Voice: Larry Platt

This week the city released its annual poverty report, and a question on a local TV show made me wonder: Why do we keep coming up short in fighting the city's biggest scourge?

The founder and CEO of creative agency Cohere works to build a better city through the power of placemaking

In Syracuse, a mayor who doesn't belong to either party was just elected. What if it happened here?

What does the judge who sent Meek Mill to prison have in common with Larry Krasner?

Tomorrow, the city will elect a new District Attorney. It would have been nice to have had a campaign that talked about keeping Philadelphians safe

As the Feds raise the temperature on party boss Bob Brady, could he use it as an opportunity for reform?

The city’s Amazon pitch paints a thrilling picture of a vibrant, innovative city. Now it’s time to get the political class in the city and state to sign on

The CEO and co-founder of Houwzer is challenging traditional home buying practices—while seeking to do good

When the head of the local NAACP is secretly part of the Mayor’s pro-soda tax team, it proves that our most insidious corruption is perfectly legal

We turn two next week. But who cares about us? Let’s celebrate those who push the city toward possibility