Technology
‘SheCanic’ Patrice Banks
The former “auto airhead” learned to fix her own car. Now she teaches other women, and is set to open a woman-friendly repair shop
By Emma Copley EisenbergGaming for Good
A local family’s Facebook game has encouraged more than 4 million people to do 40 million good deeds, both real and virtual
By Emma Copley EisenbergCityScore
In Boston, two dozen metrics combine to score how the city is doing on a daily basis. Is Philly primed to do the same?
By Alex BradenMichael Hollander
The software engineer-turned-lawyer puts his programming skills to good use: Helping the formerly incarcerated expunge their records
By Rana FayezIce Cream In Space
Ice cream meets space in a project by Little Baby’s and The Workshop School
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyMichele McKeone
The former special ed teacher’s Autism Expressed, teaching digital skills to autistic students, is growing. The secret? Its founder’s “oppositional defiance”
By Larry PlattRecycling Air Pollution
Plus: Using water fountains to combat child obesity and taxing drivers by the mile
By Stephen St. VincentAn App to Stop Sexual Abuse on Campus
Plus: Pigeons wearing backpacks and support for vulnerable teens
By Stephen St. VincentPredicting Sea Level Rise. (It Ain’t Pretty)
Plus: Building better bridges and paying drivers to take the bus
By Stephen St. VincentSolving…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