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Debut day for Ticketleap’s new ‘Selfie Ticket’

2013 was the year of the selfie. Now a Philadelphia ...

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Can a group of cheerleaders get more girls interested in STEM?

How one group is trying to dispel stereotypes of cheerleaders and scientists at the same time.  When I say “cheerl ...

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 Old City sidewalks get salted. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
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All that road salt is hurting area waterways

The amount of salt that trucks have dumped onto Philadelphia roads is already more than the amount used during that last two winters comb ...

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 In this Dec. 3, 2009, photo, a sign outside the Comcast Center, left, is shown in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
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$1.5B in efficiencies: What Comcast-TWC merger might mean for Philly

Comcast announced Thursday its ...

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 Peter J. Degnan, Vice Dean of Finance and Administration at the Wharton School, will be the new Managing Director at the William Penn Foundation. (Image courtesy of the William Penn Foundation)
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William Penn Foundation names Wharton vice dean as new leader

Wharton School vice dean Peter J. Degnan has been selected to lead Philadelphia’s most powerful regionally-focused foundation. ...

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Watch PBS make fun of tech reporting, itself

So my friend Steve made a web series. It’s for PBS ...

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TCNJ showcase to breathe life into RCA tech relics

Last week, we reported on ...

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This stereotype map of Center City neighborhoods

So many words. But pretty spot-on? *ducks* (h/t ...

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Rutgers prof builds Android app to reveal when other apps secretly track your location

Part of a smartphone app’s appeal can be its ability to do things for you based on your location. But many apps may be trackin ...

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 A screenshot from This Good World, which launched this week.
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Here’s a new map for finding do-gooding businesses across the U.S.

Ever want to support a business that’s committed to doing “good,” but have a hard time finding it? That’s ...

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When Camden was Silicon Valley — and glimpses of a med-tech turnaround

Camden, New Jersey used to be a tech hot spot. Now, the troubled city is showing signs of life around health care. Few people see ...

10 years ago

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 Philadelphia Filmmaker Ben Kalina was honored for his documentary Shored Up at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this week.
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‘Shored Up’ wins Sundance sustainability award

A Philadelphia filmmaker has won a $25,000 sustainability award fr ...

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 From inside Philadelphia's online mapping portal you can find city-sanctioned health centers that administer free flu shots. (Image via phila.gov/map)
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Where to get a free flu shot, courtesy of open data

The story of a map that helps you locate free flu shots in Philadelphia ...

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Modern-day maps are cool, too

Mapping is having a moment. Credit the visual nature of the Web. Credit the nagging persistence of human curiosity. Maps are co ...

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Philly law firm releases mobile app for dealing with data breaches

An “emergency handbook” for dealing with stolen data. It’s all over the headlines these days — huge companies ...

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