Meet the Disruptor

Borderwise

The startup’s legal app helps immigrants apply for their Green Cards. In response to Pres. Trump, they'll do it for just $1

By Quinn O'Callaghan
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John Maeda

He put the “A” in “STEAM.” Tomorrow he leads off a Drexel series featuring thought leaders who are rethinking learning

By Larry Platt
Meet the Disruptor

Down ME.mory Lane

After an accident damaged his memory, Tom Dixon and Jumpbutton Studios made an app for that

By Quinn O'Callaghan
Trump and The City

Infrastructure

The fourth of an ongoing series navigating our new reality

By Jeremy Nowak

Get Your Fix On

Philly Fixers Guild puts the tools to repair your broken wares in your hands

By Quinn O'Callaghan
Week 9

Connor Barwin’s Civic Season 2016

This week, the all-pro Eagle and citizen activist measures how our civic health stacks up against New York City

By Connor Barwin
Meet the Disruptor

Metropolis Farms

Ex-banker Jack Griffin wants to turn Philadelphia into the vertical farming capital of the world, bringing both cheap healthy food and thousands of jobs to his hometown

By Quinn O'Callaghan
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TLC Conference on Technology and Civic Engagement

Join local experts at the Free Library for a discussion, co-sponsored by The Citizen, on how technology and digital literacy can foster civic engagement

By Stephen St. Vincent
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B-Inspired

Come to B Lab’s annual festival, in Philly this year, and see what businesses doing good for the community can look like

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal

A day in court without leaving home

Michigan and Ohio courts use an online system to adjudicate simple cases in a fraction of the usual time. In Philly, it could resolve over 450,000 cases a year

By Stephen St. Vincent