Elijah Anderson is an American sociologist. He holds the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professorship in Sociology at Yale University, where he teaches and directs the Urban Ethnography Project. Anderson is one of the nation’s leading urban ethnographers and cultural theorists. He…

Edmund Norwood Bacon (May 2, 1910 – October 14, 2005) was a noted American urban planner, architect, educator and author. During his tenure as the Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970,…

Alex Balloon is the Commercial Corridor Manager of the Tacony Community Development Corporation in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia.

As a lifelong Philadelphian, Jennifer has always been interested in cities and understanding how and why places develop. While at St. Joseph’s University, Jennifer interned at the Center City District and the University City District, motivating her to pursue a career…

Richard Basciano is a real estate developer, who owns the Forum theater on Market Street.  He is aiming to revitalize that area of Market Street.

Councilwoman Cindy Bass represents the 8th Council District in Northwest Philadelphia, which includes Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy, Germantown, Nicetown, Tioga, Logan, and parts of North Philadelphia.

Councilwoman Bass is a life-long Philadelphian, having grown up in North Philadelphia, graduating from public…

Jessica Baumert is the Executive Director of the Woodlands Historic Mansion, Cemetary and Landscape.  Previsouly, she was the Senior Architectural Conservator at Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust.

Drew Becher became the 36th President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in June 2010. Becher had been Executive Director of the New York Restoration Project (NYRP), which was founded by entertainer and environmentalist Bette Midler in 1995. Becher led the non-profit NYRP…