It’s the Philadelphia Public Interest Information Network no more (and we’re grateful, as it was always a handful to say, not to mention type). Meet AxisPhilly.

The William Penn Foundation-funded news outfit unveiled a new name last week at a party held at its newish N3rd Street officeย [find some photos here]. The team continues to publish content at its old site, but sign up here to get the latest on AxisPhilly.org.

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AxisPhillyย manages OpenDataPhilly.org, which is in the works to be the city’s open data portal, as we reported today.

The organization currently hasย a staff of fiveย and is still hiring.