Business

Business for Good: ZeroEyes
Navy SEALs founded a software company that detects firearms on security cameras. Schools, corporate campuses, the Department of Defense — and SEPTA — are signing up.
By Courtney DuChene
Business for Good: Grant Blvd + Blk Ivy
The B Corps fashion brand loved by Beyoncé is launching a men’s clothing line and a vintage clothing store, Blk Ivy, dedicated to Civil Rights era fashion, music, books— and activism
By Courtney DuChene
Citizen Events Year In Review
We painted a mural and threw a party to celebrate. We invited a spectrum of American leaders who are working to fix our democracy, our media, our city government, and our city.
By Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary: The Return of Center City?
Pedestrian volumes are at 73 percent of pre-pandemic numbers. Here, Center City District’s CEO on what that means — and what is still needed
By Paul R. Levy
20 Sustainable Shops and Services in Philadelphia
Locally-owned shops and services that put a dent in climate change — and make you feel a little bit better about everything
By Courtney DuChene
Shop Small in Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Why shop local one Saturday in November only? Philly is full of great, independently owned stores — in brilliant neighborhood corridors — to shop all year long.
By Ethan Young
The Citizen Recommends: WURD’s Empowerment Experience
The event on Saturday launches Pennsylvania’s only Black-owned radio station’s 20th anniversary year with shopping, cooking, hope — and dancing
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Equity Test
The Enterprise Center, Equity Alliance and Drexel’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab have co-created a plan to revive small, minority-owned businesses on Philly’s 52nd Street Corridor. Here’s why it matters
By Bruce Katz