Topic: Philadelphia

Do Something: Join Our Disruptors
This week, do yoga to support homeless puppies, pitch your best ideas to Philadelphia's disruptors, support a South Philly co-op, celebrate Jazz, and more!
By Syra Ortiz-Blanes
The Citizen Recommends: Smith Playground Ribbon Cutting
Join former Eagle Connor Barwin as he unveils the $3.2 million renovations to the South Philly park his foundation refurbished
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Saving Dad
In an emotional personal memoir, a former city official and gun violence survivor explores the collateral impact of gun violence in our communities
By Rich Negrin
Get to Work
The jobs are in the suburbs, but many Philadelphians have no way to get there. The Philadelphia Unemployment Project has the answer: Car pooling
By Jane M. Von Bergen
Let’s Win This One
BROKE in Philly launches today with 19 media outlets committed to shedding light and finding solutions to the city’s biggest scourge: Poverty
By Jean Friedman-Rudovsky
The Citizen Recommends: Philadelphia The Great Experiment
The latest from Sam Katz’s History Making Productions looks at the golden age of Wanamaker —when civic leaders didn’t wait for permission
By Jamie Bogert
The Citizen Recommends: Total Impact Conference
ImpactPHL’s latest event wants to help investors do good with their money
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Now Comes The Hard Part
By appointing his first school board, Mayor Kenney has taken responsibility for schools. How can we know if he’s succeeded?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Las Voces de María/The Voices of María: The Burdoy Luis Family
In the last of a series on Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees, a family missing home finds a new family in Philly
By Syra Ortiz-Blanes
The Citizen Recommends: Civic Engagement Academy
Want to help make Philadelphia better? The City wants to show you how
By Patrick Bilow