Help Hard-Paddling Dragon Boat Teens Get to Taiwan

The South Philly team has qualified for the Dragon Boat World Championship in Hualien, Taiwan in August. Now they just have to pay for it. This is where you  come in

By Victor Fiorillo
Ideas We Should Steal

Stadium Beer — in Reusable Cups

Game days are amazing, but they’re also incredibly wasteful. One Oregon company has helped a number of professional sports arenas convert to reusable cups and food baskets. Could South Philly be next?

By Courtney DuChene
Citizen of the Week

Carlos Rogers, Bike Race Reviver

How a tattooed, middle-aged hairstylist made The Philadelphia Cycling Classic the sporting surprise of America’s 250th

By Malcolm Burnley
Big Rube’s Philly

The Athlete Edit

Way before the NFL and NBA posted game-day fits, the iconic photographer, Mitchell & Ness marketing guru and gourmet soul food chef snapped Philadelphia’s most stylish pros off the field and on the streets

By Reuben Harley
Citizen of the Week

Alison Grove, Hype Woman

You won’t see her dressed like Betsy Ross or scoring a goal on the World Cup soccer pitch, but behind the scenes, she’s made a career of transforming thousands of proud Philadelphians into expert — and excited — volunteer hosts

By Courtney DuChene

7 Philly Athletes (plus 2 Team Owners and 1 Mascot) that Gave Back Big in 2025

We know Hurts, Schwarber, Johnson et al kill it on the field. But it’s what they do off the field that makes them real hometown heroes

By Olivia Kram and Courtney DuChene

Philly Moments That Made Us Proud In 2025

A year when kids became heroes, sports took the spotlight, and our sandwich finally got its due

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff

Yo, Eagles Fans, Cut It Out

Hurling eggs at an Eagles coach’s house isn’t gritty — it’s bullying. It’s time to retire the mean routine, and not just in sports

By Olivia Kram
LANE JOHNSON’S SEASON OF STRONG MENTAL HEALTH

Giving Thanks For My Trio

This Thanksgiving, the two-time Super Bowl champ is especially grateful for three men who started out as colleagues — and have become family, and keys to his mental well-being.

By Lane Johnson
Lane Johnson’s Season of Strong Mental Health

“If Not Me, Then Who?”

Veterans Day may come and go – but we should support our nation’s heroes and their families all year long. The Travis Manion Foundation showed the two-time Super Bowl champ how to do just that.

By Lane Johnson