Matchmaking In The Northeast

A night on Roosevelt Boulevard with State Rep. Jared Solomon and the Pennsylvania Ballet

By Quinn O'Callaghan

Coming Down With The Vapers

A 40 percent tax is killing vape shops in Philadelphia, even though they help kill something worse: A smoking habit

By Quinn O'Callaghan

The Future of Schools is Green

Can a school district program make Philly a national leader in environmental education?

By Quinn O'Callaghan

Training For A Better Life

New Leash on Life teaches inmates to train unadoptable dogs, giving both a better future

By Quinn O'Callaghan

Mammograms To Go

Fox Chase Cancer Center’s roving mammogram unit conducts free screenings for 3,000 women every year when and where they need it—like their local supermarket

By Quinn O'Callaghan
Ideas We Should Steal

Debit ID Cards

Philly’s long-delayed municipal ID program may have stalled again. That gives us a chance to do it better

By Quinn O'Callaghan
Meet the Disruptor

Techgirlz

Through free tech classes to middle school girls in Philly, the nonprofit hopes to shape the technology industry into a more equitable place for everyone

By Quinn O'Callaghan
Meet the Disruptor

Keriton

The Philly-based startup is changing the way NICUs track breast milk—and hoping to help turn around the nation’s high rate of preemie deaths

By Quinn O'Callaghan
Ideas We Should Steal

Temporary Bike Grids

In Macon, GA, a temporary bike grid generated thousands of new daily cyclists. Could similar measures change things for bicyclists in Philadelphia?

By Quinn O'Callaghan

A Park of Their Own

Can fixing a park in South Philly’s Cambodia Town help build a vibrant neighborhood in a forgotten corner of the city?

By Quinn O'Callaghan