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The Slow Unraveling of Philly’s Slow Fashion Scene
Are the recent closures of two prominent Philly designer-run shops a sign that sustainable brick-and-mortar clothing retail is just not … sustainable?
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pipes-791x400.jpg)
The New Industrial Geography
Drexel’s Metro Finance head on how the U.S. cities primed for re-industrialization are headed for success
By Bruce Katz![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tim-gouw-NSFG5sJYZgQ-unsplash-791x400.jpg)
New Urban Order: Why Cities Should Invest in “Second Places”
Forget "third places," we need better places for people to work
By Diana Lind![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Anuj_Gupta_Welcoming_Center2-791x400.jpg)
Anuj Gupta Wants Your Immigrants. Now.
Amid a toxic political environment, the new CEO of Philadelphia’s Welcoming Center is urging leaders throughout the state to recognize the importance of wooing immigrants — before it’s too late
By Malcolm Burnley![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/struggling-with-bills-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: PA Workers Deserve a Living Wage
Champions of workplace justice and sustainability argue it’s high time for our state to raise the minimum wage
By Devi Ramkissoon, Samuel Jones, and Jude Husein![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cowomen_women_lead_together_TCN-unsplash-791x400.jpg)
Ideas We Should Steal: Women Leading, Together
The 550 women executives in the 45-year-old Chicago Network are changing their city for the better — and creating opportunities for even more women leaders. There is no better moment for a similar effort in Philadelphia. (That’s also why we’re relaunching Rad Girls!)
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Courtesy-of-the-Science-Center-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: Keep Tomorrow’s Innovators Local
A pair of tech educators urge city and business leaders to make Philly’s job market ready for young technologists — or risk losing them
By Danae Mobley and Maya Heiland![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Montgomery_County_Community_College-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: Need Skilled Workers? Look Here
Some 87 percent of companies nationwide will have skills gaps in their workforce over the next few years. Community colleges may have the solution, says a local college president
By Victoria L. Bastecki-Perez