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Opinion

City Life

It’s Not “Executive Privilege” When Black Professionals Assert Their Titles for Survival

The situation was hauntingly familiar: a viral video of a white law enforcement officer acting rather aggressively — arguably hostilely — toward a Black person […]

City Life

Philly’s Great Office Building Conversion Needs to Start Right Now

The COVID pandemic is something most of us will never forget. One of the permanent shifts brought about by the pandemic is how — and […]

Foobooz

A Tale of Two Bacon and Cornbread Dishes

Earlier this week Ernest Owens, Philadelphia magazine’s political writer at large and Eater Philly’s food editor, took to Instagram, claiming that Fitzwater Cafe had stolen […]

City Life

3 Ideas To Make Philly’s Life Sciences Boom Benefit All of Philadelphia

Our city remains one of the world’s most dynamic and productive hubs for healthcare innovation. We have a concentration of world-class healthcare systems, life sciences […]

Foobooz

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About the Michelin Guide

Kiki Aranita is a food writer, former Classics scholar, and the owner of Poi Dog Sauces, a company that grew out of her former Center […]

City Life

3 Simple Ideas to Prepare Philly Kids For the Future

We spend a lot of time talking about poverty in Philadelphia, as we should. For decades we’ve held the unfortunate title of being the poorest […]

City Life

5 Big Predictions for Philly Politics in 2024

The election victories of 2023 — divisive as they were — proved at least one thing: 2024 will be a historic year for Philly politics. […]

Foobooz

A Wawa for the Coming Dystopia

Look, it’s not often that I get to quote a paper from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology here. It’s not often that I […]

City Life

Why Cherelle Parker’s Choice For Police Commissioner Is Great for Public Safety — and the Economy

For six and a half years, I was privileged to serve on Philadelphia’s City Council. It was a great vantage point from which to get […]

City Life

These Are the Worst Thanksgiving Guests You’ll Encounter This Year

The turkey’s been basted. The pies are all baked. The bar is fully stocked. And the house is in tip-top, immaculate, sparkly clean shape. The […]

City Life

There’s a Solution for Lifting People Out of Poverty In Philadelphia. Why Don’t We Try It?

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Census Bureau released a new set of figures about poverty in America. Unfortunately, the takeaway was one that’s all […]

City Life

The Winners and Losers in Philadelphia’s 2023 General Election

Philadelphia’s election on Tuesday was historic for a number of reasons. For the first time ever, the mayor of Philadelphia will be a Black woman: […]

City Life

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Looting

At the end of his life, Dr. Martin Luther King was unpopular in the eyes of the public. This was because King was opposed to […]

City Life

5 Big Ideas for Improving Public Safety in Philadelphia

In the late summer of 2022, after six and a half years in office, I resigned my seat on Philadelphia City Council in order to […]

Foobooz

In Defense of the Ice Cream Cone

Philadelphians have strong opinions. We get heated over politics and football, and even when it comes to something simple like ice cream, we have no […]