Philly is poised to become a leader both in the humane treatment of shelter animals and the prevention of stray and abandoned pets. We take a look at several organizations working hard to make the city friendlier for its furriest citizens.
Researchers, genealogists, developers rejoice! Pennsylvania now has its own online repository of digital images, text, maps, audio and visual files from libraries, archives, museums and special collections across the state.
Whether it's Drexel's Schuylkill Yards strategy, the Science Center's uCity Square expansion or visions for capping and developing the rail yards north of 30th Street Station, the Philly neighborhood we see today is not long for this world.
The earliest civilizations knew how to weave fiber into textiles. But those products bear little resemblance to the high-tech "functional fabrics" being engineered in Philadelphia -- these miraculous materials can see, hear, sense and communicate.
Tech zillionaire and philanthropist Sean Parker has made a massive contribution to cancer research, establishing the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at six of the nation's top medical schools and cancer centers, including the University of Pennsylvania.
When kids learn and explore outdoors, it has huge behavioral, emotional and educational benefits. This innovative preschool model is coming to North Philadelphia.
This Radnor company has become a recognized leader in developing and building utility scale solar power projects, including several of the largest on the East Coast.
This UPenn student and his partner are investing product development expertise, not dollars, into startups and figuring on a better return.
After four years of keeping their full-time jobs, Schlecht and his partners finally had enough business to work BTB Security full-time and it hasn't stopped growing since.
His companies have gone from his parent's house to his Penn State dorm room to more than $10M in sales and 80 employees, shifting from web hosting to email marketing for online retailers.