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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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, [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
Geeklist recently hosted its fifth annual worldwide civic hackathon in the #hack4good series. The group of Philadelphia hackers gathered at Impact Hub in West Kensington to participate in this event occurring simultaneously in over 50 [continue reading…]
Already well-known for their hoagies, Philadelphia is about to get a new twist on the old classic. Nicole Marie and Justin Sapolsky are the co-founders of Matt & Marie’s Modern Italian Sandwiches, a forthcoming eat-in [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/80000691] As one of the oldest schools in Philadelphia, Northeast High School is used to change. In 2010, the school decided to completely overhaul the Advanced Placement program with the hopes of improving student participation [continue reading…]
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