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“Fletcher Street,” a Documentary
A new short film offers an intimate look at the North Philly riding club, its young riders, and the fight to preserve its legacy.
By Patrick RapaThings 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 GriffithWill Little, “Progress over Pride”
The barber, peacemaker and life-transformer talks to the chef, photographer and entrepreneur about turning his life around — and helping others do the same
By Reuben HarleyGood Citizen Calendar, October-December 2026
Your guide to civic action in Philadelphia, all year long
By Lauren McCutcheonBuilding a Better Merger
The principals of two high schools set to combine aren’t just waiting to see what happens to displaced students and staff
By Denisa R. SupervilleOur Unseen Freedom
Amid the fanfare around the nation’s 250th, Philadelphia institutions come together to explore and to celebrate the freedom of conscience
By Vince Stango and Rosalind Remer PhDCan Philly End Car Crash Deaths?
Speed cameras, slow zones, speed bumps, bike lanes, congestion pricing, turn calming, even anti-poverty measures: What works; what doesn’t, when it comes to traffic safety
By D. Alex QuistbergSmith & Roller Holdings
Can the transformation of a historic bank restore dignity and jobs to a neighborhood that could use the help?
By Courtney DuCheneMeasles, Same as It Ever Was?
In 1991 after the preventable disease killed children in a small Christian sect in the Northeast, Philadelphia mandated vaccinations. What to do now that anti-vaxxing has gone national?
By Victor Fiorillo