people
Sep. 27, 2016 12:35 pm
A year later, inmates who met Pope Francis are still caught in the justice system
According to Pennsylvania law, defendants are guaranteed a trial within 12 months. Brandan Hargrose has been waiting over two years.
people
Sep. 26, 2016 12:48 pm
Wharton’s impact investing guru Jacob Gray is returning to the private sector
Gray is heading to Center City wealth management firm Threshold Group, where he'll work as managing director of impact investing.
people
Sep. 23, 2016 11:48 am
Erica Atwood: Government isn’t broken, it’s sick
In her second guest post for our "leaders of color" series, Atwood shares a call to action for city employees.
method
Sep. 20, 2016 10:47 am
Here’s a how-to guide for getting heard in City Hall from Open Streets PHL
A few days before the inaugural Philly Free Streets, the nonprofit's advocates share how they were able to make it happen.
people
Sep. 13, 2016 8:19 am
Watch Bill Cobb press Hillary Clinton on the 1994 crime bill
Once on ABC and again on MSNBC.
results
Sep. 12, 2016 12:48 pm
Philly is sharing its best practices for creating equitable public space with 4 other cities
The "Reimagining the Civic Commons" initiative is expanding. Leaders from Akron, Memphis, Chicago and Detroit visited last week to learn what we're doing right.
purpose
Sep. 9, 2016 12:55 pm
What we’re really saying when we talk about social change
We demand it in times of civil unrest, but what can contemporary social change look like in — specifically for urban communities of color? A few local leaders break through the ambiguity.
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Sep. 7, 2016 8:27 am
Rad Dish Co-op sent a bunch of radishes on a really cute social media journey this summer
Temple's student-run food cooperative kept its digital presence alive when school was out with #raddishroadtrip.