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 You Can Prevent the Next E-Scooter Tragedy
Electronic bikes and scooters are sending more kids to the ER. A local med student urges Pennsylvania to legislate a potential solution
By Tiffany A. Jackson The Woman Question
Playwright Suli Holum brings a century-old archive to life onstage, telling story of the groundbreaking the Woman’s Medical College of PA and giving audiences a glimpse of how far women still have to go
By Autumn Demberger What Our Love of Miranda Priestly Says About the World of Work
A Philadelphia employment lawyer weighs in on The Devil Wears Prada 2's fashion magazine editor. Could it be we relate to the domineering, anti-P.C. workaholic-in-charge?
By Jonathan A. Segal Fixing Market East … in a Single Summer?
Can a half dozen pop-ups revive Center City’s most troublesome corridor?
By Courtney DuChene 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 Joel D. Boyd Fighting Black Erasure
Penn professor Sarah Jackson’s new book chronicles the radical acts of Black media-makers who, recognized or not, have shaped the American Experiment over the past 250 years.
By Malcolm Burnley 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