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Jul. 29, 2016 12:58 pm
How the Free Library’s social justice librarians are supporting #BlackLivesMatter
Librarians began sourcing books, websites, blog posts and images to help interested parties explore Black culture after the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
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Jul. 29, 2016 12:32 pm
Civic tech competition American Experiments ended in a tie
Crowdpac and Democracy Works shared the first-place honor in a competition that pitted six civic tech companies — two from Philly — against each other.
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Jul. 29, 2016 12:02 pm
Join the Asian Arts Initiative in the Theatre of the Oppressed this weekend
Build community and express yourself by rediscovering your childhood with this cool, interactive workshop.
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Jul. 28, 2016 3:21 pm
Watch this entrepreneurship afficianado gush about Philly’s small biz community
Unsurprisingly, Entrepreneur Works ED Leslie Benoliel is a big fan of local small businesses. Watch her Around the Corner interview.
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Jul. 28, 2016 11:32 am
10 ideas from local leaders that might move criminal justice reform forward
Five local leaders (and then some) got together to talk about how we should start rethinking what crime and punishment should look like at a DNC event hosted by The Atlantic.
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Jul. 28, 2016 8:56 am
Can we donate the leftover food from our wedding buffet to a local homeless shelter?
There are safer ways to give back after your vows.
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Jul. 27, 2016 3:49 pm
Mighty Writers gathered over 2,000 kids to break a world record
While sitting on the Art Museum steps and answering the writing prompt, “If I were president …” they attempted to become the “most kids age 7 to 17 writing essays at the same time and place.”
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Jul. 27, 2016 12:42 pm
Why is it so hard to get young people to vote?
Millennials are always logged on and connected. Yet their mobility makes them harder to reach — especially when it's time to hit the polls.
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Jul. 27, 2016 11:05 am
Why ‘immigration is good for business’
And why Philly needs a Latinx police captain, as our mayor shared during a forum on immigration policy in three major American cities.
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Jul. 27, 2016 8:48 am
In states like Pa., the politics of poverty are ‘absolutely important’
Poverty in rural Pa. looks different than it does in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Still, "we should be able to have a statewide conversation about poverty," said GreenLight Fund Philadelphia ED Omar Woodard.