Can You Like Trump and Still Love the Birds?

RFK Jr. just fired the entire staff of LIHEAP, the federally funded program that helps a quarter million Pennsylvanians pay their heating bills. What does that mean for you?

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

The latest edition of The Citizen’s job interviews for candidates for office featured this year’s top-of-the-ticket race for District Attorney. Both Larry Krasner and Pat Dugan were invited. Only one candidate showed up

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

What Percival Everett’s National Book Award-winning James tells us about the crisis of literacy in Philadelphia.

So far, Philadelphia’s schemes to celebrate the nation’s Semiquincentennial have had their fair share of setbacks and doubters. Is it too late to make next year’s celebration of America our best yet?

The East Market Street mall can’t be that bad. Right?

The dates you need for things to do in Philadelphia to make 2025 your civic best

This week in Philly we're celebrating the return of the Phillies, the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Punk Rock Flea Market, and the Free Library Gala, plus we have new theater productions, concerts, Cocktails for a Cause, and much more

The new plan lays out an ambitious array of changes to speed up the building of new affordable housing in Philly