CitizenCast

In the wake of HUD chief Ben Carson's proposal to triple public housing rent, WURD's afternoon host calls on the City to find a real solution to our rental woes

Philly lags behind other cities in putting city-owned electric cars on the street. Might SEPTA, of all places, be the model for how to turn that around?

Philadelphia's bustling nightlife draws many of the best and brightest to our region. Will poor handling of a night mayor initiative turn them away?

City Council recognizes the 50 year anniversary of the Fair Housing Act and a resolution to decriminalize marijuana hit the floor.

On this Arbor Day, we celebrate the arborists who care for our trees.

As it turns out, the moniker "Filthadelphia" stretches all the way back to the 1800s. CitizenCast takes a look back at our storied history of keeping Philadelphia streets clean

At The Citizen's Solutions Open Mic Happy Hour, we heard from residents like you about their ideas for fixing what ails Philly. It gave us reason to hope

Finally, a business leader has a plan to bring jobs to Philadelphia. is anyone going to follow Jerry Sweeney's lead?

Philadelphia City Council President, Darrell L. Clarke, deescalates a tense situation and Councilman David Oh's intent to amend Pa's Post Conviction Relief Act  

The jobs are in the suburbs, but many Philadelphians have no way to get there. The Philadelphia Unemployment Project has the answer: Car pooling

Larry Platt discusses Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's first three months on the job with WURD Reality Check host Charles D. Ellison

By appointing his first school board, Philadelphia's Mayor Kenney has taken responsibility for schools. How can we know if he's succeeded?

As the number of Philadelphia citizens who identify as Independent increases, should the city finally consider open primaries?

In a cautionary tale, a Philly entrepreneur with big dreams runs afoul of the Philadelphia Water Department

WURD's Charles D. Ellison speaks with Jumpstart Germantown developer Ken Weinstein on his program that trains local residents to be their own community developers. 

A very very very very...very special guest and "Deep State" accusations in this week's City Council meeting

The DA's first three months have revealed incompetency. But is there something more troubling at play?

The 29-year-old organization sends promising high school grads in groups to 56 colleges across the nation. How about getting Philly in on that pipeline?

The Cabrera Family Settles in Philly After Hurricane Maria. 

Philadelphia Theater Company's new artistic director came in and did the unthinkable: Cancelled everything. Tonight, she launches a second act

Laws are like bibles in another edition of CitizenCast's City Council Cheat Sheet. 

In a monumental move District Attorney Larry Krasner announces an end to cash bail in Philadelphia. Or has he?

In the latest in a series about Puerto Rican evacuees, a young family braves a new world—but struggles to see a bright future

Officials will tell you Pennsylvania elections are secure because our machines aren't connected to the internet. They're wrong.

The best way to stop a school shooting has nothing to do with guns, or locks, or school police. It's to prevent them from happening beforehand