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MS NOW host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi is uniting boldface names like Rachel Maddow and Josh Shapiro for a conv...
06/03/2026

MS NOW host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi is uniting boldface names like Rachel Maddow and Josh Shapiro for a conversation on democracy ahead of our city's role in the nation's anniversary. RSVP today for the June 25 event.
https://bit.ly/4fWwQzk

A lineup of boldface names come to Philly for We The People, a pre-Fourth conversation about our democracy in this pivotal moment

These five city workers go above and beyond their job descriptions to make Philly better for all. Come celebrate with th...
06/03/2026

These five city workers go above and beyond their job descriptions to make Philly better for all. Come celebrate with them tonight at our annual (free!) party at Fitler Club.
https://bit.ly/3PmsSFq

These five city workers go above and beyond their job descriptions to make Philly better for all. Meet our 2026 Integrity Icons

This roundup of free or low-cost specialized youth sport opportunities in Philly will get your kids moving and having fu...
06/03/2026

This roundup of free or low-cost specialized youth sport opportunities in Philly will get your kids moving and having fun.
https://bit.ly/4amflos

Travel sports are a small fortune — these opportunities for your kids are either free or affordable, and local, too

Penn Engineering grads developed a high-tech beanie that protects the tiniest of ears from NICU noise.https://bit.ly/41g...
06/02/2026

Penn Engineering grads developed a high-tech beanie that protects the tiniest of ears from NICU noise.
https://bit.ly/41gPp91

Developed by Penn Engineering grads, Sonura is a high-tech beanie that protects preemies’ ears by blocking out too-loud sounds of an intensive care nursery, and supports the parent-baby connection with recorded messages from home.

For going above and beyond in her work for the city and all the people of Philly, Michelle Bailey is one of our 2026 Int...
06/02/2026

For going above and beyond in her work for the city and all the people of Philly, Michelle Bailey is one of our 2026 Integrity Icons. Read how the PR specialist helps ensure all 1.6 million residents have access to clean, affordable water, and join us in celebrating her.
https://bit.ly/4a5NXuQ

Michelle Bailey elevates he unseen work of 2,000+ Philadelphians and creatively ensuring all 1.6 million of us can access water

Game days are amazing, but they’re also incredibly wasteful. One Oregon company has helped a number of professional spor...
06/02/2026

Game days are amazing, but they’re also incredibly wasteful. One Oregon company has helped a number of professional sports arenas convert to reusable cups and food baskets. Could South Philly be next?
https://bit.ly/415pLnx

An Oregon company has helped a number of professional sports arenas convert to reusable cups and food baskets. Could South Philly be next?

The director of strategy and impact at Progress and Poverty Institute offers a solution for the rideshare taxation battl...
06/02/2026

The director of strategy and impact at Progress and Poverty Institute offers a solution for the rideshare taxation battle in between Uber and City Council.
https://bit.ly/4x3AJZn

City Council has one chance to get rideshare taxation right. Russell Richie's solution combines the ideas of Parker, Uber and economics 101

Today is the first day of Pride Month! The organizer of Philly Q***r Book Club argues we’d all be better off if we spent...
06/02/2026

Today is the first day of Pride Month! The organizer of Philly Q***r Book Club argues we’d all be better off if we spent some of June with a good LGBTQ+ book.
https://bit.ly/4e4cJwS

The organizer of Philly Q***r Book Club argues we’d all be better off if we spent some of June reading a good LGBTQ+ book

Everything happening this month to help you be a Good Philadelphia Citizen!https://bit.ly/4uiW3Ic
06/02/2026

Everything happening this month to help you be a Good Philadelphia Citizen!
https://bit.ly/4uiW3Ic

There are so many good things to do in 2026 to make this year in Philadelphia your civic best, from volunteering to celebrating!

Electricity prices have risen nearly 40 percent since 2021, the fastest period of electricity price growth on record. Ut...
06/01/2026

Electricity prices have risen nearly 40 percent since 2021, the fastest period of electricity price growth on record. Utilities are rewarded for spending more, whether or not it’s necessary. MS NOW host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi explains the how and the why here.
https://bit.ly/4dV2ACe

Ali Velshi explains why our utility price increases are outpacing inflation. A broken business model is to blame

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