Calling All City Workers — and Those Who Admire Them

It’s that time of year: We’re on the hunt for the most high-integrity workers employed by the City of Philadelphia. Nominate the most inspiring city workers you know, and they could be named a 2026 Integrity Icon

By Jessica Blatt Press

Meet the Citizens of the Year

These local heroes make Philly stronger, wiser, healthier, kinder and more awesome. Help us celebrate them

By Jessica Blatt Press

“What Do You Need?”

In light of federal funding cuts affecting those most in need, the Patricia Kind Family Foundation is calling all donors to join a new collective supporting Philly’s small, hardworking nonprofits

By Jessica Blatt Press
The Citizen Recommends

Party with a Purpose

The annual gala for the American Association for Cancer Research is your opportunity to help end cancer once and for all

By Jessica Blatt Press

Let’s Scale These Ideas

Meet the three groups that will pitch their ideas to funders and supporters at the first-ever Ideas We Should Scale Showcase at the Linc on November 13

By Jessica Blatt Press

Who Are this Year’s Citizens of the Year?

Our search for the next crop of local heroes is well underway — and we need your input!

By Jessica Blatt Press

How to Help Schools, Students and Teachers

Donate food or money for uniforms, share your expertise, provide reading help and more ways you can support schools in Philadelphia

By Jessica Blatt Press

Which Philly Ideas Do You Want to Scale?

We asked local do-good orgs to tell us why they want to grow, in our search for three presenters for the first-ever Ideas We Should Scale Showcase — the response floored us. Now, we want your input.

By Jessica Blatt Press
Citizen of the Week

Collie Turner, Heroic Gardener

The horticulturist created an urban garden on an abandoned Northeast Philly lot to heal the land and community members like her beloved late grandfather: veterans

By Jessica Blatt Press
2025 Rad Awards

Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia doctor is working with colleagues to make treatment breakthroughs that are changing lives — and are poised to change the world

By Jessica Blatt Press