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Philly's Wiki Since 2011

To sample our variety, use the "Next Random Page" sidebar-menu item to quickly bring up a random sample. Just click it, then see a page, then click it again, then see another, ...
To look outside of Philadelphia, try our sister site, OtherNetworks! While you're there, look at some of the titles in the Searchable Listing of over 1,100 Humanity Rising Episodes, a series of recorded Zoom discussions that may include one that's irresistibly fascinating to you!

WIKIDELPHIA UPDATE BOARD

◊ Photos from randomly selected Wikidelphia pages were added (below on this Main Page) on October 30, 2026. The older two were moved to the bottom. The Wikidelphia Main Page Photo Gallery was updated accordingly.
◊ On October 29, we scheduled an X post announcing the latest episode of Humanity Rising (HR Day 1196), entitled, "The Tug of War: Moral Injury and Telling the Truth".
◊ The latest full update of a page was done to Community Resource Page on October 29.
◊ The most recent historic preservation conversion of a page was Philly Startup Leaders (Is-Past), done on October 29.
◊ The page most recently migrated to OtherNetworks is Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which was moved on October 27.
◊ Wikidelphia's newest (finished) page is Solution Temple of Jesus Christ of Nazareth International (STOJCONI), completed on October 20.
◊ On October 20, we scheduled "Random H.R. Page on O.N." X posts (or tweets) for Humanity Rising episodes #1094 ("Vaccines Re-Examined") and #115 ("Bouncing Beyond to a Regenerative World"). The posts will appear on October 24 and 27, respectively.
◊ Our newest stub is Hot Club of Philadelphia, posted on October 20.

Wikidelphia has 2,572 pages organized with over 3,400 overlapping categories (as of September 12, 2025).

"Where Philadelphia Discovers Collaborators"
Wikidelphia™ is primarily a crowd-sourced, categorized index to websites. It aims to answer the question, "What are the people of the Philadelphia region doing to help themselves, their neighbors and their communities?"

Every Philadelphian should have a look at our updated and enlarged Community Portal, now featuring a new Business section !

TIP (#13 OF 19)

One way we find ideas for new pages is to check local news outlets. Over the years we've put together an interesting collection of local sources.
All of the Tips that appear in this section of the Main Page can be seen in one view on the All Tips page.

Rising Sun Children's Center (RSCC) participants show off some of their handiwork.	A Cynful Bliss display.

Big Links

QUICK SEARCHES: Animal — Arts — Business — Children — Education — Employment — Families — Food — Health — Historic — Housing — Music — Seniors — Youth

Does-Event Calendar — Event calendars from all over Philly.
Does-Facility Rentals — Places to host your next event.
Does-Online Store — Do some online shopping locally!
Is-Museum — More than 90 museums!

Local News — Chestnut Hill Local, Germantown Info Hub, Northeast Times, Passyunk Post, Roxborough Review, West Philly Local, etc.

Advocacy: Is-Advocacy Organization — Shows a multitude of causes being championed!
Businesses: Is-Business — Is-Business Association — Is-Business Directory — Is-Restaurant — Is-Store.
Volunteer Here: Using-Volunteers — Volunteering in Philadelphia — Opportunities galore!

Annual Events ∗ Government Agencies ∗ Nonprofit Organizations ∗ Tourist Attractions

Word Cloud by Google's AI	Word Cloud by Grok AI.

Take charge of the information about your passion!
Get your name in lights (or bold text)! Register for free as an editor to add to or update Wikidelphia! Write to Stan Pokras (stan@communitymagic.org) for a username and password. If you've never made or edited a Wiki page before, we'll be delighted to give you a lesson. There will always be new pages to make and existing pages to update at Wikidelphia!

Calling all info geeks! Wikidelphia seeks Indexers and Topic Curators!

—Write to Stan if you're interested! stan@communitymagic.org—

Disclaimer

Wikidelphia does not recommend or endorse the agencies or resources listed on this site. This is an informational site only. We encourage users to carefully review and evaluate all services and decide what is best to meet their needs and the needs of their families, neighbors, clients, associates, and friends.

Contact Us

For questions or to volunteer, write a note to stan@communitymagic.org (Wikidelphia progenitor Stan).

Crusaders For Christ Evangelistic Church.	A historical photo of Independence Historical Trust (INHT).

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-&loz;&ensp;The most recent '''historic preservation''' conversion of a page was <u>[[Philly Startup Leaders (Is-Past)]]</u>, done on October 29.
+&loz;&ensp;'''Photos''' from randomly selected Wikidelphia pages were added (below on this Main Page) on October 30, 2026. The older two were moved to the bottom. The <u>[[Wikidelphia Main Page Photo Gallery]]</u> was updated accordingly.
+<br>&loz;&ensp;On October 29, we scheduled an X post announcing the latest episode of Humanity Rising (<u>[https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day1196 HR Day 1196]</u>), entitled, "The Tug of War: Moral Injury and Telling the Truth".
+<br>&loz;&ensp;The latest '''full update''' of a page was done to <u>[[Community Resource Page]]</u> on October 29.
+<br>&loz;&ensp;The most recent '''historic preservation''' conversion of a page was <u>[[Philly Startup Leaders (Is-Past)]]</u>, done on October 29.
 <br>&loz;&ensp;The page most recently '''migrated to [https://www.othernetworks.org OtherNetworks]''' is <u>[https://othernetworks.org/Ellen_MacArthur_Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation]</u>, which was moved on October 27.
 <br>&loz;&ensp;Wikidelphia's '''newest''' (finished) '''page''' is <u>[[Solution Temple of Jesus Christ of Nazareth International (STOJCONI)]]</u>, completed on October 20.
 <br>&loz;&ensp;On October 20, we scheduled "Random H.R. Page on O.N." X posts (or tweets) for '''Humanity Rising''' episodes [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day1094 #1094] ("Vaccines Re-Examined") and [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day115 #115] ("Bouncing Beyond to a Regenerative World"). The posts will appear on October 24 and 27, respectively.
 <br>&loz;&ensp;Our '''newest stub''' is <u>[[Hot Club of Philadelphia]]</u>, posted on October 20.
-<br>&loz;&ensp;'''Photos''' from randomly selected Wikidelphia pages were added (below on this Main Page) on October 16. The older two were moved to the bottom. The <u>[[Wikidelphia Main Page Photo Gallery]]</u> was updated accordingly.
-<br>&loz;&ensp;More permanent color came to this Main Page on October 15, 2026. To see, scroll to the two new '''word clouds''' below.
-<br>&loz;&ensp;The latest '''full update''' of a page was done to <u>[[Community Resource Page]]</u> on October 14.
 <!--<br>&loz;&ensp;The latest '''news item''' was added on April 14, 2026. It's from [https://www.westphillylocal.com/ West Philly Local] and appears on our <u>[[Kingsessing Recreation Center]]</u> page.
 <br>&loz;&ensp;To see '''what's new''' generally, check out our X (Twitter) profile (<u>[http://www.x.com/wikidelphia1 @Wikidelphia1]</u>), or see the <u>[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]]</u> list.-->
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+==<font size="+2" color="#006600">T<small>IP</small> (#13 <small><small>OF</small></small> 19)</font>==
 <!--1. <u>[[:Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Resource_Page|Wikidelphia Resource Pages]]</u> will sometimes be a great place for you to look. For example, the <u>[[Food and Agriculture Resource Page]]</u> includes a long list of Wikidelphia Categories covering a wide range on food, horticulture, agriculture, etc.-->
 <!--2. When you want to add some fun things to your personal calendar, come on back over to Wikidelphia and have a look-see at "<u>[[:Category:Does-Event_Calendar|Does-Event Calendar]]</u>", our big collection of links to Wikidelphia pages that have event calendars! Many of the organizations and places on Wikidelphia have their own calendars, so pick some orgs you like the look of, and see if they have events you'd like to add to  ''your'' calendar! When you get to each page, you'll find "Event Calendar" under the "Info" heading.-->
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 *[[New Freedom Theatre]] "Teaches-Acting".
 *[[Sally's Links]] is "About-Agriculture".-->
-&emsp;On some of our pages, you'll see "(Is-Past)" in the title. It's part of what we do when a page's subject goes defunct. For example, a local nonprofit shuts down, and their Wikidelphia page's link goes dead. We'll try to find a new link, because maybe the organization is still open, but it changed its website. We do a search, and if that fails, then we mark the page "(Is-Past)". We don't delete it, because we want the information available to local historians, and also because a closure doesn't mean that the organization didn't have a great idea for somebody else to learn from and develop.
+<!--12. On some of our pages, you'll see "(Is-Past)" in the title. It's part of what we do when a page's subject goes defunct. For example, a local nonprofit shuts down, and their Wikidelphia page's link goes dead. We'll try to find a new link, because maybe the organization is still open, but it changed its website. We do a search, and if that fails, then we mark the page "(Is-Past)". We don't delete it, because we want the information available to local historians, and also because a closure doesn't mean that the organization didn't have a great idea for somebody else to learn from and develop.-->
-<!--13. One way we find ideas for new pages is to check local news outlets. Over the years we've put together an interesting <u>[[News Sources|collection]]</u> of local sources.-->
+&emsp;One way we find ideas for new pages is to check local news outlets. Over the years we've put together an interesting <u>[[News Sources|collection]]</u> of local sources.
 <!--14. Beginning in February 2026, we started migrating non-local pages to our excellent sister site, <u>[https://www.othernetworks.org OtherNetworks.org]</u>. Our staff editor had been wanting to do it for a long time, and a consultation with Grok AI validated the idea: Wikidelphia should cover ''Philadelphia'', especially since we also have the OtherNetworks site, where non-local pages would fit very well. As more non-local pages move to OtherNetworks, Wikidelphia will become more and more focused on Philly.<br>&emsp;''Note:''&ensp;Our <u>[https://www.x.com/wikidelphia1 X account]</u> has been Philly-centric ever since we started on Twitter in 2022. In mid-2026 we started including posts (on X) about episodes from Wikidelphia inventor and owner [[User:Stan|Stan]]'s other long-term project, the [https://othernetworks.org/Humanity_Rising Humanity Rising] series archive.-->
 <!--15. Wikidelphia is mobile-optimized (mostly)! In late 2025, our provider updated our software, and a few of our features needed repair. ''BUT,'' there's a <big>big benefit</big>: If you rotate your phone (90&deg;) to landscape mode, you can read everything! Text isn't tiny and un-zoomable! (Maybe you'll need to zoom a wee bit or Hide a sidebar.) The same phone-friendly "upgrade" has been discovered at our non-Philly sister site <u>[https://othernetworks.org Other Networks]</u>.-->
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 <br>&emsp;''All of the Tips that appear in this section of the Main Page can be seen in one view on the <u>[[All Tips]]</u> page.''
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-[[File:IndependenceHistoricalTrust.jpg|400px|thumb|center|A historical photo of [[Independence Historical Trust (INHT)]].]]
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-[[File:AlBustanSeedsOfCulture.jpg|400px|thumb|center|An example of Arab art from [[Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture]].]]
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