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  • New web-based version of GTFS Schedule Validator released

    MobilityData Blog, 1 Jun 2023
    MobilityData and Caltrans’ Cal-ITP collaborate to make General Transit Feed Specification validation easier for transit agency producers and consumers like journey-planning apps.
  • Jarvus' Kat Jost Named to RealLIST Connectors 2022

    Technically Philly, 1 Jun 2022
    Jarvus' VP of Delivery, Kat Jost, was recently named as a member of the most connected members of the Philly tech community.
  • See inside The Block, Nerd Street Gamers’ new esports campus on North Broad Street

    Technical.ly Philly, 9 Nov 2021
    Although the company is only a few years old, Fazio has been working on the idea for Nerd Street for nearly 16 years, he said — first as an idea with Jarvus cofounder Chris Alfano, and then a business project a few years later. In the early 2010s, Fazio a
  • Get to know the 41 members of Leadership Philadelphia’s 2021-2022 Keepers cohort

    Technical.ly Philly, 21 Oct 2021
    Technologists are well represented in this year’s cohort, with several Comcast employees participating and a Keeper representing Jarvus Innovations, whose CTO and past Keeper Chris Alfano designed the app that last year’s cohort used to stay in touch.
  • Tech Helps Planners Weigh Development, Historic Preservation

    Government Technology, 28 May 2021
    A partnership between Urban Spatial and a University of Pennsylvania professor aims to make it easier for city planners to gauge resident preference for preserving historic homes against need for higher-density housing.
  • Philly neighborhoods are fighting over development. A new tool may help

    WHYY, 29 Apr 2021
    When both measures are combined in a mobile mapping application, designed in partnership between Urban Spatial, Jarvus, and Kent Russell, residents can see for each property the utility of both preservation and development.
  • Business For Good: Nerd Street Gamers

    The Philadelphia Citizen, 24 Mar 2021
    Fazio dropped out of Drexel after a year, but he continued to work at Jarvus, where he incubated the idea for Nerd Street. In the early 2010s, Fazio and Alfano invited friends and members of the local tech community to the Jarvus office for gaming parties
  • Here’s what school admins should ask when choosing edtech software

    Technical.ly Philly, 10 Apr 2020
    Chris Alfano thinks the demand for online learning right now is more like a scramble: Schools are figuring out how to carry out instruction and get online more aggressively since the switch to virtual learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Philly food-ordering startup Ontray has been acquired by NYC-based Zuul Kitchens

    Technical.ly Philly, 28 Jan 2020
    Ontray first started in 2016, and was incubated at Northern Liberties dev shop Jarvus Innovations. The idea is to help restaurants handle online orders themselves, instead of relying on sites like Grubhub, where a restaurant needs to pay to appear.
  • How Northern Liberties’ Nerd Street Gamers helped cement Philly’s status as a hub for esports

    Technical.ly Philly, 27 Jan 2020
    In the early 2010s, Fazio and Alfano started inviting friends and members of the local tech scene to the Jarvus HQ for gaming parties.
  • The 20 most influential technologists in Philadelphia: RealLIST Engineers

    Technical.ly Philly, 24 Oct 2019
    With the latest edition of our RealLIST series, Technical.ly set out to spotlight some of the most influential technologists within our local communities. Today, the inaugural RealLIST Engineers Philly is live.
  • Alfano, McDougall win seats on Code for America National Advisory Council

    Technical.ly Philly, 14 Feb 2018
    Chris Alfano, Jarvus Innovation CTO, was elected alongside four others as an At-Large member of the council, after some 700 votes were tallied. Dawn McDougall, the executive director of Code for Philly who ran for both At-Large and regional seats, was ele
  • This Jarvus spinout wants to nosh on GrubHub’s market

    Technically Philly, 26 May 2017
    Meet Ontray, a service offering restaurants with their own delivery operations a way to “take ownership of their brand.”
  • Chris Alfano made it to Code for America’s National Advisory Council. What’s next?

    Technical.ly Philly, 4 Oct 2016
    “I come from a very bootstrap-oriented background,” the Jarvus Innovations CTO said. “I feel a lot of people want to put together a pitch and go get funding, and I want to get away from that mindset. I will advocate for that as much as possible.”
  • Meet the Disruptors: “Techno Rebels” Jarvus Innovations

    The Philadelphia Citizen, 18 Jun 2016
    Jarvus Innovations has spent $600,000 on social impact ventures. Next they want to build a spaceship—while making the world a better place.
  • Meet these 7 Philadelphia innovation leaders

    Technical.ly Philly, 15 Jan 2016
    The Tomorrow Tour, brought to you by Comcast and Technical.ly, launches in Philadelphia on Jan. 27.
  • Inside Bamboowifi: A sneak peek at the new mesh network on N3rd Street

    Technical.ly Philly, 22 Oct 2015
    Here's how David Platt and James Gregory are making free WiFi available in Northern Liberties — and how they hope to grow the project.
  • Believe it or not, 16,000+ people watched this video game match Sunday

    Technical.ly Philly, 19 Oct 2015
    At this weekend's Fragadelphia Counter-Strike tournament in Philadelphia, a controversial team banned from championship play beat one of continent's best all-female teams. It made for a good story.
  • Philly devs went retro with all the puzzles in this ’80s-inspired ‘room escape’

    Technical.ly Philly, 14 Oct 2015
    Escape the 1980s on East Passyunk Avenue is the most tech-forward room escape in the city, said cofounder Elisabeth Garson. It's also hella fun.
  • The Largest Apprenticeship Investment in U.S. History

    U.S. Department of Labor Blog, 9 Sep 2015
    by Secretary Tom Perez
  • Philadelphia Center for Architecture Announces 2015 DesignPhiladelphia Festival Returning October 8-16

    Business Wire, 27 Aug 2015
    The 11th annual festival features a first-of-its-kind marquee event and “program tracks” to help festival-goers more easily discover close to 100 events showcasing artists and designers --
  • When Schools Create Their Own Edtech Tools: The Story Behind Slate

    Ed Surge, 13 Aug 2015
    Across the country, schools want students to focus more on learning concrete skills than abstract concepts. This approach often goes by the name of “competency-based learning,” which emphasizes skill proficiency over grades.
  • Get your Philly election results from WhoWonPhilly.com

    Technical.ly Philly, 19 May 2015
    It's a collaborative project from city employees and a local civic hacker.
  • Why this woman dropped out of Temple’s computer science program

    Technical.ly Philly, 12 May 2015
    Becca Refford felt like Temple's curriculum wasn't hands-on enough. She also felt that her academic advisor was too quick to suggest a different, less-technical major.
  • Philly Tech Week 2015 kicks off Saturday with Arcade @ Dilworth

    Technical.ly Philly, 17 Apr 2015
    Arcade @ Dilworth has been rescheduled. Join us, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, in the shadow of City Hall. Enjoy local game developers, makers, food, live music and more!
  • 7 clusters of Philly tech activity, mapped

    Technical.ly Philly, 17 Apr 2015
    ...you’ll see every one of the week’s 150+ events mapped on the front page of phillytechweek.com — events in many of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods and suburban communities. A big shoutout to Jarvus Innovations for making that happen.
  • 7 Code for Philly ‘DemHack’ apps that could inspire civic engagement

    Technical.ly Philly, 30 Mar 2015
    Civic-minded hackers and others swarmed the city's Innovation Lab over the weekend to develop open-source civic engagement apps.
  • Will Philly technologists send their kids to city schools?

    Technical.ly Philly, 25 Feb 2015
    Retaining tech talent: It used to be about brain drain. Now it's about city schools.
  • You don’t need to code to be part of Code for Philly

    Technical.ly Philly, 4 Feb 2015
    The civic hacking group is organizing a transportation hackathon. It'll be one of three Code for Philly hackathons in 2015.
  • Comcast is the title sponsor of Philly Tech Week 2015

    Technical.ly Philly, 13 Jan 2015
    The #PTW15 website is now live. Please join us April 17-25 for Philly Tech Week 2015 presented by Comcast.
  • Showcased by US Labor Dept., this Philly apprenticeship program could get $5M in grants

    Technical.ly Philly, 11 Dec 2014
    The Urban Technology Project, which trains students as computer technicians, has seen its budget cut in recent years. But a $100 million grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Labor could change that.
  • Have You Ever Wondered What Civic Tech Is Doing for Cities?

    Next City, 20 Oct 2014
    Have You Ever Wondered What Civic Tech Is Doing for Cities?
  • Osage University Partners raises $151M fund [Startup Roundup]

    Technical.ly Philly, 15 Oct 2014
    Plus: Center City's Stream TV Networks raises $1.5 million.
  • DesignPhiladelphia’s closing party is a huge installation built by N3rd Street

    Technical.ly Philly, 14 Oct 2014
    "Lairs of Self in Everyday Life" features trippy video projections, a one-ton cube and a handful of leading tech players on the credits list. Watch a sneak peek of the exhibition below.
  • Comcast Relaunches “Everyblock Philly,” Bringing Local News and Information to Users at the Neighborhood Level

    Market Watch, 26 Aug 2014
    Comcast Relaunches “Everyblock Philly,” Bringing Local News and Information to Users at the Neighborhood Level
  • Why dev firm Jarvus trained, then hired, Philly public school grads

    Technical.ly Philly, 1 Jul 2014
    At a time when tech companies are scrambling for talent and experimenting with innovative ways to hire, Jarvus took a route that is less than common.
  • Here’s a map of Philly’s residential permit parking zones

    Technical.ly Philly, 20 Jun 2014
    The map is part of a bigger project for designer Lauren Ancona. “The greater project is going to be mapping all of the street parking in the city in terms of the information on the actual signs that are so confusing,” she said.
  • Actualize.Me digital guidance counselor app wins EdTech Hackathon

    Technical.ly Philly, 6 May 2014
    Second place went to the Online Budget Visualization app, which created a more easily digestible map of the School District’s budget data that was just released. Reading Pal — an app designed to track the books kids read and assess their progress — claime
  • Nerds get their wish: N3rd Street to become official

    Philadelphia Business Journal, 14 Mar 2014
    A resolution introduced by Philadelphia City Council Thursday, which is expected to be passed next week, will officially name North 3rd Street, between Market Street and Girard Avenue, “N3rd Street” (pronounced “nerd”).
  • City to Turn N. 3rd Street into ‘N3RD Street’

    Philly Mag, 13 Mar 2014
    In a resolution set to pass through City Council, tech-heavy N. 3rd Street will also be designated as N3RD Street. Get it?
  • N3rd Street: tech business corridor from Old City to Northern Liberties

    Technical.ly Philly, 20 Jun 2012
    In recent years, the corridor from roughly Market Street in Old City through Northern Liberties has been gradually filling with tech and web-centric office buildings and shared workspaces. Many there are calling it 'N3rd Street,' a play on "North 3rd Stre
  • Sencha Touch and Ext JS Spotlight: Jarvus Innovations

    Sencha Blog, 27 Sep 2011
    Jarvus Innovations builds software, apps, and websites for both internal products and a wide range of clients including Christie’s Auction House, Philadelphia Eagles, The Wharton School at UPenn, Philly Tech Week, TEDxPhilly 2010, and many others.
  • Sencha Accelerates HTML5 Device API Access, Integrates Native Packager for Mobile Web Apps

    PRweb, 15 Sep 2011
    Upcoming version of Sencha Touch, the leading HTML5 mobile development platform, gives developers the option of creating cross-platform Web apps or native apps that take advantage of device APIs on Apple iOS and Android.
  • Jarvus Innovations: Northern Liberties web development firm grows up

    Technical.ly Philly, 26 Aug 2011
    The 10-month old web design firm grew out of those behind Devnuts, a coworking space on North Third Street.
  • Creating the New City: Part One

    Metropolis, 17 Jul 2011
    Jarv.us seeks solutions to clients' problems, but their particular brand of cooperative tech attempts to resolve the conflict between getting a college degree - and college debt - and keeping pace with a rapidly evolving industry.

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