Arts & Culture
Deborah Burnham
Even before she experienced cancer herself, the retired Penn English professor had a knack for “magical” prompts to help patients write through their illness at the Abramson Cancer Center
By Daphne Sashin
Networking for Creatives
A graphic designer launched Collab for Philadelphians who work in creative jobs — or want to — and other creatives who just want to make a new friend or two
By Azia Ross
Kenya Abdul-Hadi, Style Iconoclast
The branding genius, chef and photographer meets up with a fellow fashion creator — and invites you to join them this weekend for the Vintage Design Market
By Reuben Harley
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