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With ‘Hood Hero,’ Wilmington coder wants to fight crime with texted tips

Bradford Wason is standing in downtown Wilmington not far from ...

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Project with Philly ties wins big at Knight Foundation’s open gov challenge

“Plan in a Box” is a temporary name. So says Aaron Ogle, the Philadelphia-based Web developer who helped build it. ...

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‘Jawn’ is one Philly thing New York can’t lay claim to

When I moved from North Carolina to Philadelphia a few years ago to teach at Gwynedd-Mercy College, I noticed a lot of things that were u ...

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Why QR code poems cause conflict in Philly’s Old City

For almost two years now, artist Judy Breslin has been placing hundreds of poems on buildings across Philadelphia. There’s n ...

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Sidecar suspends service in Philly, ending feud with Parking Authority

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Sandy relief a bright spot in charitable giving report

Americans and U.S. companies donated $316 billion last year. It’s the third straight year of modest gains in giving, on trac ...

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 Temple student Brittany Cozzens is a Pinterest sensation with over three million followers
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How a Temple freshman became a Pinterest superstar

Brittany Cozzens is 20 years old. She will be a sophomore at Temple next year. She’s from York, Pa. She’s working this summer ...

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 Hanergy Group, the Chinese company that bought MiaSole, a California producer of thin-film solar panels, in January said it can make a success of the emerging technology where others have suffered huge losses. The nation is now  rethinking the incentives it pumps into its solar industry. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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N.J. solar firm pitches Philly investors as global market shifts

A solar company from North Jersey wants investors in Philadelphia to think it’s the real deal. Red Bank, N.J.-based  ...

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 The Solar Impulse, piloted by Bertrand Piccard, flies over San Francisco Bay in April 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Solar-powered plane talk at Chemical Heritage Foundation

A chemical company with local ties is a major partner on a solar-powered airplane. Why? “It’s not only a questi ...

12 years ago

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At 2013 Mayors’ Innovation Summit, 30 mayors — and more — talk tech

Using technology to make cities better. That’s the theme of the 2013 Mayors’ Innovation Summit. It’s t ...

12 years ago

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Sitting at work no good, so GSK employees try standing and new treadmill desks

More people seem to be ditching office chairs in favor of standing desks. A ...

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3rd Ward Philadelphia is finally open. Here’s how it plans to stand out

It’s been a long time coming, but 3rd Ward is now open in Philadelphi ...

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‘Music Hack Day’ coming to Drexel’s ExCITe Center; these robots are unimpressed [video]

You’ve heard of hackathons where web developers scheme up new apps in a matter of a few caffeine-soaked hours. But what abou ...

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Philly’s Department of Making + Doing launches Saturday

Chalk up another win for the local maker scene. As Technically Philly ...

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East Coast entrepreneurs brave ‘Shark Tank’ to pitch ideas in Philly

ABC’s “Shark Tank” is kind of like “American Ido ...

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