CitizenCast

Charles Ellison interviews Maurice Jones about his work with PAR-Recycle Works, a local nonprofit that teaches returning citizens to break down electronics—and sells the resulting scrap metal. 

The Philadelphia Citizen, in partnership with B Lab and ImpactPHL, hosted a discussion with four dynamic entrepreneurs who are proving that doing well and doing good can go hand in hand. This panel featured social innovators who have built financially successful businesses while also spurring opportunity, increasing access and promoting economic fairness—from boardroom to storefront—in the service...

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy discusses DemocracyNYC, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's 10-point plan for increasing civic engagement across, and how it could be applied to Philadelphia. 

While other cultural organizations struggle to stay relevant, Christine Cox's BalletX keeps growing, spreading the joy of dance to more people

Larry Platt discusses his new series with Charles D. Ellison, "The Fix," in which he delves into the city's transactional culture of influences - and looks at strategies for promoting public integrity.   

Fairhill's Lillian Marrero library branch brings the poorest Philadelphians services that expand the definition of literacy far beyond the stacks. It's a model for the future of libraries.

The NJ-based startup makes getting power easier and greener in the areas where it matters most: disaster sites, high risk situations, and of course, food trucks   

We spoke with a panel of journalists from the frontlines to talk about why a free press matters

Thousands of illegal guns from Pennsylvania are used in violent crimes every year. Why don't we track them like they do in New York?

…In Los Angeles . But a new face on the Philly school board provides hope that private sector expertise might be on its way

Masterman students honored for placing 1st in the Odyssey of the Mind competition and a proposed "Stinky House" amendment.

WURD's Charles D. Ellison speaks with Citizen contributor Mark Dent on Pa. politics. 

An event at the Rosenbach with The Citizen's Larry Platt asks a question of our time: How can we live in the age of Facebook?

Did the election results tell us something about the state of the Mayor's popularity?

The volunteer at W.B. Saul High School's on-campus farm is taking what was once seen as troublesome and expensive animal waste and transforming it from poo to profit

Have you gone to the polls yet? There's still time to make your choices known—and plenty of reasons to do so

The Millenial from Forgotten Bottom realized he had to be the change he wanted to see in his neighborhood. So he jumped all in

L&I head David Perri is right—co-living may be the best way to create affordable housing in a city that desperately needs it

How does the assessment process work? A look at the history of the OPA.

Philly native Pat Cunnane's Obama White House memoir takes us back to what feels like decades ago.

Madeleine Dean is among a spate of women and newcomers hoping to ride an anti-Trump wave into office. Will the same old PA politics stop them?

Larry Platt visits Charles D Ellison's Reality Check on WURD to discuss Meek Mill and criminal justice reform.

The City misplaced $27 million of your money, didn't reconcile its bank accounts for 7 years, and now wants to raise taxes again. Where does the buck stop?

It's National Police Week and Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. would like to dredge the Schuykill River.