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Citizen Recommends: Total Impact Summit
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (435+ words) Home " Events " Citizen Recommends: Total Impact Summit Total Impact Summit "26, hosted by Impact PHL, takes place on May 13 & 14 in Philadelphia. The theme for this year's event is Capital Orchestration for the Future of Place, and if you're asking how capital…...
Recap: 2026 Citizen of the Year Awards
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (1085+ words) Home " Events " RECAP: 2026 Citizen of the Year Awards We hope to do that in our Good Citizenship Toolkit, which includes a host of ways to get involved in Philadelphia " whether you want to contact your City Councilmember about the challenges…...
Guest Commentary: Can the 250th Heal our Civic Life?
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (727+ words) Home " Opinion " Guest Commentary: Can the 250th Heal our Civic Life? One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city. We hope to do…...
Listen: Ali Velshi on Shifting Focus To The Supreme Court
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (263+ words) Home " Citizen Cast " Listen: Ali Velshi on the GOP Shifting Focus to the Supreme Court One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their…...
The Semiquincentennial of Dinah's Liberation
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (563+ words) Home " Arts & Culture " The Semiquincentennial of Dinah's Liberation One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city. We hope to do that in…...
Guest Commentary: Pay Philadelphia's Nonprofits Faster
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (704+ words) Home " Opinion " Guest Commentary: Pay Philadelphia's Nonprofits Faster Find out who represents you on the City Council and reach out to let them know you want the city to improve our process for contracting with nonprofits so they are paid…...
The Freedom We're Forgetting is the Freedom of Assembly
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1217+ words) Home " Opinion " Guest Commentary: Is Free Assembly the Freedom We're Forgetting? This Old City museum's latest exhibition, The Forgotten Freedom: American Assembly at 250, is a series of three exhibits about assembly, including Showing up Since 1776, about protesting for change, and…...
Subsidizing the Sidewalk: Downtown Retail Revival
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (891+ words) Home " Business " The New Urban Order: Subsidizing the Sidewalk One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city. We hope to do that…...
Mayor Parker's Budget, by the Numbers
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (438+ words) Council must approve a budget in time for the start of fiscal year 2027 on July 1, 2026. Find out who represents you on the City Council and reach out. The official website for the Office of the Mayor provides basic information and…...
Guest Commentary: Boosting Philly Students" Financial IQ
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (647+ words) Home " Opinion " Guest Commentary: Boosting Philly Students" Financial IQ Reach out to the School District of Philadelphia. The public is encouraged to attend and participate in the district"s regular Action Meetings. You can find the schedule here as well…...