Topic: semiquincentennial 250th

We just proved we do hospitality better than anyone. Now, the head of the PHL250 says, let’s make it our legacy

Your curated list of the best semiquincentennial events, exhibits, and activities happening in and around Philly

The interim leader of the National Constitution Center is proud of the quick thinking and ingenuity of the people who pulled off the Semiquincentennial

Patriotism has never meant pretending America is perfect. It has always meant believing the country is yours to improve

Celebrating the founding of our country when it feels like everything is falling apart? Really hard. Celebrating the Philadelphia that’s been hosting the World Cup? Easy

A Voorhees vineyard’s short documentary traces its land’s connections to the Revolutionary War and to the man whose hand engrossed the official Declaration of Independence

Philly’s done right by democracy’s history this year, but its future will be written by engaged citizens between now and Election Day … and after, too

A former Army Undersecretary and Congressman on what we can still learn from Washington and Hamilton’s military service

Individual faith groups have begun the work of grassroots reparations for Black Philadelphians. Imagine, the movement’s organizer asks, if we could get 100 congregations on board?

The miracle of Black life — despite centuries of alienation from our American experiment — is our insistence on finding kinship with each other. That is what we celebrate this weekend