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52 Small Ways To Make A Better Philly
Do one thing a week that makes you a better citizen of your city. Here, some ideas to get you started
Listen: Ali Velshi on What It’s A Wonderful Life could Teach the Next Trump Administration
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member on one way the new President could avoid economic disaster
Ideas We Should Steal: A One-Stop Shop for Addiction Recovery
“Health hubs” in Washington state are dramatically reducing opioid addiction among patients. Could a similar model work in Philly and around the country?
How Is Mayor Parker Spending Your Money?
In partnership with Committee of Seventy, we’ve created a visual representation of the per-resident cost of the City's budget — and how it has changed from last year
76 Place: Philadelphia is Open for Business
Guest Commentary from the head of the Building Industry Association on why he applauds City Council for approving the new Sixers arena
76 Place: The New Sixers Arena is a Boon For SEPTA
Philadelphia 3.0’s engagement director offers a guest commentary on one reason urbanists should applaud the Sixers' new Center City arena
Civility? In Politics? … Now?
This week, Brendan Boyle was honored for his civility — while passing bipartisan legislation. Can the 47-year-old five-term congressman offer an object lesson for how we can get back to common purpose? Or is he the last of a dying breed?
76 Place: What Does Great City Planning Look Like?
It’s a process that puts the city and citizens first — unlike, according to urban planner Harris Steinberg of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, what happened with 76 Place, the proposed Sixers arena.
Guest Commentary: A Conversation with RFK Jr.
Twenty years ago, CHOP’s renowned vaccinologist talked about vaccine safety with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee to lead Health and Human Services. It’s time to set the record straight about what Offit really said
76 Place: Love Thy Neighbor? Not Thy Sixers.
A guest commentary from a prominent Philadelphia Black pastor on why he and some other faith leaders oppose the plan to put an arena in Market East