VIDEO – Citizen Speaks: Athletes & Civic Engagement
On Tuesday, as part of our Citizen Speaks event series, NBA superstar Charles Barkley and Eagles All-Pro linebacker Connor Barwin talked about how professional athletes can make a social impact on...
View ArticleLet’s Get Ready To Rumble
About two weeks ago, I got a call from an anguished candidate for City Council. “I feel like I’m spitting into the ocean,” said Republican Terry Tracy. As we reported last January in our “New Blood”...
View ArticleIt Pays To Vote
The 1971 Philadelphia mayor’s race may have been the last great moment in this city’s electoral history. That was the race that brought to City Hall the most-loved-most-hated Philly politician of the...
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The Citizen Recommends: 100 Days Out Block Party
It’s been a banner year for Philadelphia in the realm of major events. His Holiness Pope Francis all but shut down the city when he pope-mobiled into town in September. Last week, blue and white...
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Do Something: Eat Guacamole
Every Monday we round up a handful of fun ways to get involved throughout the week to make your city better. Have ideas for upcoming events? Email tips here. Photo Header: Kelly Leggett Photography The...
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The Citizen Recommends: Clean, Green and Engage
Studies demonstrate again and again why community beautification matters. Neighborhood safety, economic development, community pride and cohesion, mental and physical health all increase with a...
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The Citizen Recommends: Movies in the Park
We spend so much of our days surrounded by concrete, brick and numerous other feats of modern-day infrastructure that it’s easy to forget that this city is home to a whopping 120 public parks. I’m...
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Do Something: Your Alternative Guide to the DNC
Every Monday we round up a handful of fun ways to get involved throughout the week to make your city better. Have ideas for upcoming events? Email tips here. The post Do Something: Your Alternative...
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Gamechangers in Chief
On the night that Hillary Clinton accepted the nomination to be the Democratic candidate for president—with balloons and flashing lights and the world’s attention on her—it took three young Mayors...
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Center City Sips with The Citizen, the Linebacker, and the Professor
Join us at Chops at the Comcast Center to kick off Connor Barwin’s Civic Season, the Eagles all-star’s comparison of the civic health of Philadelphia versus that week’s on-field opponent. The...
View ArticleElection Hangover Party
Wish the election was over already? We’ve laughed and we’ve cried and no matter what happens, most of us could probably use a drink and a cuddle. Nurture that revolutionary soul with dance. Let’s...
View ArticleCitizen Mouth Off 2016: Solutions to Poverty
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View ArticleMeet the Disruptors Happy Hour
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View ArticleMember Happy Hour: Meet the Disruptors & Their Mentors
Members of The Philadelphia Citizen, this one is for you! Join us for a happy hour at Industrious to mix and mingle with Philadelphia’s disruptors, established leaders and the Citizen team. The...
View ArticleMember Event: Mural Arts Tour with Jane Golden & Larry Platt
The Philadelphia Citizen invites our members at the Shareholder level to join us for a trolley tour of neighborhoods & murals, with Citizen co-founder Larry Platt and Mural Arts executive director...
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Civic Impact Birthday Party
On Wednesday, the Citizen celebrated two years of solutions-oriented journalism with a Civic Impact Birthday Bash. But enough about us… To say that we were humbled by last night’s turnout would be an...
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This is your grandma’s coffee shop
Don’t ask Frieda Café employees for the WiFi password. In fact, it’s best if you leave your electronic devices at home and instead bring along your favorite book, or a friend, or drop in for a bridge...
View ArticleIntentional Neighborhoods: A Gentrification Discussion
What is “gentrification?” And how does it affect the Kensington, Northern Liberties, Girard, Poplar and other adjoining neighborhoods? The Citizen and The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Center for...
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More than just Bloomsday
Who would you rather have as a best friend: Jane Eyre or Elizabeth Bennet? “Oh, that’s so obvious,” scoffs Ed Pettit, The Rosenbach’s manager of public programs. We’re at the midway point at this...
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The Citizen Recommends: Civic Engagement Academy
There is an age-old debate within the realm of engagement: Should local governments be the ones to create change? Or is it up to the citizens to take charge? For Stephanie Reid, the Chief Service...
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