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March 2014
March 2014
CBS Philly: Hear Philly: An Awesome April At The Porch At 30th Street Station
Monday, March 31, 2014
Philadelphia Daily News: Students connect with jobs, colleges in summer program
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The Philadelphia Tribune: Citizens Bank presents $50,000 grant to University City District
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
March 2021
SOUTHWEST CDC GLOBE TIMES • 4 Southwest Residents Graduate from Navy Yard Training program
Friday, March 26, 2021
TODAY • Keisha Lance Bottoms helps teen activist raise climate change awareness
Monday, March 22, 2021
February 2021
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER • COVID-19 testing — and Philly employment — get boost with 50 new lab jobs at Penn Medicine
Saturday, February 27, 2021
WHYY • A partnership brings more jobs to West Philly, more lab assistants to Penn Medicine
Saturday, February 27, 2021
THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN • Penn hires Philadelphia residents to work as laboratory assistants to expand COVID-19 testing
Thursday, February 18, 2021
NBC10 • Helping the Lab and Helping the Community
Thursday, February 18, 2021
GENEROCITY • What can short-term credentialing do for economic mobility in West Philly?
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
January 2021
6 ABC • University City Public Safety Ambassadors Tackle Uptick in Robberies
Thursday, January 28, 2021
CBS 3 PHILLY • Four Seasons Total Landscaping Partnering With Local Organizations To Connect Philadelphians With Full-Time Jobs
Friday, January 22, 2021
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER • Looking for a job? This program may get you hired by Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
Friday, January 22, 2021
December 2020
PHILLY VOICE • Keep the holidays rolling with West Philly Favorites gift packs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
TECHNICAL.LY • Here’s a comprehensive look at all the development projects happening in University City
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
October 2020
WEST PHILLY LOCAL • UCD launches ‘West Philly Forward’ fundraising initiative
Thursday, October 15, 2020
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER • Philly didn’t become America’s poorest big city by chance. Here’s how we fix it.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
September 2020
UWISHUNU • Explore West Philly’s food-and-drink scene during University City Dining Days
Friday, September 18, 2020
KYW • Dining deals, summer sendoff bike party, and more things to do from a distance this weekend
Thursday, September 17, 2020
PHILLY VOICE • University City Dining Days returns with new deals
Thursday, September 17, 2020
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER • Let's Eat
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
UNIVERSITY CITY REVIEW • UCD Does Everything to Help Restaurants Regain Footing in Difficult Times
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
WEST PHILLY LOCAL • University City Dining Days kicks off this weekend with more deals and options
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
VISIT PHILLY • A Guide to Fall 2020 in Greater Philadelphia
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
July 2020
CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM • Equity, race, and placemaking: Reimagining how business improvement districts use their power
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
PENN TODAY • In time of need, emergency funding for a community in crisis
Monday, July 6, 2020
June 2020
PHILLY VOICE • West Philly's Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll goes virtual for 2020
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
May 2020
GENEROCITY • Nonprofits find a way, and now must chart a future course
Monday, May 18, 2020
April 2020
GENEROCITY • It will take all of us working together to sustain local businesses and the ‘ballet of the good city sidewalk’
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
GENEROCITY • We are all social enterprises now
Thursday, April 9, 2020
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