Business for Good

Medical Guardian

The Philadelphia-based medical alert system wants to help seniors live independently for longer — and stave off the need for home health aides. Can it?

By Courtney DuChene
Guest Commentary

It’s Time to Act on Fair-Chance Hiring

Philadelphia companies have outwardly embraced putting returning citizens to work. That’s great, says a decades-long fair-chance employer — provided those employers do some work themselves

By Nic Watson
Business for Good

FiXA, the Home Repair Connector

What if you didn’t have to bug your friends and family for home repair help and contractor references? A Philadelphia based, women-owned company has your back

By Courtney DuChene
The New Urban Order

Subsidizing the Sidewalk

San Francisco’s new incentive program to bring retail back to downtown is an idea Philadelphia should steal

By Diana Lind

Al Dashiell, Barber Plus

His Center City shop offers shaves, haircuts — and health care

By Laura Brzyski
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

Corporate Citizens Leigh and John Middleton

You know them as the couple who owns the Phillies. You likely know less about their extensive philanthropy, including being the force behind a major new art exhibition — and that’s just fine with them

By Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

A Powerful Path to Peace?

A local circular economy leader on the fallacy of the scarcity mindset behind Trump’s latest war in the Middle East

By Nicolas Esposito
Guest Commentary

A Region Rises Together — or Not at All

Last in economic mobility among the 50 largest U.S. metros and stagnant in job creation, Greater Philadelphia should, says a chamber of commerce chair and a former U.S. ambassador, unite to succeed

By David L. Cohen and Christopher Franklin

Networking for Creatives

A graphic designer launched Collab for Philadelphians who work in creative jobs — or want to — and other creatives who just want to make a new friend or two

By Azia Ross
Big Rube’s Philly

Kenya Abdul-Hadi, Style Iconoclast

The branding genius, chef and photographer meets up with a fellow fashion creator — and invites you to join them this weekend for the Vintage Design Market

By Reuben Harley