Meet a Health Hero Finalist

Lyndsay Hoy

The Penn-affiliated anesthesiologist lives with a rare, progressive lung disease known as lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Here's how she's working to advance research and support others living with LAM.

By Courtney DuChene

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly we have Bruno Mars and Breaking Benjamin live, Community Workday at East Fairmount Park, Labor Day celebrations, and much more

By Christina Griffith
Citizen of the Week

Nafees Norris

When a young Black scientist couldn’t find representation in biotech, he created it

By Diemmy Dang

Police Are Not the Solution to the Problems at Devil’s Pool

The beloved (and illicit) Fairmount Park swimming hole needs help. Just not the law enforcement kind

By Kyle Bagenstose
The New Urban Order

App or Nothing

After a close call while walking across a Philly street, an urbanist says we grown-ups need to ditch the screen-based, plugged-in multitasking too

By Diana Lind

A Reading List for Larry Krasner

Our Trump-like DA indicted himself last week in the court of public opinion by coming up short on public virtue. Here, an offer to help

By Larry Platt

Where’d the $1.8 Billion Go?

Philly schools may have spent their federal stimulus funds wisely. How they tracked their spending? Not so wise. Two education leaders on why and how to fix that

By Suzanne McLeod and Kathryn Blackman

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