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The Lost Art

Politics are in disrepute. But recent events reveal what we need most: Leaders with old-fashioned political skill

Citizens of the Week: Darren & Phyllis Sudman

After their 3-month-old’s heart stopped during his daily nap, his parents founded a nonprofit that is changing the way we treat cardiac arrest among the young.

Wonder Woman To The Principal’s Office

Thanks to help from the Philadelphia Schools Partnership, the School District is counting on a dynamo leader to turn around a struggling elementary school. But does the District have enough dynamos to fix all its broken schools?

Citizen of the Week: Rose Brandau McGee

Serving vets and saving vets in Mayfair's Camouflage Rhino Thrift Store

A Tale of Two Parties

A dispatch from the front lines of Pennsylvania Society, and its promising alternative

The Paper Chase

How a small University City company—one of the nation’s fastest-growing—is on a mission to “make Philadelphia awesome.”

Not Waiting Their Turn

This weekend, millennials will hold an alternative to PA Society. But this party is on Broad Street. 

The Shame of Our City

Council’s refusal to hold a hearing on a $1.8 billion windfall for the city is just the latest embarrassment from what was once termed “the worst legislative body in the free world.”

A Man’s Home is His Church

Three people on the Main Line are turning churches into condos, saving the ornate buildings from collapse. With 200 churches expected to close in Philly, they could have a successful business model that will also preserve our landmarks.