Even those who aren’t exactly technologically savvy have heard of hackathons. But what they may not know is that those events – usually 48 hours in length – don’t necessarily focus on the completion of [continue reading…]
Business owners in Chestnut Hill are starting to feel the anxiety that has been building across the city in anticipation of Mayor Nutter’s Actual Value Initiative. Individual tax assessments will be released in the coming [continue reading…]
A community of empowered fashionistas gathered this weekend in The Wardrobe Boutique, a consignment shop located on the corner of 19th and Spring Garden streets. They met for an event sponsored by Philadelphia Style Bloggers, a group hoping [continue reading…]
On Friday morning, the office space at 322 W. Chelten Ave. stood empty; only red, white and blue walls remained from its time as an Obama for America headquarters. By Friday evening, artwork covered the [continue reading…]
A stoop located at the corner of Lawrence and Jefferson streets offered some shelter from the wind and cold rain. On that stoop stood 76-year old Domingo Martinez, with a plate of hot food in [continue reading…]
Have you ever wondered how computers have the ability to perform basic functions such as detecting spam in your inbox? They’re trained through machine learning. Michael Becker, a data scientist at AWeber Communications, Inc. and [continue reading…]
Two state representatives from Philadelphia have backed the mayor’s plan to tax commercial and residential properties at different rates despite constitutional prohibitions against such a plan. “We should not be taxing commercial properties the same [continue reading…]
As Holmesburg, Mayfair and other neighborhoods along the Frankford Avenue business corridor work to keep methadone clinics from opening in their communities. Pennsylvania Rep. Kevin Boyle, D-172nd, held a hearing Wednesday at the Mayfair Community Center [continue reading…]
Olney Charter High School students got a taste of the art world this week through a public exhibition of their work at the Olney branch of the Free Library. In collaboration with the North Fifth [continue reading…]
Early this month, the New Kensington Community Development Corp. announced its Adopt-a-Block program, which will have residents act as neighborhood-cleaning ambassadors for certain blocks in Kensington. NKCDC is not only looking for individuals who reside [continue reading…]
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