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On Tuesday, voters can approve or reject two ballot measures in the primary election. We break them both down.

Staff writer Malcolm Burnley recently visited City Cast Philly to chat with host Trenae Nuri about his recent story Fix the Sidewalks! Listen in on the conversation and then check out City Cast Philly for yourself. 

On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, Vienna and Maryland have invested in innovative, income diverse public housing to much acclaim. Could they work in Philly too?

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has changed dramatically since 2024, not just detaining and holding more people, but also making it harder for them to get help. Here, a Temple law professor lays out what you can do about it. Visit this story on the web for helpful links.

"This is the most urgent problem facing every one of us today, no matter where in the country we live." Ali Velshi explains.

Local debates around Gaza, school closings, and ICE all raise the same question: Does anyone care about actual governing, or has Philly fully entered the age of the political grandstand?

When Republican Stephen Goldsmith was Mayor of Indianapolis, IN, he ran his city by "devolving" decisions down to the grassroots level. He created partnerships with the movers and shakers of local areas – community-based organizations, small businesses, faith leaders — to decide together how best to spend money in their neighborhoods. "Government had neglected those neighborhoods," he told our pod...

There are only two options for generating more money to fund schools and city services, writes former City Councilmember Allan Domb. One way is clearly better than the other.

When the world is a lonely mess around you, sometimes you need to step out and build bridges. If you have a question for Kimberly,  fill out this form and we'll do our best to feature it in an upcoming episode.

Spain's capital may be centuries older than Philadelphia, but the vibrant city offers a forward-thinking, growth mindset idea that our comparatively smaller (and younger) hometown should steal

In the wake of another scene of politically-motivated gun violence, the Trump administration points the finger unequivocally at the opposition party. Ali Velshi clarifies who is actually responsible for overt calls to violence.

On this episode of Big Rube's Philly, Reuben Harley takes deputy editor Lauren McCutcheon on a Gordon Parks-style journey through the streets of Philadelphia using his most iconic photographs of neighborhood life. To see the photographs behind the conversation, visit this story on the web. 

In the fourth installment of the Ultimate Job Interview, three candidates vying to represent the 3rd Congressional District (Center City, North and South Philly and a large area of West Philly) sit with 6abc's Matt O'Donnell and a panel of interviewers to answer some of the most pressing questions of the race as the May 19 primary draws closer. In order of appearance: (2:30) Dr. Ala Stanford (23:3...

This Mother's Day, one West Philly woman wants to help the suffering of mothers and children through "grief weaving."

During this semiquincentennial season, Dr. James Peterson looks at the story of a woman enslaved at Stenton in 1776, which brings up more questions than answers. And that is as it should be.

Come November, the House and Senate may flip. Increasingly, the Supreme Court is being viewed as the last bastion of power. Ali Velshi explains.

Amid the ongoing conversation about free speech, democracy-loving Americans should be paying attention to — and exercising — their First Amendment right to … show up, together

When it feels like the world is without hope, how do we move forward each day? Kimberly McGlonn has some advice for you.  Do you have a question for Kimberly? Follow the link below to submit a question and we'll do our best to feature it in an upcoming episode. Fill out the form here

On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, Denver just became the latest major city to launch a comprehensive plan for repairing and expanding its sidewalk networks. What is Philly waiting for?

Inspired by his own medical crisis, Al Dashiell is bringing registered nurses into his Center City barber shop to administer health care to his clients while they're in a familiar place. Chopped P.H.D. will hold its next screening this week, on Thursday, April 23rd, from noon until about 2 p.m. For more information,  visit this story on the web.

Ronnie Polaneczky is a senior editor at Philadelphia magazine who recently wrote the article "Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day." She joins Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDS, accompanied by Carl Singley who co-founded the Ona Judge Coalition, to talk about a major push to commemorate Judge with her own day.

... there's hope for other democracies that are backsliding into illiberalism. Ali Velshi explains.

In this episode of Philadelphia Promise, Christine Speer Lejeune, editor-in-chief of Philadelphia magazine, sits down with author, political thinker and all-around Renaissance man Richard Vague. In his new book,  The Banker Who Made America , Vague shines a spotlight on Thomas Willing, a highly influential Philadelphian who leveraged the power of American banking to help the country win its indepe...

What if your primary care physician gave you a script for more time outdoors? Prescribe Outside, a program from CHOP,  is doing just that . Writer Courtney DuChene visited just such a nature gathering with doctors, patients and a whole lot of kids.

On this episode of Gardening For Good, The Woodlands runs a volunteer-staffed program to restore flowers to cradle graves and build community in the process. For more information on volunteering, visit this story on the web.