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Wanted: A More Powerful Philadelphia Foundation
Foundations in Kansas City and Tulsa have surpassed ours in terms of reach and influence. How can we get our philanthropic Mojo back?
From Balancing Checkbooks to Coding Video Games
Tuesday night's Citizen Speaks panel featured unique perspectives on partnerships between public schools and private businesses to enhance learning and grow the workforce.
Profiles In (lack of) Courage
City Council has once again decided to stare down a hard decision…by running the other way
Tackling Gun Violence
Philly is still too crime-ridden. We know how to combat it. Why aren’t the mayoral candidates talking about it?
Citizens Of The Week: The Philadelphia Crosstown Coalition
A consortium of civic groups, school associations and community activists are leading the way towards taking back schools, one building at a time
Citizen Sam to the Rescue
Closing the funding gap in Philadelphia’s public schools: A proposal
New Blood: To Jenne’ Ayers, It’s Personal
Back from Harvard College and Yale Law, the 26-year-old Council at-large candidate learned growing up that the best way to love her city is to serve it
The Drama of the SRC
Governor Wolf wants Marjorie Neff to be the SRC’s last chair. But then what?
Help Is On The Way
Tired of being embarrassed by City Council? A new PAC is doing something about it.
Citizen of the Week: Victor Atkins
Each week, painter Victor Atkins turns his street into a blank canvas by picking up trash. He’s hoping his neighbors will join in soon.