Contributors
Missed Connections: FEBRUARY 2025
They say if you stare at a sunset long enough, a Missed Connection will appear. [more…]
NW Philly
Contributors
Happy Friendsgiving!
Yes it’s time for the Holidays — but first: friends! On pre-gaming Thanksgiving with a special meal celebrating friendship. [more…]
East Falls history
Party Like a Patriot
That time the Schuylkill spawned a boozy sovereignty [more…]
East Falls history
History Matters: Yule Wonder Why
Our favorite historian explains local Holiday oddities from long ago. [more…]
American Injustice
Women Abused by Philly Department of Prisons
Time to hold leaders accountable for the mistreatment of thousands of women prisoners in Philly jails [more…]
American Injustice
Dire Human Rights Conditions in Philadelphia Prisons Make Us All Unsafe
In America, we are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. The lived experience of those incarcerated before having their day in court is just the opposite. Between 70 percent of people detained by [more…]
events
Cherelle Parker Wins Mayor’s Nomination!
PHILADELPHIA- Cherelle Parker has won the Democratic Primary for Mayor. She’ll face off against David Oh in November to become Philadelphia’s 100th Mayor and the first woman to hold the office. “I am so [more…]
American Injustice
Time To Pick Philly’s 100th Mayor
It’s almost a foregone conclusion that the 100th Philly Mayor will be a woman. Three of the highest-polling Democratic candidates are women, and it’s a tight race. The Democratic nominee will almost certainly win in [more…]
American Injustice
At-Large City Council Forum
PHILADELPHIA – Alliance for a Just Philadelphia (AFAJP) held a candidate forum for City Council’s seven At-Large seats on March 26, 2023, in the packed sanctuary at Rodeph Shalom, 615 N Broad Street. Twenty-one of [more…]
Development
Win for the Woods
24-Acre “Boy Scout” Tract Saved from Development [more…]