Who is Running in the 2024 Election in Philadelphia?
On or before November 5, 2024, Philly gets to vote for President, plus PA's U.S. Senator, Attorney General, State Auditor, Treasurer and State reps
By Lauren McCutcheon
How to Vote in Philadelphia
Everything you need to know about voting in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Universities Must Make Voting Easy For Students
A long-time university president reminds Philadelphia-area colleges: You are legally required to help your students register and vote. Here’s why
By Elaine Maimon
Big Rube’s Philly Marcello Giordano
The iconic chef, brand marketer and photographer talks business, business ethics and blueberries with a local Italian-American produce scion turned high-end restaurant purveyor
By Reuben Harley
Listen Ali Velshi Reminds Us about Trump’s Family Separation Policy
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member says inflammatory immigration rhetoric is more than just that — his first administration proved cruelty is the point
By Ali Velshi
Treat Housing Like an Industry in Need of a Plan
The federal housing crisis requires a rethinking of how we build and who is doing it. Drexel’s Metro Finance head lays out a plan
By Bruce Katz
Where do PA’s Candidates Stand on Climate Change?
Can Pennsylvania protect the environment and jobs? Princeton journalism students investigated how the major party federal and statewide candidates navigate this question. Here’s what they learned
By Colette Quinn, Isabella Checa and Maggie Stewart
Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly we have our annual Music Festival, Film Festival, East Falls Fest, East Kensington's WEIRDO Fest, plus the Philly Bike Ride, AIDS Walk, and more
By Lauren McCutcheon and Christina Griffith
Mr. Bashaw Goes to Washington?
In this week’s New Jersey U.S. Senate race debate, did the Republican candidate — pro-choice, pro growth, gay hotelier Curtis Bashaw — offer a glimpse of what a return to reasonableness might look like, post-Trumpism?
By Larry Platt
Where Do PA’s 2024 Candidates Stand on Guns?
Pennsylvanians are divided on the issue of gun safety regulations — as are young people. A group of Princeton students lays out the major party candidates’ views
By Mara DuBois, Frances McKenzie and Julia Stern