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Make The World Better Concert 2019

Former Eagle Connor Barwin’s annual benefit helps his foundation help city parks

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Business for Good

Beyond the Bell

Two Haverford alums are filling a niche in Philly’s tourist economy: Tours featuring lesser-known American heroes

By Elizabeth Warner

Crafting a Future

The Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians’ Global Craft Market helps local immigrants launch their own businesses

By Elizabeth Warner
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Hidden Lives Illuminated

A series of films created by incarcerated men and women in Philly has a common thread: Humanity. See them at Eastern State Penitentiary this month

By Jessica Blatt Press

Putting Art To Work

Mural Arts paid 430 homeless Philadelphians $22,000 to paint a mural in Suburban Station and access social services. Their efforts, and a city pilot, aim to help even more people in need

By Patrick Bilow
Citizens of the Week

Katel LeDû and Sara Wachter-Boettcher

The Philly duo works to empower women through their Strong Feelings podcast and live events—without the b.s.

By Ariday Marie Sued

Bringing The Music Back

Temple Contemporary’s Symphony for a Broken Orchestra project repaired and returned 1,000-plus musical instruments to Philly students. Now it’s spreading its mission nationally

By Jessica Blatt Press

Dear Gentlemen, Your 60-year-old Wedding Pics are Ready

Decades after having photos from their same-sex Philly-area ceremony confiscated, a search is on for the owners of a historic set of prints. Can they be found before it’s too late?

By Nick Fiorellini
Ideas We Should Steal

Campus Thrift Stores

An upstate New York college helps reduce its community’s carbon footprint by giving students a way to recycle used clothes and textiles. In Philly, that could be huge

By Nick Fiorellini
Citizen of the Week

Laurada Byers

With her new book, the founder of Russell Byers Charter School inspires by telling deep truths

By Jessica Blatt Press