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More than 400,000 Pennsylvanians, from seniors to children with complex medical needs, rely on in-home care every single day, which means their independence is not automatic. Their independence is only possible with support, and that support system is breaking.        Listen to the audio edition here: Each month in PA, more than 112,500 … Continue reading Guest Commentary: Harrisburg, Help Seniors Stay at Home

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While the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago doesn’t open until Juneteenth, it’s already being reviewed in The New York Times, the Chicago Sun-Times, and everywhere else. (My favorite? This one by Christopher Hawthorne, an architecture critic who writes a great newsletter, Punch List.) Much is being made about how the Center is arriving nearly a … Continue reading The New Urban Order: The Great Aesthetics Debate of 2026

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As rising costs strain our community and household budgets, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed taxes attempted to patch gaping holes with meager solutions. Philadelphia urgently needs revenues to fill gaps left by federal cuts to healthcare and food assistance programs. But the most prominent idea — an increase in taxes on rideshares — will not … Continue reading Guest Commentary: How To Build A Better City Budget

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State Representative Liz Hanbidge did not start out life as a reader. She was late to discovering the joy of words — and worlds — on a page, until a savvy librarian at her Montgomery County elementary school offered her a time-traveling mystery called Magic Elizabeth, involving the search for a lost doll. “It wasn’t … Continue reading Ideas We Should Steal: Books for Every Pennsylvania Child

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“Every person came here because they believe something that, honestly, can feel rather radical right now,” said Jean Scrimgeour to a lively crowd of revelers who came to celebrate this year’s Integrity Icon honorees on June 3 at Fitler Club, that government can work, that public service is a critical part of civic life, and … Continue reading Recap: Integrity Icon 2026 Celebration

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This is the last Velshi show. For more than six years, the newsroom behind the show has been filled with journalists who chose this work at the exact moment in American history when it was most needed and most contested and most dangerous. Bearing witness has never mattered more than it does right now. And … Continue reading Listen: Ali Velshi On Journalism, Citizenship, And Moving To Prime Time

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June has arrived with a vengeance, Philly, so be ready for all the things to do you have to fit in. Pride Month rolls on with The Philadelphia Freedom Band live on the Parkway, and WURD celebrates Black Music Month at City Winery. InLiquid hosts Art for the Cash Poor and a Gathering of Goats … Continue reading Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

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Imagine a Philadelphia where a nurse can afford to live near the hospital where she works. Where a young family can put down roots in the neighborhood they chose, not the one they settled for. Where a longtime resident doesn’t have to choose between staying and getting by. That city is possible. We’re not there … Continue reading Guest Commentary: A Philadelphia Where Workers Can Afford to Live

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“Concert” doesn’t really do justice to what the indefatigable Bruce Springsteen did in South Philly last Saturday night. It was really some mystical combination of dance party and spiritual revival, a joyous speaking of tongues behind horns and a rhythm section. It was also, as he once called his performances, “news with a beat,” featuring … Continue reading The Boss Shows the Way

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Each year, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit Women Against Abuse helps more than 10,000 people navigate the challenges of domestic violence. Their shelters provide a home for people escaping intimate partner violence and their children; their legal centers help people seeking protection and child custody orders navigate the court system; and their hotline, operated in partnership with … Continue reading The Citizen Recommends: Dish It Up

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This year, the United States of America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding. The American Revolutionary War was fought between April 1775 and September 1783, though the war for independence wasn’t “formalized” until the next year, when the Second Continental Congress, right here in Philadelphia, passed the Lee Resolution for Independence on July 2, … Continue reading Things to Do This Week For America’s 250th

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One quarter of all city land is devoted to transportation, the airport takes up 2.5 square miles, and streets account for 11 square miles of Philadelphia. For the last 15 years community groups and restaurateurs have been taking back these streets from cars, and transforming parking spaces into parks (parklets), restaurant seating (streeteries), and extra … Continue reading Guest Commentary: The Insurance Trap Killing Philly Public Spaces

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