Voice: Larry Platt

The Citizen will bestow its inaugural Corporate Citizen of the Year award in the name of a late civic leader we ought not forget

When the $38 million state-of-the-art Philly Youth Basketball facility opens next week, it will be thanks to an 80-year-old, prank-pulling, courtside-sitting cult figure. And then there’s the time he was tossed from an NBA game…

Is the new president of Philadelphia City Council a new boss, or same as the old boss?

A conventional wisdom is taking hold on the legacy of the outgoing mayor. But was it really the pandemic and second term factors beyond his control that did him in?

The protest in front of Michael Solomonov’s restaurant revealed more than know-nothingism

Philadelphia government is in love with pilot programs. With a $6.2 billion budget, how about making the tough decisions to deploy what works citywide?

Screw Giving Tuesday. We proclaim it Democracy Monday. Can you help us reach our $10,000 goal?

Campus protests over the Israel/Hamas war point to an opportunity for elite universities. Can Penn seize the moment?

The mayor-elect’s election night speech heralds new energy. Plus: Shapiro wasn’t on the ballot, but was a winner nonetheless

The school choice mega-billionaire is at it again, spending lavishly on judicial elections and City Council races. Cue the wringing of hands.