Voice: Syra Ortiz-Blanes

WURD host Charles D. Ellison and the Philadelphia Citizen's Executive Editor Roxanne Patel Shepelavy talk about the recent City Council primary election—and what it says about Philadelphia's electoral culture and voter turnout.

StreetsDept’s Conrad Benner, along with Mural Arts, uses street art to encourage voting at a pre-election exhibit opening this week

HBO made a documentary highlighting Puentes de Salud, a vital, volunteer-run Philly health clinic for immigrants

The Plymouth Meeting retiree read about the plight of a Puerto Rican hurricane evacuee family. Then he stepped up to help

On Wednesday, an audience of entrepreneurs, innovators and go getters joined a panel of experts to talk about how doing well and doing good go hand in hand. Listen to the conversation

Fairhill’s Lillian Marrero library branch brings the poorest Philadelphians services that expand the definition of literacy far beyond the stacks. It’s a model for the future of libraries

This Sunday, join Philly's creatives for a day celebrating the ideas and innovations that keep the city moving forward at the Philadelphia Mini Maker Faire

In the last of a series on Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees, a family missing home finds a new family in Philly

As part of a series on Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees, a family forced to flee searches for relief in their new city

In the latest in a series about Puerto Rican evacuees, a young family braves a new world—but struggles to see a bright future