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

Preguntas de la Boleta Electoral 2026

Las dos medidas que los votantes pueden aprobar o rechazar el 3 de noviembre benefician a las pequeñas empresas y a los negocios locales, y hacen permanente el Departamento de arte y cultura de la ciudad

By Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

Who’s Governing Philly’s Biggest Institutions?

And why should you care? Join the Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Initiative on October 26 to learn more about who sits on boards in Philly — and why we need more diversity

By Kate Allison

Three Years After October 7, Where Are We?

The Hamas attacks on Israel have led to war, devastation and political fallout from the Middle East to PA. A former U.S. Congressperson and veteran lays out a path to durable peace

By Patrick J. Murphy and Peter Fox
Citizens of the Week

Tom and Judy Kleinman

They produced Operation Mincemeat, Sunset Blvd. and Evita on Broadway. Now this eminently entrepreneurial Philadelphia couple plans to keep their love for theater alive in their hometown after they’re gone

By Christina Griffith

What the World Doesn’t Get about Sickle Cell

Hannibal Collins lived with the unseen anemia for 37 years. It was only after his death that I discovered how little the world knows about it

By Bobbi J. Booker

Anti-Vax is Not Pro-Religion

CHOP’s esteemed immunologist steps into the debate over vaccines and religious freedom, and asks: What would Jesus do?

By Paul Offit

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly we have OURfest, YèShì Chinatown Night Market, Philly Music Fest, Liberation, Oktoberfest at the Armory, Jeff Goldblum, Lectures on Tap, and much much more

By Christina Griffith
Guest Commentary

A Better Way To Help Artists … Make Art

A developer bets that artists make better work when they live with the marketplace. A university bets on the rent. A former UArts professor weighs in on which makes for a more vibrant arts scene

By Neil Kleinman

Can We Save The Last Wilderness in Philadelphia?

Upper Roxborough is the last rural corner of Philadelphia, a place where forests and fields reign. Squeezed by development and climate change, how much longer can it last?

By Kyle Bagenstose