Topic: Center City
Believe in Walnut Street’s Future
The president/CEO of the Center City District responds to a recent Citizen column bemoaning the state of downtown retail
By Paul R. Levy
Reopening…Smartly
Downtowns are key to the revival of cities post-Covid-19. Drexel’s Metro Finance Director with five ways to rethink how we use Center City
By Bruce Katz, Frances Kern Mennone and Gunnar Branson
A Reason for Cautious Optimism
A survey by the Center City District shows residents are generally happy with the direction of the city. But, as CCD’s executive director reports, there are exceptions to that
By Paul R. Levy
Running To A Fresh Start
At its 10 year mark, Philly-based Back on My Feet has improbably shown how running can help the homeless regain their footing
By Quinn O'Callaghan
Citizen Mystery Shopper (Part 9)
Searching for Narcan and battling the bank
Scenes from a (soda tax) protest
Last week’s rally against the soda tax lacked many things—including a crowd
By Iain Levison
Business, Man!
Can Tayyib Smith and Meegan Denenberg’s Institute of Hip Hop Entrepreneurship economically empower a generation of Philadelphians?
By Larry Platt
Planting the Seeds of Change
With the Germination Project, attorney and philanthropist Ajay Raju aims to build an army of civic-minded leaders
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Citizen Mystery Shopper (Part 2)
Getting a trash can for your street and accessing homeownership benefits
Abolish the City Commissioners Office
Embarrassed by no-show, non-voting City Commissioner Anthony Clark? Prove to Al Schmidt that you do care
By Larry Platt