City Limits
JJ Tiziou has been walking around the city of Philadelphia for a decade. Now he wants everybody else to join him.
The Pride of Lombard Street
Of “banana whackies” and voting rights.
Semiquincentennial Sampler
To mark the impending 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence: a package of articles looking back to the Revolutionary War era on campus, examining the printing of the Declaration and highlighting Bicentennial dissent, and profiling the alumnus planning Philadelphia’s celebrations this year.
What Lies Beneath
Adam Levine C’80 uncovers Lost Creeks of Philadelphia.
University City Stories
Insights on University City history in two new books.
The Reel Deal
J. Andrew Greenblatt WG’23 directs the Philadelphia Film Society.
From Off-Campus Cooking to a Michelin Star
Amanda Shulman C’15 got a Michelin star for Her Place Supper Club.
Student Driver
Behind the wheel on Philly’s mean—and educational—streets.
The Organ Protector
Ray Biswanger C’75 watches over the Wanamaker Organ.
How the University Drives the Economy
Latest report puts Penn’s benefit to region at $37 billion.
Architectural Afterlives
Fleeting witnesses to a vanished past.
The Gilded-Age Medievalist
A new life of Henry Charles Lea.
Revolution at Penn?
Present at the Revolution.
Building Blocks
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia is repairing homes one at a time to strengthen neighborhoods and build generational wealth.
The Accidental Nightclub Owner
Josette Bonafino C’89 has remade—and preserved—the Trestle Inn.
Where Research Meets Community
PennFERBS wants to help the next generation of scientific leaders.
Penn and Philly
Penn stories “in, of, and for Philadelphia” online.
Keeping It Civic
David Grossman’s 25 years directing Civic House.
Madam Mayor
Cherelle Parker G’16 LPS’16 is Philadelphia’s 100th—and first woman—mayor.
Ode to Ira
To mark the Netter Center’s 30th anniversary, founding director Ira Harkavy C’70 Gr’79 trumpets the past and the future of Penn’s strategies to revitalize West Philadelphia—and alumni return to campus to tout Harkavy as an inspiration in the field of university–community engagement.
Orchestral Maneuvers
Philadelphia Orchestra archives coming to Penn Libraries.
Walking The Edge
“Walking the Edge,” curated by photographer JJ Tiziou C’02.
Safe Harbor, Fitful Prospects
How Philadelphia has repelled, attracted, and been reinvigorated by refugees.
Night Fever
DJ “Michael the Lion” (also a researcher and lecturer in the Weitzman School of Design) is a big believer in the nighttime economy.