Guest Commentary

A Bold Proposal for I-95

The interstate has splintered neighborhoods and magnified inequities since its construction in 1957. A former mayoral campaign staffer proposes a solution: transportation reparations

By Amanda Steinberg
Guest Commentary

Should PA Criminalize Safe Injection Sites?

Two addiction professionals say state and city legislatures need more information before voting to prohibit — or legalize — safe consumption sites

By Jonathan J. Koehler and Alexandra Koehler
Citizen of the Week

Cydney Brown

Philly’s new Youth Poet Laureate doesn’t just write well—she does G.O.O.D.

By Jessica Blatt Press

The Mayor of the Northeast

Rep. Jared Solomon's efforts to turn an old church into a community center meant going beyond the role of traditional politics. Why can’t we see more of that?

By Jessica Blatt Press
The Citizen Recommends

Sleep out with Covenant House

The city’s shelter for homeless youth is expanding, but more needs to be done. Join them by sleeping outside on a cardboard box to help out

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Citizen of The Week

The George Costanza of Philly Politics

Jared Solomon is governing by fighting crime and helming community revitalization projects in Northeast Philly’s 202nd state legislative district. Now all he has to do is get elected

By Larry Platt

Schooling Millennials

Will opening a new charter school in—and for—Center City keep millennials from splitting for the suburbs?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Citizen of the Week

Rose Brandau McGee

Serving vets and saving vets in Mayfair's Camouflage Rhino Thrift Store

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy