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 McCutcheonDon’t Close Urban Golf Courses. Fill Them
A golfer and urbanist on why courses like Philly’s Cobbs Creek can be equalizers in cities that need more common spaces
By Diana LindDo You Have a Philly Idea Worth Scaling Up?
Calling all small nonprofits and do-good businesses: Enter now for a chance to present your homegrown innovation at this year’s Ideas We Should Scale Showcase
By Courtney DuCheneKeeping 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 GriffithHow To Really Run A City Goes to College
In a special live episode, former mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta, Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and GT Bynum of Tulsa talk about shaping the next generation of civic leaders via an innovative new program at Penn
By J.P. RomneyProtect 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 Mustafa