Groupon launches loyalty program in Philly to keep merchants happier: Links

• Now it’s time to have a party [Yikestopia] — Fishtown web dev firm Yikes Inc. is hosting an open house next Friday to check out its recently completed LEED-certified rehab on Girard Avenue, featuring Michael Nutter. Read our coverage here.
• Welcome to N3rd Street [Dangerously Awesome] — Alex Hillman thinks his section of Old City has something interesting brewing
• Groupon Rolls Out Loyalty Program to Try to Make Merchants Happier [All Things Digital] — Launching in Chicago and Philadelphia this month, notes Philly Tech News
• Kids Dungeon Adventure: An RPG for the Little Ones, Made Just Outside of Philly  [Geekadelphia]

• Join us at MSF’s Traveling Exhibit and Happy Hour [Bluecadet Interactive]  — The Northern Liberties interactive design firm is joining a Doctors without Borders meetup tonight to talk about their new project exposing childhood malnutrition.
• MIS ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report [Temple University Fox School] — The university’s business school gets a strong nod
• 3 Fun Apps That Amplify and Filter Your Social Connections [Mashable] — Including Philly’s Cliq. We just highlighted Cliq here.
• Phila.’s most profitable outpatient surgery centers [Philadelphia Business Journal]
• MAYOR NUTTER CELEBRATES TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS GROUNDBREAKING AT NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER [City of Philadelphia] — In Northeast Philly
• Penn labs get $12.5M from NIH  [Philadelphia Business Journal]
• So Here’s What Really Happened When A Pair Of Philly Football Writers Got Into A Fight Today [Deadspin] — Below the Taiwanese animation of the news that Inquirer Eagles writer Jeff McLane and Daily News writer Les Bowen got into it, as posted by the 700 Level.

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