Ideas We Should Steal

Lower Voting Age to 16

Studies show the sooner people start to vote, the more likely they are to be lifetime voters.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Solving…Not Buying

A radical new approach to city purchasing finds the city asking vendors for problem-solving ideas—instead of calling for bids

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Marsha Levick at TEDxPhilly

The Juvenile Law Center co-founder is this year’s Philadelphia Prize recipient

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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South by Southwest Sendoff Party

City startups and musicians head to Austin to showcase—and sell—Philly

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Cadence Community Bike Build

Help get bikes—and biking—into the lives of Philly kids

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Fabricio Rodriguez at TEDxPhilly

The professional organizer on activism for social change

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Ronnie Polaneczky at TedXPhilly

The Daily News columnist on letting go of being right

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Reading While Black

A Read-In at the U School is designed to kick-start reading in a population of non-readers

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Jobs For the Homeless

An Albuquerque program pays panhandlers to clean up city trash—and gets them needed help.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Raising Ms. President

A documentary looks at why women don’t get into politics—and why they should

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy