Photo essay

It’s Spring!

It’s hard to imagine new life springing up in these scary times, but the proof is all around us

By Sabina Louise Pierce

Modeling The Pandemic

Penn Medicine and Code for Philly have developed a tool that predicts local hospital surges due to Covid-19. Its ultimate accuracy depends on you

By Andy Metzger
Guest Commentary

Public Service Journalism At Its Best

Despite the business struggles of local media across America, a longtime former Inquirer editor says the newspaper’s Covid-19 coverage proves its civic worth everyday

By Bill Marimow

The Leadership Chronicles

Covid-19, and Mayor Kenney’s response to its economic impact, continues to reveal who’s leading, who’s reacting and who’s pandering

By Larry Platt
Citizen Sports

Play Ball!

Storied sports board company Strat-O-Matic is simulating the 2020 baseball season. Now, in order to capture a semblance of normalcy, we are, too.

By Larry Platt
The Virus and the City

In Need Of A Main Street Emergency Act

Small businesses are quickly running out of cash—and neither federal or local government programs offer enough help. That’s why, Drexel’s Metro Finance Director says, we need a radical new plan

By Bruce Katz, Rick Jacobs, Jamie Rubin, Michael Saadine and Colin Higgins
Citizen Sports

True Champs

In a world without sports, players step up

By Dave Kyu
Surviving the quarantine

Podcasts to Get Us Through

Some of Philly’s most revered podcasters share the podcasts they’re listening to

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Guest Commentary

We Are All In Charge

A Wharton expert on leadership during crisis urges each of us to be a leader at this time of coronavirus

By Michael Useem

Shielding those in harm’s way

Four Penn alums put their startups on hold to 3D-print face shields for Covid-19 frontline workers in Philly, and beyond

By Jessica Blatt Press