Topic: Citizen of the Week

Center City’s Molly Lester says you don’t have to march to be civically engaged. You can bake

An 8th grader at St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments is already more politically active than most Philadelphians

Fishtown resident Margaux Murphy started buying meals for the homeless on Christmas two years ago. Now she serves home-cooked lunches to 200 needy people every Sunday

The founder of Make it Right PHL woke up November 9 and decided to take action

Once known as the “Black girl who rows,” the West Philly native is opening the world of rowing, and the Schuylkill River, to anyone

The Mt. Airy resident runs Sunday Suppers, which gives low-income residents the skills, tools and motivation to make healthier family meals

The Fishtown native, a former addict herself, is organizing a 5K on Saturday to raise awareness of the city’s opioid addiction epidemic

The South Philly barber, formerly in prison for homicide, spent the month of August giving away gun locks with his haircuts

The Schuylkill River is getting shallower, and is teeming with weeds and debris. A dedicated group of volunteers—mostly rowers—work to keep it open for all

Founder and CEO Morgan Berman, the first lady of Philly eco-consciousness, has learned to listen to her users and adjust accordingly