Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

After you vote on Tuesday, treat yourself to a concert, block party, craft show, podcast taping, or gala for pets

By Christina Griffith

How to Fight Food Insecurity in Philly

Donate peanut butter! Organize a food drive! Sort cans! Here are 15 simple things you can do now to help food insecure citizens of Philadelphia.

By Christine Speer Lejeune

New Media for a New Philadelphia Age

The Citizen just bought storied Philadelphia magazine. Here’s why

By Larry Platt
How To Really Run A City

A Job, a Hospital, A Park — All Within 15 Minutes

By J.P. Romney

How to Protest Safely in Philadelphia

Planning to attend a public demonstration? Know the rules, know your rights, and be safe

By Christina Griffith, Olivia Kram and Lauren McCutcheon
LANE JOHNSON’S SEASON OF STRONG MENTAL HEALTH

Is Social Media the New Drugs and Alcohol?

As we take on the Vikings this weekend, the two-time Super Bowl champ highlights a Minnesota law leading the way in solving this most modern of public health crises

By Lane Johnson

I Know What You Did Last Summer. And it Helped

A Germantown nonprofit offers Philadelphia students who’ve experienced gun violence the chance to tell their stories on the big screen. The result: healing

By Charissa Howard

A World Without Tumors?

The latest company co-founded by cancer curer Carl June is oozing with ambition, deep pockets, and proven names in biotech. And it’s staying here

By Malcolm Burnley

Who Are this Year’s Citizens of the Year?

Our search for the next crop of local heroes is well underway — and we need your input!

By Jessica Blatt Press
Ideas We Should Steal

Break — Then Fix — the School District

Hurricane Katrina pushed New Orleans to completely upend how it educates its children. Twenty years later its success is off the charts. Finally, folks are talking about it.

By Ravi Gupta