Explaining the Epstein Options, Birds Win ESPYs
… and more stories to help you sift through the news this week
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
AI Data Centers Haven’t Got a Friend in PA
Why do so many Pennsylvanians oppose Amazon (and other tech giants) building “innovation campuses” in their counties?
By Ethan Dodd
The Room Where It Happened
This year’s Young People’s Continental Congress is hosting 27 student-teacher duos for a week of immersive programming
By Delaney Parks
Amelia Zellander
Millions of people worldwide are awaiting cornea transplants. A University City founder and bioengineer aims to help them see again
By Kate Krauss
Transform a Curb; Change a City
But not just curbs. Cities also need updated org charts; all manner of transformation managers; CFOs and COOs, and, importantly: public pissoirs
By Diana Lind
The PPD Enrolls at Penn
A new master’s program will train members of the Philadelphia Police Department to become better managers and to innovate department-wide problem solving
By Courtney DuChene
What Does Last Week’s Municipal Workers’ Strike Mean for Labor?
Foremost local labor expert Francis Ryan puts the now-ended DC 33 work stoppage into context, both historically — and for the future
By Olivia Loudon
Signs of the Times
Catching up with the anonymous artist MIW peppering Philadelphia with realistic street signs promoting pro-labor, pro-SEPTA, and anti-Trump messages
By RJ Rushmore
RFK Jr. Learns Nothing from History
A CDC Advisory Committee just made the same mistake it did 25 years ago. A renowned CHOP immunologist warns: It’s only the beginning
By Paul Offit