We’re Angry About Literacy Rates Too
Read by 4th responds to The Citizen’s critique of the city’s efforts to get kids reading
By Julia CadwallenderThe Road to Mars Must Go Through Philadelphia
The leader of a nonprofit that promotes regional manufacturing on how Philly can take advantage of the $1 trillion global space industry
By Chris ScafarioStadium Beer — in Reusable Cups
Game days are amazing, but they’re also incredibly wasteful. One Oregon company has helped a number of professional sports arenas convert to reusable cups and food baskets. Could South Philly be next?
By Courtney DuCheneVelshi Explains How Trump Is Already Bored of Iran War
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by David Rohde to discuss the Commander in Chief's inability to pay attention to the war he started
By Ali VelshiFun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly a new production of The Sound of Music opens, Creed Bratton is at City Winery, the Caravan of Hope rolls in, Open Streets returns for the spring, and much more
By Christina GriffithPhilly Can Be a National Model for Working Class Mobility
Here are the six steps we need to take, according to Heights Philadelphia’s President/CEO
By Sean VereenChristina Kallas-Saritsoglou, Quiet Champion
For more than 20 years, the co-founder of Philly AIDS Thrift has done good by selling people’s old, unwanted stuff — resulting in more than $5 million of good
By Natalie Pompilio“It Felt Like God Gave Me Another Chance”
A new Philadelphia program — modeled on an already-successful version for adults — helps young people put down the guns
By Mensah M. DeanAre Our Kids Not Learning Good?
Budget cuts. School closures. Structural deficit. Scant academic progress. Spin from District headquarters. Larry Platt asks: Is Superintendent Watlington up to being a transformational leader?
By Larry PlattYour Weekly Guide to Surviving the News
Politicians on Reality TV, the Elite U.S. City Not on a Map, Context for Iran, “Monitoring the Situation” and more stories that explain what happened this week
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff