Your Guide to the 2026 General Election
All the candidates — including PA governor and U.S. reps — on the ballot on November 3
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheonKeeping Us Safe From — or With — AI
An ISIS mass casualty attack was stopped in PA this past week, which, a local former congressman says, opens debate over frontier AI technology being used by law enforcement
By Patrick J. MurphyThings to Do This Week For America’s 250th
Your curated list of the best semiquincentennial events, exhibits, and activities happening in and around Philly
By Christina GriffithProtect Our Healers
Healthcare workers in the U.S. are five times more likely to experience violence on the job. The head of Penn Medicine and a local U.S. Representative want to change that
By Kevin B. Mahoney and Madeleine DeanLike the Velociraptors in Jurassic Park, RFK Jr. is Learning
Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services seems to have stopped pushing vitamin A to treat measles. CHOP’s renowned immunologist wonders if his reversal will come in time to save PA from an even more massive outbreak?
By Paul OffitChef Nick Elmi
The Top Chef and local restaurateur has quietly transformed the lives of middle and high schoolers through the KB Foundation. This week, he hosts the organization’s annual barbecue fundraiser
By Lauren McCutcheonHave We All Been Ed Sheeran?
A local businesswoman and Palestinian refugee explains what a moment in pop culture can teach us about power, responsibility, and the grace to change our minds
By Yasmine MustafaPA’s Closed Primaries Close Out Democracy. It’s Time to Open Them
Committee of Seventy’s CEO urges legislators to pass Rep. Jared Solomon’s bill to allow 1.5 million independents to vote in state primaries
By Lauren CristellaSafely Making Compost From … Poop?
Philadelphians flush 310 tons of what could be money-making compost every year. Will fears of forever chemical contamination prevent us from cashing in?
By Courtney DuCheneThe End of Green Roofs?
A new rendering of the Sixers and Flyers stadium in South Philly has our urbanist wondering: Whatever happened to building gardens on city rooftops?
By Diana Lind