Shark Tank for Housing

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member draws a comparison between the consequences of an infamous movement in the 1950s and today's threat to our freedoms

This week in Philly it's our official cocktail festival, art exhibit openings and makers' receptions, & Juliet opens, and, next Monday, the Phillies' home opener, and more

After a year of intervention in Philadelphia’s most infamous neighborhood, homicides and shootings have dropped.

AI is taxing Pennsylvania’s power grid, risking even higher rates for residents, who already pay more for electricity than neighboring states

Dozens of proposed new homes are sitting in limbo because City Council won’t release City-owned properties for affordable development

A Philly urbanist tried to give up her wheels. Here’s how it went 

… and other smart takes to help you make sense of all the national news assaulting you this week

The legendary rock and roll frontman’s memoir, Waiting On The Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters and Goddesses, is a Zelig-like ride through 50 years of American creative genius. He’ll be in conversation with Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt next week.

As Mayor Parker aims to build or repair 30,000 affordable homes, she might look to the UK for a housing plan worth stealing

A local nonprofit helps to train Black therapists and brings free therapy to Black Philadelphians — a win-win that helps reduce the stigma around mental health in communities of color