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Art, Education, Overbrook, Science, Sustainability, West Philadelphia »

April 5, 2013
Jerome Shabazz, director of Overbrook Art Center, proudly displayed the center.

The Overbrook Arts Center, a nonprofit organization, teaches children and adults how to create sustainable living within the city.

“Our nonprofit decided to make … Read the full story >>

Education, Environment, Fairhill, Science, Sustainability »

November 6, 2012 (2 Comments)
One of Hopkins' students, Rosemary, held up her craft, designed to measure wind speed.

PhillyEarth, an organization founded to teach local children about becoming community sustainability leaders, provides after-school programs, an urban farm site and community outreach programs to … Read the full story >>

Fairhill, Science »

April 10, 2012
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Most adults dream of working at a job they love. However, not everybody is afforded that luxury.

Hector Berrios pursues his passion every day.

Berrios … Read the full story >>

Education, Entertainment, Manayunk, Science, Technology »

April 10, 2012
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A local science shop in Manayunk provides a fun and unique atmosphere for children and families to learn together.

Matt Kriebel, owner of Spectrum Scientifics, located … Read the full story >>

East Falls, Featured Stories, Featured Videos, Health, Science, Social issues »

April 2, 2012
Herbs sat on a shelf at The Garden of Eden.

The Garden of Eden, located at 4237 Ridge Ave., is an all-natural shop providing its customers with natural skin, hair and wellness products.

Todzsa Brown, the … Read the full story >>

Education, Featured Stories, Germantown, Science, West Oak Lane »

March 30, 2012
A student waited to ask a question during one of the experiments.

As Philadelphia schools face a budget deficit of $26 million this year, The Dow Chemical Co. is giving some schools the opportunity to expand their … Read the full story >>

Economy, Education, Featured Stories, Featured Videos, Science, Technology, University City, West Philadelphia »

February 13, 2012
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The National Business Incubation Association has awarded its coveted Soft Landings designation to the University City Science Center’s incubation program.

The science center’s nonprofit incubation

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Education, Featured Stories, Olney, Science, Technically Philly »

July 2, 2011 (One Comment)
The Robolancers competed in grueling competitions which required them to put in long hours designing, building and programing their robots. Photo courtesy of Central High Robolancers.

The Central High Robolancers in Olney should be designing a robot for a different task than usual—one that gives out a good pat on the … Read the full story >>

Chestnut Hill, Health, Science »

June 2, 2011

The National Health Interview Survey  estimates that 3.1 million Americans use acupuncture every year. This 4,000-year-old Chinese medicine practice is thriving in Chestnut HIll. Acupuncturist … Read the full story >>

Health, Parkside, Science, Uncategorized, West Philadelphia »

June 2, 2011
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While some people spent Memorial Day weekend at the shore or doing household chores others came out to help raise money for medical research … Read the full story >>