Topic: University City District
Citizen Recap: Placemaking and Economic Growth
During our latest Development … for Good event, Connor Barwin, Jerry Sweeney and other civic trailblazers shared the secrets to growing stronger communities through smart design
By Jessica Blatt Press
“Standing in Solidarity with Small Businesses”
Comcast RISE has awarded over $110 million to 13,000 small companies around the country since 2020. There are two more weeks to apply for a 2023 grant
By Natalie Pompilio
Guest Commentary: How To Fund Your Startup
The federal government is providing more capital to startups than ever before: here’s how Philly entrepreneurs can take advantage
By Heath Naquin
The West Philly Housing Crisis That Was Utterly Avoidable
The UC Townhomes fiasco features a wealthy, easy-to-blame institution; fact-challenged protestors; an elected official who may be in over her head, and a compromise solution everybody seems hell bent on ignoring
By Larry Platt
Foodizen: Communal Dinners for Distanced Times
In this serialized book, industry veterans take us where they love to eat. Here, a pre-isolation Pakistani meal—that you should have delivered at home tonight
By Jonathan Deutsch
From West Philly to the World
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director on how a University City jobs initiative is a model for inclusive growth—one that other cities should emulate
By Bruce Katz and Megan Humes
Guest Commentary: New Collaboration for a New Philly
What happens when public, private and nonprofits work together to develop a neighborhood hub? Everyone benefits
By Matt Bergheiser and Jeff Knueppel and Ken Weinstein
Declaration of Principles: Transforming Children’s Futures
The students of Jubilee School demand a future that is safe and just for all children
By Jubilee School Fifth and Sixth Graders