Ideas We Should Steal Revisited

Reduce Covid Risk By Walking

Walking can help lessen one of the biggest risk factors for severe illness or death from Covid-19: obesity. That's why we need to encourage more of it in Philly.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

What Mattered In 2021

2021 was another year of tragedy and hardship—and also hope and resilience. In other words: It was Philly.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal Revisited

Flowers in Potholes

Citizen gardeners, unite! Your streets need you.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Generation Change Philly

The Profit Sharer

Last year, Seer Interactive founder Wil Reynolds turned down a $50 million offer for his internet search firm. Instead, he’s investing his company’s wealth in his employees and his community

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
WATCH

Fighting Inequality with Real Estate Development

At the latest in our Development...for Good series, we looked at the benefits—and challenges—of using real estate development to tackle inequality. Check out highlights and a full video from the night.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2021

“We Have to Fix Listening”

Berkeley professor Arlie Hochschild spent years trying to understand Trump voters. Find out what she learned about how to move forward as citizens at this year’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Citizen Recommends

Fourth Annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival

Join us December 13th and 14th for ideas from across the country to foster “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Prosperity” here in Philly

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Integrity Icon Philly 2021

Name and Fame a Streets Hero

Terrill “Ya Fav Trasman” Haigler, one of our Integrity Icon judges, has seen the good and the bad of city workers. Here’s how he identifies the best ones

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

The Equity Conundrum

The District’s new magnet schools policy is putting the progressive push for equity under an uncomfortable lens. Does it even solve the problem we need to be solving?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Who Are Philly’s Next Integrity Icons?

We're launching our second contest to name the city worker with the highest ethics and best customer service. Can we fame the little-known folks who do good for a change?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy