The “Elusive Wizard” Of Housing

… thanks, in large part, to the work of the high school winner of Vote That Jawn’s Erinda Sheno Memorial Prize essay contest.

The college winner of Vote That Jawn’s first Erinda Sheno Memorial Prize wants us to act now in the way we want history to remember us

The park’s volunteer coordinator gets it done, from reclaiming lakes from the “phrag” to putting anyone who raises their hands to work.

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

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

Visit Philadelphia’s job is to bring tourists to the city. But that can’t happen if Philadelphians don’t love their city, too

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

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

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

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