Mister Softee, Please Shut Up

A local resident, and her neighbors, have had it with the constant, torturous ice cream truck jingle, not to mention the lack of food safety licenses. Is there anything they can do?

By Kristen Demilio

“We’re Losing Kids”

As youth gun violence continues to rise, several local organizations are teaching young people the skills to stop, think, and choose differently

By Afea Tucker

About that Missing $700,000 …

For the second time in three years, the School District of Philadelphia was defrauded out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. What’s really going on?

By Jessica Blatt Press
Citizen Updates

Does Police Assisted Diversion Work?

Once a pilot, now a fully-fledged citywide program, PAD aims to divert Philadelphians from arrest and toward social services. One-and-a-half years in, how’s it doing?

By Christina Griffith

Is the Memorial Day Mass Shooting a Sign of Philly’s Summer to Come?

Warm weather often brings a spike in shootings. Officials are hoping to mitigate it through teen programming and increased patrols

By Mensah M. Dean
How to Really Run a City

Can Drones and License Plate Readers Make Cities Safer?

Flock Safety’s Garrett Langley on how his surveillance tech solves and prevents crime

By J.P. Romney

Mayor Parker, Put that “One City” Rhetoric into Action

Jew hate in a Center City bar. A cop shot during a brawl outside Overbrook High. An assassination attempt on our Governor. Maybe it’s time for a rally that reminds us to refocus on shared values and seeing ourselves in one another?

By Larry Platt

Will Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean More Shootings?

Despite helping to slow bloodshed, several local gun violence prevention community groups are losing federal funding

By Mensah M. Dean

“A Lot of What We’re Known for is Violence.” 

Amid an increase in youth-driven shootings, young Philadelphians want people to know that they hope to live in peace

By Afea Tucker

“Little Scandinavia” Gets a Boost

A radical reconfiguration of inmate experience at SCI Chester just got the greenlight to expand to other state prisons

By Christina Griffith