The Citizen’s (Alternative) Giving Guide

Tis the season to give. But need in Philly extends well beyond the holidays. Here, some ideas for helping Philadelphians who have less—all year round

By James Meadows and Meerabelle Jesuthasan and Siobhan Gleason

The War Against Community

What David Adelman’s new Holocaust Memorial can tell us about last week’s horrors in Pittsburgh

By Larry Platt
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Digitizing Days at William Way

Time to dig out those old photos, posters, and trinkets to help build Philly’s largest LGBT+ archive.

By Meerabelle Jesuthasan
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2018

Give Us Our Crowns

High schoolers from around the city answered the call for solutions to Philly’s problems. One team takes their project—to halt the schools to prison pipeline—to Aspen

By Jamie Bogert
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2018

Pedal to Porch

The Detroit group tempers the effects of gentrification by connecting newer and older residents through the power of storytelling

By Jill Harkins

A New Twist on Salvation

A design project seeks to save threatened religious spaces by reimagining their use as community hubs—for neighbors new and old

By James Meadows
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Mission Story Slam

This time around, the B Corps-hosted event focuses on an issue pertinent to our day: saving democracy

By Meerabelle Jesuthasan
Sep

27

EVENT:

Las Voces de Maria Opening Gallery

Thursday, Sep 27, 2018
6:00 pm

at The Kelly Writer's House

Join The Citizen to celebrate the launch of the Las Voces de María gallery at the University of Pennsylvania's Kelly Writers House.

Art vs. Art

The Historical Commission on Friday will pick sides in a debate about our past and future cultural heritage. Will they rule for mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar or the Painted Bride Art Center?

By Sarah Jordan
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Philadelphia Inclusive Arts Festival

An inaugural arts festival highlighting inclusivity starts tomorrow with a goal of raising the voices of the underrepresented

By Jamie Bogert