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
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

Putting Parker’s H.O.M.E. Plan to the West Philly Test

Thousands of West Philly residents fear displacement from affordable homes owned by one landlord. Mayor Parker’s $2 billion housing plan might help to prevent that fate

By Malcolm Burnley
The Citizen Recommends

“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 Rapa

Things 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 Griffith