Your Guide to the 2025 Primary

Republican and Democratic candidates for Philadelphia District Attorney, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court, Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court in the May 20, 2025 election โ€” and why you really gotta vote

By Lauren McCutcheon
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Omar Crowder, High School Principal

As the leader of the cityโ€™s largest and most diverse neighborhood high school, Crowder has led his community through a string of catastrophic events โ€” and to academic excellence

By Jessica Blatt Press

Is this Really Government โ€œEfficiencyโ€?

Trump and DOGE supposedly want to make public institutions more efficient. So why, a longtime university president wonders, are they targeting a local higher ed consortium that brings in money and impacts thousands?

By Elaine Maimon
RECAP

Philly on Fire

The Citizen screened a powerful documentary featuring witnesses of the MOVE bombing, one of the darkest moments of Philadelphiaโ€™s racial history

By Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

Chuck Stone, Citizen of the World

The Daily Newsโ€™ first Black columnist, a civic giant, won a posthumous Pulitzer citation this week. A Philly writer remembers his lifesaving work โ€” and his kindness

By Thomas Devaney
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Charlene Samuels, Constituent Advocate

Meet the city worker who does not take โ€œnoโ€ for an answer when it comes to making life better for other Philadelphians

By Courtney DuChene

Got Hope?

A new program from I Choose To Win restores kidsโ€™ ability to believe in themselves, one story at a time.

By Natalie Pompilio
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The Philadelphians Video Murals

Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib showcase new and earlier immigrant experiences in Philadelphia with their newest moving visual art exhibition in LOVE Park, launching Wednesday.

By Cara Kishter

Be Like Ike

Drexelโ€™s Metro Finance head looks back at a national hero and truly presidential leader (and a select delicious dessert) to make sense of what we need in this radical moment

By Bruce Katz
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Total Impact Summit

The annual gathering of do-good investors โ€” and those who want to become one โ€” is more pertinent than ever. How are you using your money to help Philly?

By Courtney DuChene