Citizen of the Week

Cydney Brown

Philly’s new Youth Poet Laureate doesn’t just write well—she does G.O.O.D.

By Jessica Blatt Press
Guest Commentary

A Love Letter to the Post Office

The USPS is in the news these days for its (potential) election-related failings. But a novelist and Penn professor remembers it for its beauty

By Lorene Cary
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COGRID-19

When the pandemic hit, local creative director Jason Rothman turned to what he knows best to help: wrangling artists to design a poster for charity

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

“Actors Have to Work On Their Craft”

The Covid-19 recession has hit theater—and those who work in it—hard. A virtual networking support group is helping them stay connected

By Jane M. Von Bergen
WATCH

Virtual Book Club on The Nazi Titanic

The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation and The Philadelphia Citizen welcomed author Robert Watson for an exploration of a shocking but little-known tragedy of World War II

By Jessica Blatt Press

Breaking Down Barriers

Can Sunflower Philly, a community space in Kensington run by local artists and funded by local developers, forge a connection between new and longtime residents?

By Emily Neil
WATCH

Virtual Book Club with Jennifer Weiner and Jo Piazza

The authors—both Philly residents—filled our, um, love buckets with joy and wit and wisdom

By Jessica Blatt Press

The 13 Best Philly Books to Read Now

Local bookstore owners shared their favorite Philly reads at the moment—from the silly to the serious.

By Nina Dilworth
Guest Commentary

On Rizzo, Columbus, and the Confederacy

As the statues fall, a Princeton grad and local resident warns that honestly confronting our past helps us reckon with the present

By Thomas Koenig

40+ Fun Things For Kids This Summer

Got screen zombies on your couch? Sign them up for these socially distant summer activities

By Jessica Blatt Press