Topic: Covid
Behind the Masks
A Philadelphia mother reflects on the hidden lives we cannot know in this time of coronavirus crisis
By Maureen BolandBanks To The Rescue?
Local banks are stepping up in the fight to keep Covid-19 economic calamity at bay
By Larry PlattSmall Acts of Citizenship
These are scary times. But thanks to Philadelphians, they are not uniformly dark
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy and Kellie Brown50 Books to Read Now
Some of The Citizen’s favorite citizens share what they’re reading to get them through the twilight zone, er, pandemic
By The Philadelphia Citizen StaffThe CARES Act Will Not Be Enough
$2.2 trillion in federal dollars will help. But it’s local institutions, Drexel’s Metro Finance Director notes, that will make the difference on the ground
By Bruce Katz, Michael Saadine and Colin HigginsFilling The Walls With Hope
Philly street art project "Fill the Walls With Hope" aims to cover walls around the city with optimistic messages during the Covid-19 crisis
By Jessica Blatt PressHome “schooling” during Covid-19
The lessons one mom hopes her children take from this time have nothing to do with school
By Tia MathisenPiseitta Arrington
The Northeast Philly resident has been donating food to hungry Community College of Philadelphia students since January. Now, she’s offering free meals to a different population: those in need because of coronavirus
By Courtney DuCheneBeing together, apart
The founder of a community-building storytelling nonprofit on why now is the time to fight the growing scourge of loneliness in America
By Shannon MannonAn Urban Proxy for the Nation
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director on how, in the wake of Covid-19, post-industrial Erie, PA’s efforts at survival can be a model for America
By Bruce Katz and Ben Speggen