Your Guide to the 2025 Primary

Republican and Democratic candidates for Philadelphia District Attorney, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court, Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court in the May 20, 2025 election — and why you really gotta vote

By Lauren McCutcheon
Ideas We Should Steal

Save Lives With Corner Daylighting

Another tool to keep pedestrians safe, like they do in Hoboken and Jersey City? Yes, please

By Jon Geeting
Citizen Must-Reads

John Lithgow Lessons on Tyranny, Trump v. Harvard, Covid truths …

… and other smart takes to help you make sense of all the national news assaulting you this week

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Guest Commentary

Ronald v. Donald on Black Educators

The divergence between these two GOP presidents highlights how far half of the body politic has moved in just under four decades

By Sharif El-Mekki

Philadelphia, Art City

Katherine Sachs’ ArtPhilly has commissioned 34 new works and a citywide festival for America’s 250th celebration. And that’s just the start

By Courtney DuChene
Guest Commentary

“Our Job Just Got Harder”

But the work has never been more important, says The Rosenbach Museum & Library Director, despite — or because of — nearly $600,000 in federal funding cuts

By Kelsey Scouten Bates

Caring for the Carers

A new Fitler Club residency is helping nonprofit and B Corps leaders gain valuable self-care skills for a cohort that really needs it: Themselves

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Hail to the Champions of University Values

The presidents of Temple and Princeton are setting an example for what leaders must do in today’s political climate, according to a longtime university president

By Elaine Maimon

How To Celebrate Earth Day in Philadelphia

More than 50 years after the holiday began, there are more reasons — and more ways — than ever to combat climate change, right here in Philly

By Rosamelia Lara Sanchez, Christina Griffith and Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

Black Mamas Matter

Maternal death rates are falling for every group — except Black women. A gender justice scholar urges us to do better during Black Maternal Health Week

By Kelly Davis