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PowerUp Reentry

The Reentry Project hosts the first-ever hackathon to tackle prisoner reentry

By Olivia Schneider
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Blitz, Bow Ties & Bourbon

The annual Malcolm Jenkins Foundation event benefits STEAM education for underserved kids

By Jamie Bogert
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Day One Challenge

Could you make it on the outside after years in prison?

By Jamie Bogert
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Feastival

What does the annual foodie party to support the Fringe have in common with Jane Jacobs?

By Larry Platt
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Katrina Stevens

As part of a Drexel series on rethinking learning, the tech ed entrepreneur and former Obama advisor will explore the best uses of technology in the classroom

By Jamie Bogert
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Germination Project Gala

Next week inaugurates the third year of the teen mentoring program. Meanwhile, its first class heads to college

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Mural Arts’ Wall Ball

The city’s public art organization sets the stage for Monument Lab, a citywide look at our stories, both historic and contemporary

By Annie McDonough
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Sister Power

WURD CEO Sara Lomax-Reese is hosting an event to highlight an important issue: black women

By Amanda Lien
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Mimi Ito

The cultural anthropologist, speaking next week as part of a Drexel series on rethinking learning, wants adults to stop bemoaning kids’ use of technology

By Larry Platt
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Sleep out with Covenant House

The city’s shelter for homeless youth is expanding, but more needs to be done. Join them by sleeping outside on a cardboard box to help out

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy