Arts & Culture
The Other Music Therapy
Having reached 163,000 Philadelphia patients, a volunteer-based, WXPN-sponsored, NYC-born program touches down in its 10th local hospital
By Rebecca Gibian
How Soccer Saved Our 250th
Celebrating the founding of our country when it feels like everything is falling apart? Really hard. Celebrating the Philadelphia that’s been hosting the World Cup? Easy
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Good Citizen Calendar, July-December 2026
Your guide to civic action in Philadelphia, all year long
By Lauren McCutcheon
Saddlehill Winery’s The Scribe, The Sword, and the Shield
A Voorhees vineyard’s short documentary traces its land’s connections to the Revolutionary War and to the man whose hand engrossed the official Declaration of Independence
By Christina Griffith
Everything is TV Now — Including Cities
An urbanist believes the recent successes of FIFA Fan Fests, the NBA Finals, even Toy Story 5 prove synchronous watching is the new placemaking
By Diana Lind
Amy Thatcher, Beekeeping Librarian
Is Port Richmond the coolest library in Philadelphia? If so, it’s thanks to a clever, kind, and innovative worker bee living three blocks away (and actual bees who dwell there)
By Kate Krauss
Jamele Ransom, Crossing Guard and Then Some
The iconic brand builder, photographer and chef sits down with a friend, fellow style guy, and viral sensation
By Reuben Harley
What Six Years of the Velshi Banned Book Club Taught Us
The MS Now host and Citizen board member looks back at American book bans and has some final thoughts.
By Ali Velshi
Summer of Mann
To celebrate its 50th anniversary — and the nation’s 250th — the West Fairmount Park music venue will unveil a dramatic new look to its campus on Monday
By Malcolm Burnley
No ICE in the Cup
West Philadelphia printmaker Peri Law joins a national campaign to keep the upcoming FIFA World Cup matches safe for immigrants, especially the 500,000 fans Philly expects to welcome
By Courtney DuChene