the power to transform Philadelphia on many levels: economic, environmental and educational, to name a few.

We've got checkers in West Philly, a mashup of texts and social media in University City , and a community arts festival in South Kensington on tap this weekend.

In full fall harvest mode, our minds are focused on food and you can get the good stuff in Fishtown and Society Hill, or from Mill Creek's urban farm.