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… and one city that had a very very bad year
12/26/2025

… and one city that had a very very bad year

Four positive events, trends, and changes that happened to cities in 2025 ... and one city that had a very bad year

Don't know where to spend your Christmas money from your great aunt? Here are locally-owned shops and services that put ...
12/26/2025

Don't know where to spend your Christmas money from your great aunt? Here are locally-owned shops and services that put a dent in climate change — and make you feel better about everything.

These sustainable Philadelphia shops and services put a dent in climate change — and make you feel better about shopping

The Citizen’s music reviewer (OK, social media manager), strongly dislikes Christmas music — yet strongly loves the Eagl...
12/26/2025

The Citizen’s music reviewer (OK, social media manager), strongly dislikes Christmas music — yet strongly loves the Eagles. Here, she reviews The Philly Specials' album from a Christmas long, long ago.

The Citizen’s music reviewer (OK, social media manager), reviews Kelce and co.’s latest holiday album, A Philly Special Christmas Special

A year when kids became heroes, sports took the spotlight, and our sandwich finally got its due.
12/24/2025

A year when kids became heroes, sports took the spotlight, and our sandwich finally got its due.

Good things we'll remember from 2025: A Super Bowl win, kid heroes, a 97-year-old first-time mom and women's sports at the fore

A longtime university president reflects on hometown blessings in eds and meds.
12/24/2025

A longtime university president reflects on hometown blessings in eds and meds.

A longtime university president reflects on her hometown of Philadelphia's blessings in higher education and medical advancements

Still last-minute gift shopping? No judgement! We're here to help.
12/24/2025

Still last-minute gift shopping? No judgement! We're here to help.

Just in time for Black Friday shopping, we present our annual roundup of great gifts that give back. Happy everything!

A new mental health service by West Chester University of PA is supporting jurors find help with stress and PTSD post-tr...
12/24/2025

A new mental health service by West Chester University of PA is supporting jurors find help with stress and PTSD post-trial.

For some jurors, the hardest part of jury duty comes post-trial. A free West Chester University program helps those suffering stress and PTSD

12/23/2025

Jennifer Sherlock is a real-life S*x in the City character extraordinaire. The self-made PR maven sits down with Reuben Harley.

Here's a list of efforts you and your family can rally behind before the new year. Have more ideas for ways people can h...
12/23/2025

Here's a list of efforts you and your family can rally behind before the new year. Have more ideas for ways people can help? Feel free to share with us in on socials!

Want to spread cheer to all Philadelphians in this time of joy — and need? Our guide covers toy drives, food and clothing donations, and more

This holiday season, gift some support to any of these initiatives and organizations that are already doing the good wor...
12/23/2025

This holiday season, gift some support to any of these initiatives and organizations that are already doing the good work to support students, educators and communities.

Wondering how to help Philly students? No need to reinvent the wheel. Simply support any of these 20+ local, pro-education organizations

According to the MS NOW host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi, the American economy is doing much worse than Presiden...
12/23/2025

According to the MS NOW host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi, the American economy is doing much worse than President Trump boasts.

Ali Velshi on how Donald Trump's gaslighting address on the economy ignores the struggle for Americans in poverty

Maryland is funding safe, legal abortions for Medicaid recipients, without costing taxpayers a cent. Can Pennsylvania fo...
12/23/2025

Maryland is funding safe, legal abortions for Medicaid recipients, without costing taxpayers a cent. Can Pennsylvania follow their lead?

Maryland is using an ACA provision to fund safe, legal abortions for Medicaid recipients — without costing taxpayers

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The Philadelphia Citizen is a non-profit, non-partisan media organization with a dual mission: to provide deeply reported journalism that emphasizes solutions that can move our region forward, and to actively reignite citizenship in and around Philadelphia.

We seek to identify our innovators, call out those who stand in the way of progress and shine a light on the next generation of Philly leadership — all while giving Philadelphians the interactive tools they need to become more involved, engaged citizens.

Philadelphia doesn’t just need another news organization. It needs journalism that focuses on solutions that, together, we can help bring to fruition.