Ideas We Should Steal 2022 Recap

What We Learned at the Ideas We Should Steal Festival

Our 5th annual festival last week featured luminaries in the arts, politics, media and justice. Here, some solutions we should adopt

By Lauren McCutcheon and Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2022

Your Ultimate Reading List

Joining us at our Festival on December 14 and 15? Get ready by reading these books by the speakers who’ll be dazzling us.

By Corie Moskow

Building a (Good) Teacher Pipeline

Can a four-year residency model ensure new teachers stay in the district? A Baltimore-based program that launched in Philly this year is betting on it.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Citizen of the Week

Ken Johnston

The Philadelphia “walking artist” has trekked hundreds of miles to honor people marching for freedom — including Harriett Tubman, whose statue he’s advocating for at home

By Courtney DuChene
Your City Defined

311

City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas recently introduced a bill to pay Philadelphians for filing complaints. Which led us to wonder: Just what is 311 all about?

By J.P. Romney

The Disappearing Generation — Thanking a World War II Veteran

Thousands of the Greatest Generation have died from Covid-19 this spring. This Memorial Day, we catch up with—and thank—a local 95-year-old World War II vet

By Larry Platt

Helps Us Steal An Idea!

vote for your favorite urban solution

2018 Eagles Schedule

By mgunn

Shop Ethically

How can you be a socially-conscious consumer?

By Samara Ahmed and Syra Ortiz-Blanes
Problem Solving Must-Read

Germany Paid its Citizens to Use Electricity

Plus: Programming to end food waste, and making it easier to make bail

By Stephen St. Vincent