Kiera Smalls knows about startups. The 28-year-old West Philadelphia native is the new Executive Director of Philly Startup Leaders. In her spare time, she runs City Fit Girls, a women’s...
Steve Tang, the outgoing president and CEO of Philadelphia’s University City Science Center will take the reins at Bethlehem’s OraSure Technologies, a publicly traded maker of medical devices. In his...
“I grew up on cheesesteaks. I say yo”. In an interview with Marilyn Russell, morning host for WOGL in Philadelphia, these were about the first words out of her mouth....
Black Futures Month focuses on what the future of Black technology, health, education, family and more can and will be; it was created by The Black Lives Matter movement in...
When she’s not working as Floral Director at Egan Rittenhouse, Elise Hanks, owner of Terra Luna Herbals, spends most of her time in her garden in Kensington where she grows...
Shanti Meyers is the founder of The Sable Collective, an artist’s boutique designed for women of color to explore beauty, wellness, and celebrate. Shanti is someone I see holding space...
We got the opportunity to sit down and do a live version of this interview with Councilwoman At-Large Helen Gym as part of Urban Consulate's City Lobby event hosted at...
When Suzie Nieman, the new Chapter Leader for Girl Develop It, first caught the tech bug, she relocated to Philly to be closer to some gigs in New York, but...
The Porch is activism in the face of conformist gentrification, in the face of anti-Blackness, in the face of misogynoir. We give ourselves the opportunity to enact our values, connect...
Whether it’s an art show in a warehouse, a small performance at a coffee shop, or a gathering at a cocktail bar, this city always has something to surprise and...