5 Questions for DevelapMe
This Philadelphia startup is modernizing the feedback loop between workers and employers, taking the conversation onto an app and sending the yearly performance review to the dustbin of history.
Workshops of the World: Makerspaces spring up across the Commonwealth
Looking to get hands on? These community-centric spaces are giving Pennsylvanians young and old the opportunity to build, create, craft, manufacture and design. Whether you're in Altoona, Philadelphia or State College, there's probably a makerspace near you.
Urban Innovators: Tayyib Smith gets creative
This passionate Philadelphian -- and co-founder of the Little Giant Creative boutique marketing and branding agency -- is working to blend hip-hop, social justice and entrepreneurship with a new initiative.
Seven unique spots for your Pennsylvania vacation
We've updated one of our most popular stories ever. From houseboats to historic abodes, luxury spas to camping in the great outdoors, the Commonwealth has a bounty of amazing places to discover this summer.
B Inspired by the purpose-driven businesses of Pennsylvania
On October 20 in Philadelphia, celebrate the B Corp movement at this national gathering of entrepreneurs just as committed to social and environmental progress as they are to earning profits.
The Farm at Bartram's Garden cultivates community
Every year, this four-acre plot in Southwest Philadelphia produces 12,000 pounds of food, welcomes 10,000 school kids, employs 22 high school interns, hosts 45 families in a community garden, distributes 80,000 seedlings, supplies 50 farmstands and welcomes 1500 volunteers. And that's only the beginning.
In Philadelphia's changing neighborhoods, fighting gentrification with a hammer and nail
In areas like Strawberry Mansion, a complex patchwork of challenges -- including tangled titles, aging homes and long waits for programs -- can make it hard for residents to maintain and repair their historic properties. A local CDC is working to change all that.
SEPTA powers its future with regenerative braking
The screech of a braking subway car now signifies more than just an upcoming station thanks to an innovative project that harnesses, stores and sells the energy generated.
Soak up the sun at next-gen beer gardens
Outdoor drinking venues are popping up all over Philadelphia. We've got a full report from three of the city's most spectacular beer gardens: one in the clouds, one that recalls our industrial past and one always stays on the move.
Bike, learn, grow, row or wed at Bartram's Garden in Southwest Philly
This historic site is reinventing itself for the 21st century, emphasizing both attracting new visitors -- with help from an ambitious trail project -- and connecting with the surrounding neighborhoods.