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Arts and Entertainment

Fashion: How Dylan Kepp Brings their Drag Persona “Iris Spectre” To Life

December 30, 2024 Marie Schmidt

The drag performer creates all of their own designs, in addition to designing for others.

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: Five Places Helping to Create an Art Community

February 1, 2016 James M. Kirn

Slowly but surely, the art community in Old Kensington is pushing forward. It’s hidden among the abandoned factories and vacant lots of the area, but the artists aren’t complaining. “There are five studios within blocks

Center City

Fashion: A Glimpse Into The Art Institute of Philadelphia

April 1, 2015

The Art Institute of Philadelphia offers degree programs in design, media arts and culinary arts, but it’s the fashion program that makes the school a powerhouse in the fashion industry. Current student Imani Ligon has had

Uncategorized

Technically Philly: Five Female Developers and Designers You Might Not Know

March 4, 2015

The following five women are notable members of the city’s technology scene. They have achieved success at their respective companies doing front-end web development, software engineering or design. Elise Wei Wei (pictured above), a software engineer

Manayunk

Manayunk: Business Owner Combines Gourmet Shop and Law Practice to Help Small Business Owners Grow

June 12, 2014

Sarah Holmes, the owner of Petit Gourmand, used her creativity and knowledge to bring to Manayunk a law practice for small business owners, right behind the walls of Petit Gourmand, her kitchen and gourmet shop.

Environment

Five Things You Didn’t Know: Creative Sustainability in Philadelphia

May 19, 2014

Sustainability never ends. It pervades into multiple areas of Philadelphia life. These five individuals show the innovative ways in which sustainability is growing throughout the city. Angie Vitale, Artist Angie Vitale is a Philadelphia artist

Arts and Entertainment

East Falls: Local Self-Taught Artists Run Own Businesses

November 21, 2012

Floral Designer Turns Childhood Memories Into Career [vimeo 53970724] Growing up in Minneapolis, Minn., Necoh Brewington-Mitchell was always surrounded by flowers, so it came as no surprise that flowers would remain in her future as well.

Arts and Entertainment

Technology: Designing Philadelphia Gets Technical

October 14, 2010

Design is everywhere. The clothes we wear, the cars we drive, and the buildings we work in all incorporate design in one way or another. In a society that has become increasingly dependent on cell

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