Who’s Running For Congress In the 3rd District?

A cavalcade of candidates have joined the race to replace U.S. Representative Dwight Evans. Here’s what we know about them

By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
Big Rube’s Philly

Women’s Style

You know him for his influence on men’s hip-hop style. But women’s fashion runs through the veins of our branding genius, chef and photographer

By Reuben Harley

The Other Way Mayor Parker is Stepping Up for Transit

Her budget proposes four new H.O.M.E. bills that could provide more housing and also support SEPTA. But they don’t go far enough

By Jon Geeting
Guest Commentary

Hey, School District, What’s the Definition of Insanity?

A former City Council and School Reform Commission member weighs in on what a $300 million budget deficit says about School District leadership

By Bill Green
Ideas We Should Steal

Give Every Kid a Bed

Three percent of all children in the U.S. are bedless. An Idaho-based nonprofit working to give them a safe, comfortable place to sleep now has a chapter in NJ. Is Philly next?

By Courtney DuChene
Listen

Velshi On The Ohio GOP Bill That Would Track Every Pregnancy

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member talks to law professor Michelle Goodwin about the threat the proposed legislation represents for women

By Ali Velshi

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly we have the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Phillies host the Rangers for their home opener, PHS opens its pop up gardens, the World Oddities Festival returns, and much more

By Christina Griffith
Citizen of the Week

The Flower Girl

Leona Davis wanted to repurpose the flowers from her daughter’s wedding. Now she’s created a circle of giving that brings joy, purpose, and sustainability across the region

By Autumn Demberger

A Eulogy For Jesse Jackson

In the wake of last month’s death of the civil rights icon, his one-time collaborator and former Penn professor pens an intimate — and urgent — remembrance.

By Michael Eric Dyson

How a Piece of Philly History Thwarted Netflix

A Penn law professor explains the 1963 antitrust case involving Philly banks that frustrated the streaming giant’s plans for world domination. For now.

By Malcolm Burnley