Walking With Strangers

A local man embarks on a daunting mission to spend an hour each with 10,000 people. Is he insane, or could we all learn something from the project?

By Josh Middleton
Citizen of the Week

Meg Ferrigno

The West Philly resident turned a violent confrontation with police into a haven for peace and compassion

By Emma Copley Eisenberg
Citizens Of The Week

The Philadelphia Crosstown Coalition

A consortium of civic groups, school associations and community activists are leading the way towards taking back schools, one building at a time

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Citizen of the Week

Victor Atkins

Each week, painter Victor Atkins turns his street into a blank canvas by picking up trash. He’s hoping his neighbors will join in soon.

By Rosella LeFevre
Citizen of the Week

Jordan Burnham

Turning a suicide attempt into a motivational story for audiences across the country.

By Rosella LeFevre
Citizen of the Week

Jill Aschkenasy

A Main Line woman operates four pop-up shops that give away high-end clothes to needy women, men and children in a retail store setting.

By Rosella LeFevre
Citizen of the Week

Emaleigh Doley

For Emaleigh Doley, W. Rockland Street isn’t just home. It’s an urban betterment lab.

By Rosella LeFevre
Citizens of the Week

Darren & Phyllis Sudman

After their 3-month-old’s heart stopped during his daily nap, his parents founded a nonprofit that is changing the way we treat cardiac arrest among the young.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Citizen of the Week

Danielle Mancinelli

A teacher takes it upon herself to fill a school's empty library

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy