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Wanted: A Less Pusillanimous Mayor

As the Nutter legacy tour takes off, recent events elsewhere tell us what we should be looking for in this mayor’s race

Meet the Disruptor: Alejandro Gac-Artigas

26-year-old Alejandro Gac-Artigas, CEO & Founder of Springboard Collaborative, is disrupting local education—and getting results

The Big Three

Our columnist’s prescription for change requires connecting some dots

New Blood: Revenge of the Nerd

Can Andrew Stober—a non-political technocrat once mentored by Michael Dukakis—jumpstart an Independent movement by running for City Council?

Meet the Disruptor: Morgan Berman

Entrepreneur Morgan Berman turned her masters thesis into the sustainable living app MilkCrate through a combination of personal passion and deliberate collaboration. Now she’s expanding beyond Philly—and making payroll

Citizen of the Week: Lisa Miccolis

Why a coffee shop owner is hiring and mentoring those who have aged out of the foster care system.

Can Pedro Ramos Re-Ignite the Philadelphia Foundation?

The century old institution needs to be disruptive

Relax, People. Chip Kelly Is No Racist

Players & pundits are asking whether the Eagles’ coach makes personnel decisions based on race. But is that even the right question?

Ideas We Should Steal: Ending Homelessness

Utah is poised to eliminate the state’s homelessness problem through a simple, yet radical, approach: Give everyone on the streets a free apartment with no strings attached.

The Hits Keep Coming

From Reading City Council to the State Attorney General, the indictments pile up.