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Ideas We Should Steal: Climate Resilience Hubs
September 2, 2021: Summer had barely ended, and school had just begun, but in Wilmington, Delaware, cars were underwater. Homes were destroyed. Documents — important life documents — were gone forever....
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Where’s Parker’s 100-Day Cleaning Plan?
When the Parker administration began in January, they released a 100-day plan that included three key goals that they wished to accomplish to set the stage for a “cleaner and greener” Philadelphia....
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Farmers Markets You Need to Try In and Near Philly
Banded bundles of asparagus stand at attention; floppy-bloom daffodils fill paper cones; green cardboard baskets overflow with strawberries. Spring is announcing its arrival at neighborhood farmers...
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Citizen of the Week: Jacqueline “Jax” Cusack of Roxborough Development Corp
As a child growing up in Sharon Hill in Delaware County, Jax Cusack, now 46, spent most of her time outdoors. She splashed, waded and built dams in Ridley Creek. She spent every summer at the Jersey...
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My Week of Eating Local
This past winter, I found myself locked in a staring match with a dragon fruit at the Acme. Cold winds had flushed my face, and here I was considering purchasing a tropical, Central American treat....
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New Urban Order: Should We Envy Paris’s Swimmable River?
It was an iconic and triumphant moment: The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, recently swam in the Seine just days before the river’s starring role in the Summer Olympics. The clean-up of the Seine has...
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New Urban Order: It’s Time For a Shademaking Movement
I was recently at one of my favorite parks, the Anna C. Verna playground at FDR Park, where it’s usually so crowded, my kids have to wait to use the swings and get in line to go down the slides. But on...
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Ideas We Should Steal: Cool Down Creatively
In the middle of a summer of record-breaking heat, just stepping outside is enough to remind us that the world is experiencing rising temperatures due to climate change. Experts project that heat waves...
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Business for Good Update: Glitter Grows Up
Manayunk resident Darik Washington sees a clear correlation between clean streets and crime. Having grown up in Allegheny, the 26-year-old is aware of a stark contrast between his former and current...
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Mystery Shopper: Does City Council Answer Residents, Like, Literally?
Although late August is bringing fall vibes, it was only a few weeks ago that summer temperatures were reaching upwards of 90 degrees, with one heat wave after another. It wasn’t always this way. I am...
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Citizen of the Week: Elena Jadach and Gen Z for Sustainability
It was the thought of disappearing glaciers that pushed Elena Jadach to take action. After returning from a trip to Iceland with her family in summer 2022, Jadach grappled with what she’d learned from...
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Guest Commentary: Right Up Our Alley
One of my favorite things about working at Center City District is receiving pictures from friends, stakeholders and strangers. You might assume that I’m referring to vacation photos of pedestrianized...
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Business for Good: Carbon Reform
In the upper floors of the Terminal Commerce Building on North Broad hums a bulky, silver machine. With two silver ducts sticking out on either side, the device is about as long as a refrigerator laid...
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The Citizen Recommends: The Kindred Podcast
Why did Jenn Asplundh always feel grounded and calm when she was near water? Why was it so important for her to have both a pond and fountain on her Bryn Athyn property? She never really thought about...
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Listen: Ali Velshi Inside Project 2025 and … Hurricane Helene?
This week, Ali Velshi continues his deep dive inside Project 2025, the nearly 1,000-page authoritarian blueprint for a new Trump administration. As the Southeastern U.S. begins rebuilding from...
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