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 McCutcheon

The Ballot Questions in the 2026 General Election

The two measures voters can approve or reject on November 3 give an edge to small and local businesses, and make the City's art and culture department permanent

By Lauren McCutcheon
Big Rube’s Philly

Jakai Bishop, a Philadelphia Inspiration

The iconic chef, photographer and entrepreneur meets up with a charismatic friend who’s gone from “Top Model” to construction sites

By Reuben Harley

Why Philly’s Black Panthers Moved to Chester

After clashing with Philadelphia police, the group has shifted its patrols south, winning over some residents but dividing city officials

By Mensah M. Dean
Citizen of the Week

Peggy Dolan

How a grieving mom turned her most devastating loss into a salvation for thousands of families with hospitalized children

By Autumn Demberger

The City Agencies Serving All Philadelphians Well

An analysis of 311 help request tickets proves it is possible to provide great and timely quality of life services in every neighborhood of the city

By Nick Jain
Ideas We Should Steal

Philly as Real Estate Developer

A conversation with Salt Lake’s Ben McAdams and Atlanta’s Josh Humphries on how to transform cities’ vast inventories of properties into lasting sources of civic and financial good

By Bruce Katz

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly we have several stage premieres, Spooky Wines + Spooky Stories, Bearded Ladies Cabaret’s Priority Hoarding, East Passyunk Fall Fest, and much more

By Christina Griffith

AI and Keeping University Learning Human

A longtime university president on building a relationship between artificial intelligence and transformational education

By Elaine Maimon

The School District’s Staffing Bloat Is Not What You Think It Is

The School District of Philadelphia has 7,000 more positions than it did a decade ago. Thousands of rows of staffing data explains why.

By Nick Jain