Ideas We Should Steal

Write A House

A Detroit program offers writers a (free) home of their own to bring new creative life to a dying city

By Emma Copley Eisenberg

Citizen Updates…

The latest on some stories we're following

Great for Philly…But Not Philadelphians?

Marc Vetri elaborates on what many were thinking: Did we really need to become a ghost town to host the Pope?

By Larry Platt

The Pope And The City

This week, the Pope is in the right place at the right time for the Church

By Jeremy Nowak
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Feastival

The foodie party of the year is not just a culinary event. It’s a way to build a better Philadelphia

By Larry Platt
Meet the Disruptors

Neighborhood Film Company

Ricky Staub was on his way to becoming a Hollywood giant. So why is he in Brewerytown mentoring the recently incarcerated?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Your City Defined

 Philly Accent (Filé Ack-scent)

Do you talk like a Philly native?

By Rosella LeFevre
Let’s Vote

Artists for Democracy

In the first of a series exploring ways to get Philadelphians to the polls, we consider whether our success at public art might help get out the vote

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Play On, Philly!

While schools gut arts and music funding, a Curtis Institute grad’s intensive program in two city schools is a testament to the “social mission of art.” Turns out, the academic benefits are pretty good, too

By John Marchese

Change or Die

What do the Housing Authority, the Zoo and the Orchestra have in common? Leaders who embrace change

By Jeremy Nowak