Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly, we start celebrating July 4 with fireworks at the waterfront, Paul Simon and Baby Metal are on stage, twilight events happen at Independence Park and Magic Gardens, and much more

By Christina Griffith
Guest Commentary

Protect Hospitals from Private Equity

A former Crozier employee and health policy researchers from CHOP want PA to pass regulations to ensure medical centers stay in communities

By Kate Rubey, Elizabeth Salazar, Nicolas Goldstein Novick and Scott Lorch

Good Things to Do Down the Shore

A non-selfish guide to lighten your footprint and do something nice this summer for the beach towns you love

By Olivia Kram, Lauren McCutcheon and Gianna Voges

No Time to Smile

The glorious revival of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room by Quintessence Theatre reminds us that art, at its best, is not simply what we watch — it’s what we confront ourselves with

By James Peterson

Why Philly Should Care About the NYC Mayor’s Race

The winds of Philadelphia politics often follow those of the Big Apple. Will the showdown between the old pol Cuomo and the socialist Mamdani foreshadow change here?

By Larry Platt
Citizen Must-Reads

Reclaiming Old Glory, MAGA on Iran, Lessons from Jim Crow, Cats …

… and other news to help you make sense of all the noise coming at you this week

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Do Something

Help Secure Racial Justice on Juneteenth

Five years since George Floyd's murder, how can you support Black lives, reform our criminal justice system and bridge race relations here in Philadelphia? Read on

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Guest Commentary

Why “No Kings” Was My First Protest

A legendary Philadelphia reporter (and Temple professor) exercised his First Amendment rights as a citizen, not press, last weekend.

By Linn Washington Jr.

Juneteenth for All?

Almost no Black people on No Kings Day. Almost no White people on Juneteenth. Can we show up together before it’s too late?

By Malcolm Burnley
Guest Commentary

Tell Your Senators that Philly and PA Need SNAP

The fed’s proposed $300 billion SNAP rollback would hurt hungry Pennsylvanians and erase $5.3 billion in economic benefit, says The Community Grocer’s president

By Eli Moraru