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Technology: Why These Penn Kids Dropped Out to Build a Social Networking App

November 3, 2014

Four University of Pennsylvania students took the year off to promote their mobile application. Michael Powell, Matt Wojcieszek, Adam Elkassas and Arjun Raj Jain all have taken the year off to launch their app, Down

Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Gallery’s Open-Door Policy Aims to Attract Artists and Community Members

October 31, 2014

“COME IN” was written on the sign in big and bold letters, inviting the public to join the festive evening created by Indigo Bleu Design Concepts to mark the second anniversary of its representation of artist Jerry Puryear.

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Business District Keeps Striving on Germantown Avenue

October 31, 2014

Chestnut Hill generates a great deal of revenue from its array of locally owned businesses that call Germantown Avenue home. While some longtime business owners are shutting their doors, it does not appear to be making an impact on

Arts and Entertainment

Fishtown: Local Press Company Builds Literary Scene

October 30, 2014

Just above a small engraving warehouse on Frankford Avenue is a collaborative space for writers. Walls are lined with ampersand prints and paintings by local artists, while crowded bookshelves overflow with both old and new works of

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Mt. Airy Art Garage Integrates Artists & Community

October 30, 2014

This September makes five years that Mt. Airy Art Garage has brought artists out of isolation and provided a sanctuary for the creative-minded to commune, inspire and support one another in the Northwest communities of Germantown,

Education

Germantown: Neighborhood School Closing Builds Young Man for Future

October 30, 2014

In Northwest Philadelphia, a large and stately secondary school sits vacant, a Property for Sale sign on the front lawn where youth once dotted the landscape. A shopping cart with multicolored garment and trash bags is parked

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Theater Treats Community to Spooky Tales and Mystery Magic

October 30, 2014

A theater in Chestnut Hill, tucked behind a long driveway off of Germantown Avenue, has united residents through its performances for 85 years. Stagecrafters Theater is a nonprofit organization with early beginnings. The organization dates back

Arts and Entertainment

Olde Kensington: Andrew Ha Pursues Two Passions in the Heart of Philadelphia

October 29, 2014

Andrew Ha describes his relationship with music as a marriage, but it’s not his only commitment. Like many working Americans, Ha holds regular job hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; he works for the Jewish

Neighborhoods

Strawberry Mansion: Billy Thompson Helps Lead Neighborhood Coalition with Faith

October 29, 2014

As William Thompson walked toward Faith Temple recently, he greeted almost every person he passed. He grabbed each neighbor around the shoulders, squeezed them tightly and shook their hands with both of his own. “When we

Economy

North Philadelphia: Second-Generation Immigrant Creates Haven for Startups

October 29, 2014

Across from the local 7-Eleven and other corporate establishments that are proliferating across Cecil B. Moore Avenue on Temple University’s main campus, the Fox School of Business’ Small Business Development Center has been helping the

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