Search Results for: "citizen of the week"

Ken Weinstein, Ballot Corrector
The real estate developer — along with 600 other volunteers statewide — is working to help people “cure” their rejected mail-in ballots
By Courtney DuChene
Arashdeep Singh
An Indian citizen, he can’t vote in the U.S. — but that hasn’t stopped him from helping others cast ballots by November 5
By Delaney Parks
Sammy Grossman
An entrepreneurial 18-year-old from Center City launches Project Spread Smiles, a line of limited edition t-shirts, hoodies and trucker hats that promote mental health and public happiness
By Lauren McCutcheon
Elena Jadach and Gen Z for Sustainability
The William Penn Charter School senior launched a nonprofit that empowers her peers to pitch in on protecting the planet
By Stephanie Ostroff
Steve Stroiman
Every neighborhood should be as lucky to have a “non-leader” like the one who serves Cresheim Village Neighbors in Mount Airy (and who once taught Jewish studies to a teenage Josh Shapiro)
By Lauren McCutcheon
Jacqueline “Jax” Cusack of Roxborough Development Corp
The new-ish head of the neighborhood group grew up caring for and communing with the region’s parks and waterways. Now she’s bringing her lifelong passion for the environment to bring more green to the Northwest Philly neighborhood
By Rachel Wisniewski
Bigga Dre
A grassroots Black empowerment activist who has long flown under the mainstream radar is one of the reasons Juneteenth in Philly is the harmonious, artful and joyous celebration it is today
By Abigail Chang
Nadia Bosket
The founder of Hoop Dreams, Inc. has figured out how to help Philly kids make friends, be confident and focus on opportunities, using basketball as bait
By Lauren McCutcheon