In the past year, building innovations have provided Philadelphia with a number of affordable and sustainable homes. Could a new prefab design--the weeHouse--bring affordable green homes to Kensington?
Chinese New Year 2009 in Philadelphia
Even as Philadelphia's 'beer renaissance' has put craft beer taps in neighborhood bars across the city, a quieter movement toward classic cocktail culture and pre-Prohibition mixology is gaining a loyal following
To get a better sense of the state of Philadelphia's creative economy and its huge potential, we talked with Kelly Lee, excutive VP of Innovation Philadelphia.
When Scranton native Tim O'Brien decided to go to work for himself in the real estate business, he did his homework. Four years and a national mortgage crisis later, the 25-year-old is still in the game, and gaining ground.
With credit markets frozen and the economy in recession, it might seem like the proposed 1,500-foot American Commerce Center in Philadelphia will need a series of miracles to survive.
Pennsylvania's $7 billion brewing industry abounds with successful craft brewers--entrepreneurs who have steadily grown their businesses in the face of huge challenges.
Postgreen means to make green living affordable with its 100K House, and in the process hopes to redefine how we build homes--and how we live.
Scott Ungerer, founder of EnterTech Capital in 1996, has long known what the rest of us are just realizing: eventually we'll have to quit the hydrocarbon economy for something else.