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Center City: Occupy Philadelphia Dilworth Plaza Presence Decreasing

November 29, 2011

Occupy Philadelphia has thinned out since Mayor Michael Nutter gave the protesters an eviction notice for 5 p.m. Sunday. Some protesters on the site still refuse to leave. The group still remaining is currently figuring

Abandoned Property

Center City: Housing Authority Makes Money on Auction; Critics Complain Neighborhood Buyers Left Out

November 17, 2011

https://vimeo.com/32283059] The Philadelphia Housing Authority brought in $7 million this week at its first auction of blighted properties, but critics disliked what they described as a process that favored real estate developers over neighborhood buyers.

Center City

Center City: Protestors Stage ‘Die-In’ at PNC Branches

November 7, 2011

On Monday, Occupy Philadelphia joined the Earth Quaker Action Team for a non-violent, theatrical protest. Protestors referred to the event as a mass “die-in” and gathered to oppose PNC Bank’s financial support of companies that

Arts and Entertainment

Center City: Community Design Collaborative Hosts ‘Design in Action 2011’

October 20, 2011

https://vimeo.com/30713141] This month the Community Design Collaborative co-hosted “Design in Action 2011,” a three-day conference that brought more than 300 community design professionals and volunteers from around the world to Philadelphia to discuss public interest

Center City

Center City: Sustainability in the City

October 17, 2011 charper

https://vimeo.com/30703045] Three individuals, Meghan Weik, Tim Broderick and Kathleen Grady, all from Philadelphia, know what living in a sustainable way truly means. It’s a concept all of them follow in their daily lives. Their lifestyles

Arts and Entertainment

Center City: Northeast Represented at Philly Fringe Festival

September 27, 2011

The annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe brings thousands of performing artists from around the world to the city to showcase their acts and talents. For some, it is an once-in-a-lifetime experience and

Center City

Center City: A Combination of Philly History and the Latest Technology

June 3, 2011

A prototype application of augmented reality by PhillyHistory.org is available for free download on iPhone and Android platforms. It allows users to view historic photographs as 3D digital information overlaid atop their current location using

Arts and Entertainment

Technically Philly: Gameloop Unconference Comes to Philly

May 23, 2011

San Francisco. Austin. Seattle. These are the types of cities that are generally associated with game development in the United States. Unfortunately, Philadelphia isn’t widely considered part of this elite group, but local game developers

Center City

Center City: Project H.O.M.E. Tries to Eliminate Homelessness

April 28, 2011

Before joining the Project H.O.M.E. community Hyacinth King, 56, recalled living out of a cardboard box on the streets of Philadelphia and hustling for money and pills. “I wasn’t always that way,” King said. Growing

Center City

Center City: Family Fun at the Kimmel Center

April 25, 2011

Families filled Commonwealth Plaza at the Kimmel Center Sunday morning for an Easter egg hunt and a visit from the Easter bunny. Parents and children gathered around tables filled with art supplies to create festive

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