Growing a Garden in East Kensington

An abandoned lot sparked a community-led movement to reclaim green space in the North Philly neighborhood

By Angie Bacha

Students, Direct Your Ire Where It Belongs

A longtime university president points to the real threat that needs protesting

By Elaine Maimon
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Ali Velshi On The Red Scare and MAGA

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member draws a comparison between the consequences of an infamous movement in the 1950s and today's threat to our freedoms

By Ali Velshi

Shark Tank for Housing

The Economy League’s latest pitch competition seeks ideas on how to close the racial wealth gap, with $50,000 going to the winner

By Delaney Parks

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly it's our official cocktail festival, art exhibit openings and makers' receptions, & Juliet opens, and, next Monday, the Phillies' home opener, and more

By Christina Griffith

Early Promise in Kensington 

After a year of intervention in Philadelphia’s most infamous neighborhood, homicides and shootings have dropped.

By Mensah M. Dean

You’ve Got a Blackout in PA

AI is taxing Pennsylvania’s power grid, risking even higher rates for residents, who already pay more for electricity than neighboring states

By Athan Koutsiouroumbas

Want More Housing? Fix the Land Bank

Dozens of proposed new homes are sitting in limbo because City Council won’t release City-owned properties for affordable development

By Jon Geeting
New Urban Order

Why We Can’t Go Car-Free

A Philly urbanist tried to give up her wheels. Here’s how it went 

By Diana Lind
The Citizen Must-Reads

Trade Wars, Free Speech, Deportation …

… and other smart takes to help you make sense of all the national news assaulting you this week

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff