Voice: Jessica Blatt Press
A Boost for Local Arts
Forman Arts Initiative announced the first-ever grantees of its program to support local artists. Here, a look at who they are—and how they contribute to our thriving local arts scene
By Jessica Blatt Press
More Art, Fewer Accidents?
A collaboration between Mural Arts Philadelphia and a South Philly neighborhood group aims to slow down speeding cars. Could it help reduce the nearly 500 serious traffic injuries in the city every year?
By Jessica Blatt Press
Ideas We Should Steal: Rewards for shopping local
In Akron and elsewhere, city governments are rewarding shoppers for spending money at mom-and-pop shops. Why shouldn’t Philly do the same?
By Jessica Blatt Press
Citizens of the Week: Tim Thornton and Sandeep Banga
The local tech execs are using Salesforce training to help bring a group of West Philadelphians out of poverty. Next up: Jobs
By Jessica Blatt Press
Watch: Book Club with (former) Sixers CEO Scott O’Neil
At a Citizen event a week before his resignation, O'Neil talked about going from "warrior to sage" in his work, his family and himself
By Jessica Blatt Press
Bridging the Wealth Gap
A local program has taught wealth-building skills to 1,500 students and the adults in their lives. Now, it's growing—with the support of powerful local institutions—to take the poverty-fighting work nationwide
By Jessica Blatt Press
Business For Good: Bungee Oblečení
Darrell Alston has walked many paths—athlete, rapper, inmate. All of them have led to the role he’s filling now, as CEO and lead designer of a new Philly-based high-end sneaker line
By Jessica Blatt Press
Watch: Infrastructure is the new black
Five things we learned about infrastructure at The Citizen’s most recent virtual event
By Jessica Blatt Press