Double Play
David Jordan L’59 and Dr. John Rossi Gr’65
Lily Yeh’s Art of Transformation
Dissatisfied with her work as a painter, Lily Yeh was searching for "a luminous place, a place where I could locate the sacred in the mundane"—and found it in blighted North Philadelphia.
Cheesesteaks, Tastykakes and … Information Technology?
Paul Morin W’91 WG’98
Economic Impact Study Shows Penn’s Muscle
The University's impact on the region
Rebirth on the River
When the Fairmount Water Works was born in the 19th century, its cutting-edge technology and pleasing gardens drew hordes of tourists. Penn alumni working on a $26 million restoration and environmental-education project at the site hope to create a new life for this half-forgotten landmark that helped a city grow.
High Noon in the ‘hood
Penn sociologist Elijah Anderson writes about life at "ground zero," in the inner city's most blighted areas. In this excerpt from his new book, a reformed drug-dealer turned small-businessman attempts to take back a neighborhood corner from his successor in the drug trade.
Justice in the Bones
When a 15-year-old Philadelphia boy was wrongly accused of rape in a case of mistaken identity, public defender Glenn Gilman C’69 and two Penn anthropologists, Dr. Alan Mann and Dr. Janet Monge Gr’80, combined their expertise to ensure that justice was served.
Squeeze Play
Can the Philadelphia Phillies build a winning team the old-fashioned way? David Montgomery is betting the franchise on it.
Of Things Evil
A century ago, the brutal killing of Law School favorite Roy Wilson White in Powelton Village horrified Philadelphia. But what happened after his death was even crueler.
The Flu of 1918
It started with a cough in the summer of 1918. In the next 120 days, nearly 22 million people around the world would die in one of the worst epidemics in modern times. And Philadelphia was to be the American city with the highest death toll.
Objections Overruled: Campus Vendors Will be Regulated
Vending ordinance passed
Wharton Student Murdered
Student murdered in Center City
Go West (Philly), Young Family
New incentives for home ownership
Rising, Falling, Hanging On
Less in common than meets the eye. Tempest Rising and Pride.
Officer Down
Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell comforts the families of two police officers shot in the line of duty. And excerpt from "A Prayer For the City," by Buzz Bissinger.
The West Philadelphia Story
As Penn launches a series of initiatives to bolster its urban environment, it has to contend with a lot of history—including its own.