Topic: University City District
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Philly Coffee Shops that Do Good
Your morning Joe tastes so much better when you know where it comes from — a place that treats its workers well and gives back to the community and the world
By Abigail Chang![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Development_for_Good_Placemaking_Speakers-HED-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DresWaterIce-791x400.jpg)
“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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/University_City_Science_Center-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/UCityTownhomes-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kabobeesh-restaurant-3-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/West-Philadelphia-Skills-Initiative-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Trolley-Portal-header-791x400.jpg)
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