Politics
Who is Running for City Council in the May 2023 Primary?
We’ve got your list of incumbents and challengers for Philadelphia City Council right here.
By The Philadelphia Citizen StaffJane Golden’s Arts Agenda
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s executive director delivered a message from the arts to candidates at a forum last month. Here’s what she told them
By Jane GoldenLessons from Chicago
Paul Vallas’ primary defeat of Lori Lightfoot — Paul Vallas! — holds many object lessons for mayoral candidates in Philadelphia
By Larry PlattIn Defense of My Friend, Darrell
A longtime developer responds to a Citizen critique of retiring City Council President Darrell Clarke
By Bart BlatsteinThe Real Legacy of Darrell Clarke
Is the retiring City Council President a statesman … or has he been a guardian of the status quo?
By Larry PlattWill a New Police Chief Above Our Old Police Chief Change Anything?
City Councilmembers are celebrating the idea of a “Public Safety Director” to oversee violence reduction in Philly. But, WURD’s midday host wonders, what will that really solve?
By Charles D. EllisonWho is Joanna McClinton?
The young, reform-minded, Black Philadelphia Democrat is the first woman Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
By The Philadelphia Citizen StaffWhat Darrell Clarke’s Leaving Council Means for the 2023 Election
The City Council president announced he will not run for reelection in the 5th District, which he has served since 1999. Philly 3.0’s engagement director lays out how that will affect Council races this spring
By Jon GeetingMichael Eric Dyson’s Black History Month All Stars
All Star#17: Ethel Allen
By Michael Eric DysonWhat We Can Learn From John Fetterman
The Senator’s public admission of his mental health struggles sends an important signal — especially, a young Philadelphian argues, for other men
By Jemille Q. Duncan