Kids need to go to school online. Why isn’t the internet a public utility?
The public utility of the internet is especially clear now in a pandemic, when we go online for school and health information, writes Devren Washington.
5 years ago
Coronavirus is pulling us 6 feet apart. Philly’s magnetism will bring us together again.
An urban planner reflects on how Philadelphia’s street design, transit and neighborhoods could change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
5 years ago
Mayor Kenney’s budget would gut Philly’s best defense against a brewing eviction crisis
A surge of evictions is expected this summer when city courts reopen and a proposed budget cut threatens to worsen the crisis, writes a retired Philadelphia judge.
5 years ago
Philadelphia’s recovery from COVID-19 must put housing first
Without stable housing, you cannot maintain your health, focus on educating yourself or your children, secure employment, or be productive at work.
5 years ago
I’m a landlord and I need a bailout too
Lindsey Scannapieco, “landlady” to 175 creative tenants at the Bok Building, argues that some real estate owners, like their tenants, need government aid.
5 years ago
How to turn your front yard into a socially distant gallery
Quarantine life means no gallery shows, gatherings or classes so we turned our front yard into a place to share art. You can do it too.
5 years ago
Why we need community organizers in the time of COVID-19
Grants are available to groups organizing around the pandemic and to those struggling to operate in a changed environment or generate lost revenue.
5 years ago
Philly hosted the first Earth Week 50 years ago. Today, we’re still fighting for our green spaces.
Fifty years ago this week, Philadelphia hosted the first Earth Week at Fairmount Park’s Belmont Plateau. The need for collective action continues.
5 years ago
How a pandemic inspired your bathroom
Before COVID-19, the 1918 pandemic changed our world and with it, home design. This is how a century-old pandemic inspired the modern bathroom.
5 years ago
Photo essay: 6 quintessentially Philly ‘views from my window’
People all over the world are sharing photos of the view from their windows as they quarantine. Philadelphians are sharing views of rowhouses, roosters and more.
5 years ago
Coronavirus has no race or nationality. Stop using it to fuel hate.
Asians, Jews and other immigrants face a surge of harassment and violence as false, discriminatory rhetoric is used to describe coronavirus’ spread.
5 years ago
Amid COVID crisis, Trump moves to quietly gut laws against racist lending
The Trump administration is poised to weaken a civil rights-era law meant to guard against discriminatory lending.
5 years ago
COVID-19 pushed me to a ‘breaking point.’ Philly’s strength keeps me going.
Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy describes efforts by the city and partners to help residents and businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic.
5 years ago
How coronavirus will disrupt Philly’s residential real estate market
Coronavirus will disrupt Philadelphia’s real estate market but each sector will feel the impact differently.
5 years ago
Coronavirus revealed our systemic weaknesses. Bike infrastructure is one.
In the age of the coronavirus pandemic, biking infrastructure is critical for Philadelphia residents to travel safely and maintain social distancing.
5 years ago