Center City

If you have ever walked down Spruce Street in Center City, you may have noticed the ever changing one-of-a-kind treasures neatly organized on the sidewalk outside a small storefront. Nestled between 13th and Camac streets,

On a Monday afternoon in Center City, seven coders filed into a conference room to chat with Technically Philly’s Chris Wink about Code for America. Code for America is similar to Teach For America in

“The beauty of this idea is in its simplicity,” said David Simnick, 23, a first-year social studies teacher at Young Scholars Charter School in North Philadelphia through the Teach for America program. “We want to

The walls of the Hive76 headquarters are lined with part bins containing all types of electronic doodads from circuit boards to transistors in a kind of organized chaos that bespeaks the organization’s Do It Yourself

https://vimeo.com/19576987] Philadelphia has many annual traditions. From the boisterous fun of the Mummer’s Parade to the solemn lighting of the giant Christmas tree in Rittenhouse Square, these traditions cover every major descriptor available. The Free

https://vimeo.com/19465785] Neil Benson is not typical. In his house, for example, old-fashioned knick-knacks line up under his cluttered window. A sticker on the front door reads ‘Dumpster Diver’, with a picture of a woman diving.

This Thursday marks the public opening of the Spring 2011 Exhibition at the Philadelphia Art Alliance, Kickin’ Back: Design for Leisure. Designers and architects were selected based upon their artistic interpretation of the concept of

In a large, open, light and airy concourse in the Corzo Center on South Broad, over fifty people stared into computer screens and nodded silently to their team members seated around small tables. It is