Topic: philly

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
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
The Citizen Recommends: Civic Engagement Academy
Want to help make Philadelphia better? The City wants to show you how
By Patrick Bilow
Did Council Just Get Housing Right?
A new package of bills strikes a compromise between housing growth and access—and could be what Philly needs right now
By Jon Geeting
CitizenCast: Ideas We Should Steal Revisited—Open Primaries
As the number of Philadelphia citizens who identify as Independent increases, should the city finally consider open primaries?
By Malcolm Burnely and J.P. Romney
Germinating the Future
A high school senior reflects on innovating, connecting and planning for the future as a Germination Fellow
By Neetish Sharma
The Dangers of Disruption
In a cautionary tale, a Philly entrepreneur with big dreams runs afoul of the Philadelphia Water Department
By Mark Dent
The Krasner Warning Signs
The DA’s first three months have revealed incompetency. But is there something more troubling at play?
By Larry Platt