Book Excerpt: The Long Ride Home — Black Cowboys in America

A former Inquirer photojournalist spent more than 30 years photographing Black cowboys across the country — including here in Philadelphia. Here, an excerpt from his new book

By Ron Tarver

Photo Essay: Fab Youth Philly’s Play Captains

42 teens ran neighborhood play spaces around Philly this summer, engaging younger children while learning to be leaders themselves. Here, a look at some of the joy they shared.

By Theo Wyss-Flamm

Photo Essay: Grow Your Own

With Covid-19 food shortages looming, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society mobilized thousands of gardeners to grow food and feed their neighbors this year—an act that builds community resilience. Here, some gardening photos to inspire your own growing season.

By Katherine Rapin and Sabina Louise Pierce

Photo Essay: “You Wear The Mask For Me”

As Covid-19 cases rise in Philly, the act of wearing a mask has come to mean more than just health. It’s good citizenship

By Sabina Louise Pierce

Photo essay: It’s Spring!

It’s hard to imagine new life springing up in these scary times, but the proof is all around us

By Sabina Louise Pierce

Photo Essay: “The Trees are the Lungs”

On this Arbor Day, we celebrate the arborists who care for our trees

By Sabina Louise Pierce

Photo Essay: Yesterday, We Voted

We stood in line. We had our say. And we did it at some rather odd places

By Sabina Louise Pierce

Photo Essay: Farms to Food Deserts

Through The Food Trust, Philly has long led the nation in bringing fresh produce to poor neighborhoods with little access

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy and Gillian McGoldrick