Journalism that reports solutions,
not problems.
The mission of The Philadelphia Citizen is twofold: to provide deeply reported journalism that emphasizes solutions to advance our region and to actively reignite citizenship in and around Philadelphia. Recognizing that media that chronicles only what’s wrong without considering how to address underlying issues is only doing half a job, The Citizen provides not just facts, but context and remedies. By promoting and supporting Philadelphia’s positive change agents and taking to task the business-as-usual crowd, The Citizen underscores the role that each of us can play in charting Philadelphia’s way forward.
The Philadelphia Citizen offers straightforward prescriptions for ordinary Philadelphians to become more active participants in the life of their city, serving as a one stop shop for civic engagement. In addition to its regularly published web-based content, since 2014, The Citizen has curated a Philadelphia-focused symposium series featuring established and emerging thought-leaders interacting with a young, diverse, ultra-engaged audience.
What happened. What it means. What you can do about it.
The Philadelphia Citizen Events
The Citizen events are not marketing endeavor to push a brand; they are content in and of themselves. They offer Philadelphians the opportunity to participate in a distinctly old-school type of social networking through real time, face to face conversations with the politicians, newsmakers and policy experts who make a direct impact on the region’s quality of life.
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Fun Things to Do in Philly This Weekend
Street festivals are back, and, while they’re not uniformly or intentionally bigger than ever, they sure feel better, just because they’re there. Crowd cravers can head to the South 9th Street Italian Market Festival this weekend. There’s a cocktail party fundraiser at Smith Memorial, a party for toddlers at the Barnes Foundation, and a scaled-down … Continue reading Fun Things to Do in Philly This Weekend
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Notes From Crazy Town
Every election is, to borrow Barack Obama’s phrase, “silly season:” The breathless rhetoric (we’ve yet to have an election that isn’t the most important in a generation if the candidates are to be believed), the looseness with facts, the cartoonish demonization in place of respectful debate. But what we’ve just gone through? This feels like … Continue reading Notes From Crazy Town
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How to Vote in the November 2022 Election
The next election in Philadelphia is Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Will you be ready to cast your vote? We put together this handy how-to-vote guide so you can step into the voting booth (or fill out a mail-in ballot) with confidence in who and what you’re voting for this election season. Keep reading to find … Continue reading How to Vote in the November 2022 Election
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