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
The Citizen Recommends

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
The Citizen Recommends

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
Meet The Disruptor

Stacey Mosley

The city data scientist-turned-entrepreneur is taking on blight … because someone’s gotta do it

By Larry Platt
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Diversity in Tech

Local digital design firm Interactive Mechanics launches fellowship to help underrepresented developers grow their careers

By Allen McDuffee