Topic: West Philadelphia

A Restaurant to Feed Them All

With a chef who bills himself a “culinary anthropologist,” pay-what-you-can EAT Cafe in West Philly upends restaurant dining as we know it

By Meredith Degyansky

Who Was Paul Robeson?

A look at the life of a Philly hero, and what lessons we can learn from him today

By Quinn O'Callaghan

The Voice They Were Born To Use

Through Philadelphia Student Union, high schoolers are encouraged to speak out against the injustices they see in their schools—and to become active and engaged citizens for life

By Emma Copley Eisenberg

“I Grew That!”

Bartram’s Farm sows the seeds of success in local teens and brings fresh produce to the Southwest Philly food desert

By Emma Copley Eisenberg

Bridging the Art Gap

With Urban Art Gallery, postman and art lover Karl Morris enriches a West Philly neighborhood in need of change

By Emma Copley Eisenberg
The Citizen Recommends

Mantua Community Family Tile Project Dedication

A community bands together to inspire revitalization efforts in a neighborhood park

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

A New Kind of Recovery

West Philly houses the first residential drug & alcohol treatment program in the country for transgender people—and seeks to set an example

By Emma Copley Eisenberg

Solutions In Lieu of Taxes

Political consultant Ken Smukler has a bold plan for how universities can make the city better. Now all he has to do is convince Jim Kenney to think big

By Larry Platt

The Wisdom Of Workshops

At The Workshop School, students spend their school days solving real-world problems—and learn to be better citizens along the way

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy