The Philadelphia Citizen https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/ Philadelphia news that focuses on solutions to make the city better 2026-10-09T14:14:12Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The Citizen Recommends: A Truly Epic Philadelphia Film Festival https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/philadephia-fiim-festival-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=philadephia-fiim-festival-2026 2026-10-09T14:14:12Z The world’s first film festival took place in Venice, Italy in 1932, brainchild of Giuseppe Volti, Minister of Finance for Italian leader Benito Mussolini. Before long the event was politicized to celebrate films from Fascist Italy and Germany. In response, France announced plans to host a more democratic cinema conclave in Cannes. Scheduled for September … Continue reading The Citizen Recommends: A Truly Epic Philadelphia Film Festival

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]]> Did DA Krasner Commit Perjury and Obstruction of Justice? https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/krasner-perjury-obstruction-paul-diamond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=krasner-perjury-obstruction-paul-diamond 2026-10-09T09:59:04Z Editor’s note: On September 15, the Honorable Paul S. Diamond issued a 40-page order removing District Attorney Larry Krasner and Matthew Stiegler, the chief of the DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit, from the case involving Dennis Johnson. In his introduction, Diamond made clear what’s at stake: “The record confirms that what the supervisors deem a “conflict” … Continue reading Did DA Krasner Commit Perjury and Obstruction of Justice?

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]]> Philly’s Tale of Two Judges https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/judge-diamond-diclaudio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-diamond-diclaudio 2026-10-09T09:55:17Z If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice. — Justice Learned Hand This is a tale of two Philly judges, one highly esteemed, a moral hero for these times. The other, a jurist more of the smacked-ass variety. Both have recently made headlines; side-by-side, their stories … Continue reading Philly’s Tale of Two Judges

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]]> Don’t Dismiss Higher Education. Reform It https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/social-contract-higher-ed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-contract-higher-ed 2026-10-09T09:50:11Z I am a living, breathing example of higher education fulfilling the American dream. A Philly kid growing up in a working class neighborhood, orphaned right after my high school graduation, I was awarded a full scholarship (including room, board, and stipend) at the University of Pennsylvania. And I never left school. I became an English … Continue reading Don’t Dismiss Higher Education. Reform It

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]]> Sponsor Content: A Cancer Diagnosis She Never Expected … https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/sponsor-content-young-adults-cancer-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sponsor-content-young-adults-cancer-care 2026-10-08T21:27:36Z The post Sponsor Content: A Cancer Diagnosis She Never Expected … appeared first on The Philadelphia Citizen.

]]> Preguntas de la Boleta Electoral 2026 https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/preguntas-de-la-boleta-electoral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preguntas-de-la-boleta-electoral 2026-10-08T14:50:10Z ¿Alguna vez has deseado poder cambiar la Constitución de los Estados Unidos? En Filadelfia, puedes hacer algo parecido — al menos con nuestra constitución local, el Home Rule Charter, que es básicamente el manual de funcionamiento del gobierno de la ciudad. La manera de hacerlo: votar en medidas electorales, también conocidas como ballot questions, o … Continue reading Preguntas de la Boleta Electoral 2026

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]]> Guest Commentary: Who’s Governing Philly’s Biggest Institutions? https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commentary-whos-governing-phillys-biggest-institutions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-commentary-whos-governing-phillys-biggest-institutions 2026-10-08T10:00:33Z There are 967 people who sit on the governing boards of Greater Philadelphia’s largest anchor economy enterprises — 40 nonprofit higher education and healthcare institutions that are among the region’s greatest assets. They collectively comprise $62.7 billion of regional GDP according to the latest information provided by the Federal Reserve Bank.  Last week, the Women’s … Continue reading Guest Commentary: Who’s Governing Philly’s Biggest Institutions?

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]]> Meet the Real Underdogs of Philly https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/meet-the-real-underdogs-of-philly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-the-real-underdogs-of-philly 2026-10-08T10:00:08Z For Underdogs of Philly co-presidents Cara Brand and Caroline Lipinski, the first requirement for volunteering for their organization is leaving your judgements at home, or maybe getting rid of them altogether. Underdogs is, in their words, a “small but mighty” nonprofit that helps dogs that live outdoors in Philly, a situation many animal lovers tend … Continue reading Meet the Real Underdogs of Philly

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]]> Three Years After October 7, Where Are We? https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/three-years-later-israel-gaza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-years-later-israel-gaza 2026-10-07T10:55:35Z It’s been three years since the October 7 massacre in which thousands of Hamas terrorists and other armed civilians poured across Israel’s southern border and carried out the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, killing roughly 1,200 people from over 30 countries, including 33 Americans, and dragging 251 hostages into Gaza. Among the hostages … Continue reading Three Years After October 7, Where Are We?

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]]> Citizens of the Week: Tom and Judy Kleinman https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/citizens-of-the-week-tom-and-judy-kleinman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=citizens-of-the-week-tom-and-judy-kleinman 2026-10-07T09:50:36Z Less than 10 minutes into my interview with Tom and Judy Kleinman, Mr. Kleinman is recounting their foray into the hospitality industry where the two met, which was after he graduated from law school and then became president of a publicly owned hotel group, and then next pivoting to what he called “urban inns,” when … Continue reading Citizens of the Week: Tom and Judy Kleinman

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]]> What the World Doesn’t Get about Sickle Cell https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/sickle-cell-anemia-hannibal-collins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sickle-cell-anemia-hannibal-collins 2026-10-06T21:39:21Z The post What the World Doesn’t Get about Sickle Cell appeared first on The Philadelphia Citizen.

]]> Anti-Vax is Not Pro-Religion https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/anti-vax-is-not-pro-religion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anti-vax-is-not-pro-religion 2026-10-06T09:45:02Z Between 1990 and 1991, Philadelphia suffered a large measles epidemic. About 1,400 children were infected, hundreds were hospitalized, and 9 died. The outbreak centered on two large fundamentalist churches in the city, Faith Tabernacle and First Century Gospel, which chose not to vaccinate their children for religious reasons. Among church members, about 500 people were … Continue reading Anti-Vax is Not Pro-Religion

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]]> Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/things-to-do-philly-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=things-to-do-philly-weekend 2026-10-05T12:30:46Z It was a rough week for Philly sports, folks, but on the bright side, you have plenty of things to do to take your mind off all of that. REEL OCTOBER and DesignPhiladelphia continue this week with film and design events, the Free Library Foundation Author Series welcomes novelist Imbolo Mbue, and Parks on Tap … Continue reading Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

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]]> Guest Commentary: A Better Way To Help Artists … Make Art https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commentary-a-better-way-to-help-artists-make-art/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-commentary-a-better-way-to-help-artists-make-art 2026-10-05T10:00:37Z On June 7, 2024, the University of the Arts closed so suddenly that there was barely time for a whimper and no time for an explanation. It had charged the going rate of a private arts college — better than $50,000 a year — and sent its graduates into fields that rarely covered the cost. … Continue reading Guest Commentary: A Better Way To Help Artists … Make Art

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]]> Can We Save The Last Wilderness in Philadelphia? https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/the-last-wilderness-in-philadelphia-is-under-attack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-last-wilderness-in-philadelphia-is-under-attack 2026-10-05T09:50:05Z The post Can We Save The Last Wilderness in Philadelphia? appeared first on The Philadelphia Citizen.

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