Meet Your Health Hero Challenge Finalists
And then there were three. Vote for your favorite Be Well Philly Health Hero by September 30
By Laura Brzyski Angela Duckworth’s New Direction
With Situated, the author of bestselling Grit reframes her famed hypothesis
By Victor Fiorillo Things 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 Griffith Stopping Crime Starts at Home
Could proactive community involvement have prevented the horrors at Chew Avenue and Ada Lewis Middletown School? A state lawmaker believes so
By Darisha Parker Philadelphia’s Monumental Failure of Imagination
Philly does not merely underfund the arts, a local creator contends. It produces Black cultural brilliance, exports it to the world, and then fails to preserve the people, places, and institutions that made that brilliance possible
By Tayyib Smith Universal Postpartum Services
Other states — New Jersey, for example — have launched programs that offer free at-home post-baby visits for every new mom. Could we do the same in Philly?
By Courtney DuChene RFK Jr., Secretary of Measlesland
The renowned CHOP immunologist on why Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak, which led to three deaths last month, is about to get much worse
By Paul Offit Vintage Julz, Glasses Guru
World renowned eyewear vendor Julian Emami talks the business of celebrity fashion with the brand marketer, chef and photographer
By Reuben Harley Socialism isn’t Winning; the Status Quo is Losing
Left, right or even moderate — what’s most essential is being a fighter for change rather than a defender of where we are (some effective incumbents excepted)
By David M. Stone