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Here’s How David Bookspan and Wil Reynolds Grade Philly’s Tech Scene

A lot can be said about how far Philly’s tech scene has come in the last decade or even in just the last five years. […]

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City Life

Kenney: Pennsylvania Needs to Consider Legalizing Marijuana

Mayor Jim Kenney and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro discussed Philly and America in the age of Trump – among other things – at Philly Mag’s […]

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City Life

How Philly Activists Want You (Yes, You) to Support Their Efforts

Session 3, Philly and the Age of Activism Posted by Philadelphia Magazine on Thursday, November 9, 2017 Undoubtably one of our most power-packed panels at […]

City Life

ThinkFest: Watch It Live

Segment 10, Divided We Stand. Posted by Philadelphia Magazine on Thursday, November 9, 2017 Schedule Noon: Introduction Philadelphia Magazine editor Tom McGrath 12:05 p.m.: Changing […]

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City Life

Women in Power: How Philly Measures Up

This summer, we published a look at what Philly women need, according to Philly women. A unifying theme? More power. Power to change things we […]

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City Life

ThinkFest Preview: Why Philly’s Arts Scene Is Booming

Every week, we provide you with lists of dozens of things to do in Philly — art shows, concerts, theater performances, comedy gigs, book readings, […]

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City Life

ThinkFest Preview: Michael Smerconish on Our Polarized Nation

We said it best last August, when we awarded CNN host Michael Smerconish a Best of Philly award: “The ‘refreshingly independent’ (as he now puts it) political […]

City Life

Thinkfest Preview: Mayor Kenney and Josh Shapiro Take On Trump

It’s safe to say that Mayor Jim Kenney and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro are no fans of President Donald Trump, now 287 days into […]

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ThinkFest Preview: The State of Culture and Cool in Philadelphia

“New York’s most vibrant neighborhood at the moment is Philadelphia.” That’s an actual line in some indie Pierce Brosnan film that came out a few […]

Business

Thinkfest Preview: Fry, Klasko and Katz on Philly’s Innovation Future

In May, the Brookings Institution released a major report that basically looked at Philadelphia’s innovation scene under a microscope. The study, which was commissioned by […]

City Life

ThinkFest Preview: Hear What Feminista Jones Has to Say About Philly Activism

Black Lives Matter protests, the Women’s March, the anti-Frank Rizzo statue demonstrations: There’s been a ton of activism in Philadelphia this year. The election of President Donald Trump has galvanized the […]

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ThinkFest Preview: Cecil Baker, Jerry Sweeney and Jay Shah on Our Changing Skyline

It still takes some getting used to seeing tower construction cranes as a constant presence on the Philadelphia skyline. But those cranes are the icons […]

City Life

What Do the 100 Most Influential People Have to Say About Our City?

ThinkFest is our Disney on Ice moment: It’s when we get to present the pressing issues and big personalities we cover all year in the magazine as […]

Business

ThinkFest Recap: 3 Takeaways From Stephen Tang on Immigrant Entrepreneurs

University City Science Center president and CEO Stephen Tang made a compelling case for immigrant entrepreneurs at ThinkFest on Tuesday. The son of two Chinese […]

Business

ThinkFest Recap: 3 Takeaways From Madeline Bell on CHOP’s Future

Before Madeline Bell became president and CEO of CHOP, she was the hospital’s chief operating officer for eight years — and before ever getting into […]