Our grid a compromise with nature, New York’s “obliteration,” and a “creative template”

With the $350 million gift to Cornell University fueling a New York City high tech resurgence, wither Philadelphia?

The developer who created the Bronx’s Via Verde, a new model for green, high density affordable housing, has the promising Paseo Verde, a North Philadelphia version, in the works

Lane Savadove, the sage behind the magnetic theater company EgoPo, talks about looking for a place to belong and finally finding a home in Philly, from ditching New York (twice!) to being stranded after Hurricane Katrina

Philly nails the top five in all categories for culture in Travel and Leisure’s reader survey of best American cities and was voted number one city for culture in America

…everyone would fit in Texas (if we lived at the density of New York)

DesignPhiladelphia’s Hilary Jay on NYC’s success in employing design to enliven the city