Finding the Next Shirley Chisolm

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

The City’s ambitious Tree Plan will need an all-out effort to accomplish. Here, some ideas we could steal from elsewhere

In his new book, Chicago economist Jens Ludwig makes the case for social interventions to prevent gun violence. He will talk with Civic Coalition to Save Lives’ David Brown at the Free Library this week

A Cambodian refugee, Sorn helps bring psychological services to immigrant communities who need it the most

Jew hate in a Center City bar. A cop shot during a brawl outside Overbrook High. An assassination attempt on our Governor. Maybe it’s time for a rally that reminds us to refocus on shared values and seeing ourselves in one another?

Better public transit access provides higher property values, and more incentive to build much-needed housing. That should be a wake-up call on the need to fund SEPTA

… and other picks from our staff to help you navigate the news this week

As the leader of the city’s largest and most diverse neighborhood high school, Crowder has led his community through a string of catastrophic events — and to academic excellence

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?

Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s latest film in theaters now, is a tribute to Black people, their music, and their American experience