Topic: Citizen of the Week
Is this Montco Doctor the Antidote to … Joe Rogan?
Maybe not quite yet, but Ezekiel Tayler is aiming to inform and sway voters on his year-old podcast — starting with all the judges on the November ballot
By Courtney DuChene
Evelyn Ebo
With a little help from her friends, a professional dancer from Philadelphia has created a week-long summer boot camp that’s giving a boost to young Black and Brown dancers
By Courtney DuChene
Ginger Arts Center Student Organizers
The Chinatown hub launched to organize protest against the proposed Center City 76ers arena. Now it's a student-led third space for building community and having an impact
By Charissa Howard
Collie Turner, Heroic Gardener
The horticulturist created an urban garden on an abandoned Northeast Philly lot to heal the land and community members like her beloved late grandfather: veterans
By Jessica Blatt Press
Ryan Hammond
The head of the Eagles Autism Foundation has a simple secret for raising $10 million a year and getting elite players to bike 10 miles through Philly
By Lauren McCutcheon
Project MEOW
An all-volunteer group in West Philadelphia takes a cat-by-cat approach to caring for some of the city’s 400,000 strays — and wants your help
By Kate Krauss
Michael Wong
If this former Fortune 500 executive, Wharton lecturer and father of two has time to volunteer for his local animal shelter, what’s your excuse?
By Emilia Maia
Political Satire for the TikTok Age
Philly punk rocker Ron Gallo once avoided social media. Now he’s made it the stage for his most unseriously serious music yet, attracting both worldwide fans and MAGA haters
By Malcolm Burnley
CHOP’s “Hair Nerds”
Jennifer Boisseau and Theresa Byrd use their hairstylist skills to restore dignity and bring joy to patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
By Jessica Blatt Press
Thembi Palmer, Reader
The storyteller sings, dances, puppets and laughs with books to help children get excited about — and learn — reading
By Courtney DuChene