Voice: Courtney DuChene
Smith & Roller Holdings
Can the transformation of a historic bank restore dignity and jobs to a neighborhood that could use the help?
By Courtney DuCheneDo You Have a Philly Idea Worth Scaling Up?
Calling all small nonprofits and do-good businesses: Enter now for a chance to present your homegrown innovation at this year’s Ideas We Should Scale Showcase
By Courtney DuCheneSafely Making Compost From … Poop?
Philadelphians flush 310 tons of what could be money-making compost every year. Will fears of forever chemical contamination prevent us from cashing in?
By Courtney DuCheneThe Forever Paycheck
Personal finance guru Jean Chatzky offered guests of The Philadelphia Citizen reassurance: Your retirement savings can last, provided you set up their distribution for success
By Courtney DuCheneFight Crime — by Gardening
For more than a decade, Penn researchers have found that greener neighborhoods are less violent. Now, Pew is helping PHS double down on this confirmed hypothesis
By Courtney DuCheneLyndsay Hoy
The Penn-affiliated anesthesiologist lives with a rare, progressive lung disease known as lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Here's how she's working to advance research and support others living with LAM.
By Courtney DuCheneUniversal Postpartum Services
Other states — New Jersey, for example — have launched programs that offer free at-home post-baby visits for every new mom. Could we do the same in Philly?
By Courtney DuCheneMeet the Philadelphia Documenters
Committee of 70 is reviving the Philadelphia chapter of a Chicago-born program to make sure everyone knows what’s going on in city meetings. Transparency and jobs ensue
By Courtney DuCheneHow to Fix Our (Somewhat) Sh**ty Delaware
The E. coli don’t lie. Philly’s biggest river seriously stinks. Here’s what the City can — and must — do about it
By Courtney DuCheneKadafi El-Kardah, Germantown’s “Drain Buddy”
How one local resident is bringing neighbors together to fight flooding, one cleanup at a time
By Courtney DuChene