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1 天前 · Engaged citizens strengthen democracy. One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city.. We hope to do that in our Good Citizenship Toolkit, which includes a host of ways to get involved in Philadelphia — whether you want to contact your City Councilmember about protecting immigrants and ...

3 天之前 · ONGOING EVENTS. Art exhibitions, live shows, outdoor activities, and more things to do, until you can’t anymore. LEARN TAI CHI. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 7:30 to 8:30am, Franklin Square Tai Chi Group meets next to the fountain (or in the Pavilion on chilly or wet days) for the ancient practice during Tai Chi in the Square. Free. 200 N. 6th Street

2024年1月2日 · In order to hold our councilmembers accountable, we have to know what’s happening at City Hall. To get up-to-date info, context around recent bills and general Council news, listen to Inside PHL Council — City Council’s podcast. You can see how Council operations play out from your laptop; watch stated meetings, committee meetings, budget hearings, and member spotlights on Council ...

Development … For Good: Neighborhood Renewal By Residents, For Residents. Jumpstart Germantown has helped more than 3,000 Philadelphians become developers of affordably-priced housing.

2 天之前 · No president of the United States had ever fired a member of the National Labor Relations Board in the board’s 90 years of existence. That changed last Monday, when President Trump fired (without cause) a Senate-confirmed board member in an unprecedented — and some say, illegal — move, midway through the five-year term she was serving.

2024年8月21日 · Wondering how to get involved in Philadelphia life? This is the place for you. Below, our comprehensive civic engagement toolkit offers a host of ways to get involved in your community and city, so you can do your part to make your city a better, fairer and more welcoming place for everyone.

2025年1月1日 · Jeannine Cook, owner of Harriett’s and Ida Mae’s bookshops in Fishtown and Collingswood, NJ (respectively), activist, Generation Change Philly member, and 2024 Rad Entrepreneur of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Jeannine Cook, owner and founder of Harriet’s and Ida’s Bookshops. “Next year, I am determined to …

2024年12月30日 · One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city.. We hope to do that in our Good Citizenship Toolkit, which includes a host of ways to get involved in Philadelphia — whether you want to contact your City Councilmember about the challenges facing your community, get those experiencing ...

2024年10月22日 · The initial results, as recently reported in The Philadelphia Inquirer, of Mayor Cherelle Parker’s plan to clean every block in Philadelphia were as expected: While the labor-intensive effort spruced things up in the short term, many blocks across the city quickly returned to how they were before the cleanup — dishearteningly dirty.As one resident bluntly put it, the improvements only ...