State law requires that caseworkers place children who were removed from their parents with kin—but Philly lags behind Los Angeles and Lackawanna County in getting the job done.
Philly is still the only big city without widespread street cleaning. A new app from MilkCrate and Ya Fav Trashman is stepping in to pay individuals to help.
As Mayors around the country have shown, real problem-solving is more popular than both Woke and MAGA politics
The City and Reinvestment Fund’s Food Justice Initiative is looking for community-driven solutions to historic food injustice in Philly.
The city and state saw huge population gains, according to the 2020 Census. Now the fight over legislative districts begins.
There’s been a lot of talk in the last year about systemic racism. Congressman Dwight Evans has an idea to actually do something about it.
We reached out to Dear Pandemic to find out what we can do to get through this wave (and the next) of Covid. Here’s some advice they shared.
The speed at which the fight for same-sex marriage cropped up, and was settled, was startling—and inspiring. Here's what we can learn.
Kári Skin is a day spa in Old City built around a surprisingly rare notion in the beauty world--making clients and employees feel great about themselves.
Delco DA Jack Stollsteimer and City Council members Isaiah Thomas and Allan Domb speak with a no-nonsense sense of urgency. That’s a start.
An intergenerational therapy program for formerly incarcerated men with violent pasts strives to reduce gun violence and increase success rates after prison
WURD host Charles Ellison talks with professor and author Elaine Maimon about how we encourage the 36 million Americans who never finished college to go back and get their degrees
Philadelphia poet g emil reutter writes a paean to the city he loves.
Half the Phillies are unvaccinated. Here's why manager Joe Girardi has failed the test of leadership by saying it's a "personal choice."
Philly pastor and activist Rev. Nicolas O’Rourke urges legislators to make affordable high speed internet available to every American.
Shannon Morales' Tribaja vets equity-minded employers in the tech industry, and connects them to a pool of qualified Black and Latinx workers.
Rebecca Rhynhart, Jamie Gauthier and other elected leaders blasted Mayor Kenney for his inaction on gun violence. So what do they propose we do about it?
Residents of one South Philly block tried for months to get the City to take action against businesses piling garbage on their street. We break it down.
A former schools leader warns that, in a city that can't even reliably pick up residents' trash, change begins with expecting more from its leaders
After a history of management snafus under Superintendent Bill Hite, will we be able to seize this potentially transformative moment?
In Akron and elsewhere, city governments are rewarding shoppers for spending money at mom-and-pop shops. Why shouldn’t Philly do the same?
Here are some ways schools can take action and demonstrate a commitment to anti-racism that is essential for reducing pandemic learning loss.
Larry Platt weighs in on an Inquirer news story that raises questions about the sunken state of our public conversation.
In his new book, Penn professor Joseph Turow warns about a growing smart tech industry that he says is using your own voice against you.
WURD host Charles Ellison interviews James Peterson about the legacy of Juneteenth and how we tell our stories
July 4th is more than BBQs and mattress sales. Here, a roundup of Independence Day perspectives throughout our history.
Philly’s modern-day renaissance man has published the first-ever definitive history of U.S. business—and it's actually uplifting.
Two Philly entrepreneurs launched a new platform that rethinks what wellness looks like, who it’s for, and how it can be accessed by everyone: Nalaverse
Penn and West Philly faith leaders joined together to bring vaccines directly to Black residents. What are the lessons learned?
Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils CEO Scott O’Neil gives himself until noon the day after a loss to be miserable—and then he flips a switch.
