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Raheem Ikeam Myers Was the City’s 203rd Homicide Victim This Year. This Is His Story.
Every three months or so, Philadelphia Inquirer beat reporters pull a weekend shift. That’s why health reporter Marie McCullough found herself working the July 4th […]
Inside the Fight to Abolish Police in Philadelphia
It’s an incredible idea, one that’s been percolating for a long time in Philadelphia and other cities. Certainly, all of YahNé Ndgo’s life. A 48-year-old […]
Now That I Never Leave My House, I’m Getting to Know All About the Spiders Who Live Here With Me
Late in summer, I was sitting at my kitchen table, right in the spot where I’ve sat every morning for the past 10,423 days. It […]
Here’s How Philadelphia’s Pre-K Program Can Change an Entire Family’s Economic Prospects
This article is published in partnership with the Fuller Project. Malcolm Burnley is a journalist with the Fuller Project, a global newsroom that reports on issues affecting women. […]
Philly’s New Generation of Unions Is Young, Progressive, and Coming to a Coffee Shop Near You
The Cake Life Bake Shop is a sleek, narrow structure on the Frankford Avenue corridor in Fishtown. Its interior looks as much like a photo […]
Science and Religion Have Never Been More at Odds. Can Conshohocken’s Templeton Foundation Bridge the Divide?
One would think claims of performing miracles would have a bit more resonance. After all, billions of people today hinge their religious faith on Jesus […]
The Year We Won It All: An Oral History of the 1980 Phillies
It was a different city then, in 1980. Bill Green had just become mayor after eight years of Frank Rizzo’s reign. As Sam Katz (who […]
U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain Is Proof That, One Way or Another, Trumpism Will Live on Past the Election
On February 12th of this year, at the Union League’s annual Lincoln Day celebration in Philadelphia, Bill McSwain, the U.S. Attorney for Eastern Pennsylvania, gave […]
Chef Omar Tate’s Plans for Philly Go Well Beyond Food
He caught the attention of the restaurant scene with a roving pop-up called Honeysuckle that explores and celebrates the Black American food experience. Now he’s […]
What Would Philly Look Like If Urbanists Ran the City?
In the middle of a major crisis, it’s not exactly easy to think big. Not when our paychecks — and city coffers — are made […]
My 96-Year-Old Grandfather Moved to Town a Few Years Ago, and Nothing’s Been the Same Since
“Can you come over and help Pop-Pop? He got locked out of his iPad again.” My mom sounded frantic on the phone, as though my […]
For 40 Years, Philly Mayors Have Promised to End Poverty. For 40 Years, I’ve Watched Them Fail.
There are so many poor folk in Philadelphia that in March, City Council President Darrell L. Clarke announced a plan that would lift 100,000 of […]
Ignore the Rankings: Why the Best School for Your Kid Is Probably the One in Your Neighborhood
It can be very hard to be in the minority in a social or professional setting. Those in the majority may look askance at you, […]
There’s Not a Company Name Cute Enough to Mask the Dark Side of Corporations
In 1963, when I was in second grade, I entered the classroom one day with my fellow students following our usual rousing session of morning […]
How the Pandemic Taught Me to Embrace My Clutter
It was roughly six years ago that Marie Kondo first entered my consciousness. Her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, had just come out, […]