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Technically Philly: Five Places Where Tech is Happening

June 13, 2014

Although Philly’s tech culture has a presence throughout the city, its knack for creating communities in certain spaces is evident. So whether it’s in a high-rise office building or amid a backdrop of historic military ships, these places are full of

Arts and Entertainment

Technically Philly: Sam Cusumano and Electricity for Progress

May 15, 2014

Sam Cusumano could barely contain his excitement as he watched two of his friends listen to a couple pairs of apples. That’s right, they were listening to apples. It was all a part of his

Education

City Schools: Makerspaces Providing Resources for Creativity and Innovation

April 29, 2014

Klint Kanopka still remembers the time when technology’s purpose in school could be boiled down to defeating your classmates on the Oregon Trail. “Even shop class used to carry a negative stigma,” Kanopka said, “and

Arts and Entertainment

Northwest Philadelphia: Talking Stick Learning Center Bringing Homeschooling To The Forefront

April 24, 2014

Hidden within 55-acres of green space, the Awbury Arboretum in East Germantown is now home to the Talking Stick Learning Center. The two building learning facility offers a variety of programs for home-school children ages

Elections

Technically Philly: Candidate Sean Sullivan Engages With Local Business Leaders

April 17, 2014

Over the past two years, Philadelphia has witnessed a rise in the number of tech start-ups and co-working spaces. But without proper support, many entrepreneurs fail to see their ideas and businesses flourish. Sean Sullivan,

CIty of Philadelphia Chief Data Officer Mark Headd's user profile page on GitHub shows basic biographical info, organizations he is a member of, some popular repositories he owns, some repositories he contributes to and information about his contributions.
Government

Technically Philly: GitHub an Ideal Platform for City’s Open Data

April 16, 2014chris montgomery

Since he took up the position of the City of Philadelphia’s chief data officer in late 2012, Mark Headd has pushed for the city to release its data on GitHub, the popular software sharing and

Education

Technically Philly: Step IT Up America comes to Town

April 14, 2014

UST Global, a California-based information technology solutions company, chose Women’s History month to introduce its Step IT Up America campaign to Philadelphia. Step IT Up is a 12-week training program designed to teach minority women

Education

South of South Street: Coded by Kids Teaches Inner-City Youth Website Development

April 7, 2014

After a career in the Air Force as a computer-graphic assistant specialist and a tour of duty in Iraq with the Army National Guard, Sylvester Mobley came back to a city where kids were leaving

Education

Mount Airy: Improvements for Lovett Library

April 3, 2014

A decision was made to perform renovations on the Lovett Memorial Library in Mount Airy, and the public responded positively to the idea.  Joe Benford, the Chief of Extensions for the Free Library of Philadelphia

The Dallas Opera's performance of Tod Machover's sci-fi opera "Death and the Powers" was simulcast to 10 cities across the globe.
Technology

Technically Philly: Sci-fi opera reaches far, misses

February 25, 2014chris montgomery and tub10245

Opera Philadelphia hosted the first-ever live global simulcast of an opera this past Sunday at the Franklin Institute. The Dallas Opera performed Tod Machover’s science-fiction opera “Death and the Powers” live in Dallas. Dallas streamed

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