Philadelphia State Budget Briefing

The House Appropriations Committee and House Philadelphia Delegation will host a community budget briefing on May 29 at 6PM. Community members will have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments regarding the state budget.

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9/24 Fall Equinox Pop Up Event

We’re inviting Tiger snake vintage, Savor Collective, Ginja Snap and Kenwood Beer to Moon+Arrow to celebrate the Fall Equinox on Saturday 24th from 11am to 7pm. Join us as we launch our Sterling Silver Full Moon Collection, a new M+A branded t-shirt, and welcome some of our favorite local small businesses to pop up outside

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Higher Ed’s Inclusion Problem

"So, what do your parents do [for a living]?”When a prominent law firm partner casually posed this question to a group of Penn Law students I was part of, I shifted uneasily. My peers responded with the professions held in the highest esteem in our country, and the most lucrative: They were the sons and

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The future is now: six innovations from regional college campuses

story by Justin Klughillustrations by Nicholas Massarelli Furniture built from mushroom spores? Zero-energy houses? Dreamers and doers at our region’s colleges and universities are committing to a sustainable future where clean air and water, sensible energy use and social entrepreneurship are the norm.  Here are six of the many products and services we saw that

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Thinking of a college degree? Consider trading the ivory tower for greener pastures

Illustration by Laura Weiszer School’s Out by Jerry Silberman Question: What college program can best prepare me for a career in mitigating and adapting to climate change? The Right Question: Is going to college the best choice? Education, especially college and postgraduate education, is extremely expensive. And yet, the proportion of young people enrolling in

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