Arts & Culture
Things to Do This Week For America’s 250th
Your curated list of the best semiquincentennial events, exhibits, and activities happening in and around Philly
By Christina Griffith
Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly a new production of The Sound of Music opens, Creed Bratton is at City Winery, the Caravan of Hope rolls in, Open Streets returns for the spring, and much more
By Christina Griffith
Women’s Style
You know him for his influence on men’s hip-hop style. But women’s fashion runs through the veins of our branding genius, chef and photographer
By Reuben Harley
Can Zero Waste be … Delicious?
A Philly makers pop-up that features milk-waste clothing, beef-tallow soaps and Food & Wine-approved billion layer lasagna, fighting climate crisis with creativity
By Kae Lani Palmisano
The Banker Who Made America
In his new book, author and thought leader Richard Vague tells the story of Thomas Willing, the most powerful figure in U.S. history you’ve never heard of. Join Vague and The Citizen for a book event April 14
By Richard Vague
Mt. Airy Family Commons Founders
Parenting infants and little children can be incredibly lonely. Hannah Fenlon, Linda Joy and Hannah Newman have a solution in a co-op that already includes 80 families
By Courtney DuChene
Celebrate PA’s 250th at Carpenters’ Hall
Sure, the nation’s turning 250 this year. But so is our state’s most vital document — and Pennsylvania’s Constitution is, in many ways, the ultimate bulwark of your freedoms
By Courtney DuChene
The Kendrick Vs. Drake Proxy War Jay-Z Is Talking About
A two-year-old Citizen story is at the heart of a hip hop debate between the music mogul and a bestselling author and public intellectual.
By Michael Eric Dyson
The Ministry of Awe
The immersive art experience transforms a long-vacant Old City bank into a maze of installations, performances, and strange encounters.
By Laura Swartz
The Musical Artist Edit
The legendary marketing guru, chef and photographer shares some favorite photos and stories of Jay-Z, Snoop, DMC, Rakim, Biz Markie and other musicians he’s worked with, befriended and captured on camera
By Reuben Harley