Voice: Sarah Jordan
Hiring a Bug Czar
Philly is ground zero for bed bugs, and the only big city without a policy to help fight them. Local pest educator Michelle Niedermeier wants to change that
By Sarah JordanMichelle Angela Ortiz
The South Philly artist activist works to empower immigrants and galvanize the public and lawmakers into action through compassion
By Sarah JordanArt vs. Art
The Historical Commission on Friday will pick sides in a debate about our past and future cultural heritage. Will they rule for mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar or the Painted Bride Art Center?
By Sarah JordanAll the Right Moves
While other cultural organizations struggle to stay relevant, Christine Cox’s BalletX keeps growing, spreading the joy of dance to more people
By Sarah JordanThe Art of Fair Pay
The ICA is the first museum in the country to pledge fair pay to the artists whose work it shows. Could it be at the vanguard of a movement?
By Sarah JordanPaige Price
Philadelphia Theater Company's new artistic director came in and did the unthinkable: Cancelled everything. Tonight, she launches a second act
By Sarah JordanMore than just Bloomsday
The Rosenbach is working to shed its quiet “hidden gem” rep and become the energizing hub of our city’s intellectual life
By Sarah JordanWalk In My Shoes
Cops and community members share the stage to bare their souls in a new Theater of Witness production
By Sarah JordanThe Food Cure
MANNA’s food-as-medicine mission started out servicing AIDS patients. Now the Philly nonprofit is partnering with health insurers to save all sorts of lives—and lots of money
By Sarah JordanMore Than Just Hope
Hopeworks, a Camden nonprofit that helps at-risk youth, is so successful, it’s facing an identity crisis. Should it expand into other cities or teach others how to do what it does?
By Sarah Jordan