Your Guide to the 2026 Primary Election
All the candidates — Democratic and Republican — on Philadelphians’ ballots on May 19, 2026
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon 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 Give Charter Schools The Respect They Deserve
Mastery’s CEO urges the School Board to develop standards — and follow them — before making any new charter decisions on May 14
By Lauren McCutcheon Medical Guardian
The Philadelphia-based medical alert system wants to help seniors live independently for longer — and stave off the need for home health aides. Can it?
By Courtney DuChene Our Children Are Worth It, Even if Billionaires Disagree
The leader of a PA child advocacy group urges City Council to pass a rideshare tax to help fund schools
By Donna Cooper How to Help Philadelphians Detained by ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has changed dramatically since 2024, not just detaining and holding more people, but also making it harder for them to get help. Here, a Temple law professor lays out what you can do about it
By Jennifer J. Lee Social Housing
Vienna and Maryland have invested in innovative, income diverse public housing to much acclaim. Could they work in Philly too?
By Cristian Salazar The Limits of “Phone Call” Federalism
A nationally renowned urbanist on how to formalize and scale the “stealing” of solutions across the country
By Bruce Katz, Juha Leppänen and Colin Higgins Nominate Your Philadelphia Health Hero
The 2026 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge is underway. Cast your vote by May 30
By Laura Brzyski Philadelphia Can Move Beyond Gas. Here’s How.
The City's goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050 can be reached with PGW's help
By Alex Bomstein