Golden Sunrise: The Last of the Fancies - The Philadelphia Citizen
2023年12月28日 · One and a half million people live in Philadelphia. Approximately 10,000 of us, according to Visit Philly, are Mummers. Of those 10,000 Mummers, fewer than 150 walk down Broad Street in the Fancy Division, and all 150 are members of the last remaining such Fancy Club, Golden Sunrise.Founded in 1960, Pennsport-based Golden Sunrise is determined to survive — by opening their clubhouse doors to ...
When Will We Listen To Working Class Voters?
2024年11月7日 · In reporting for her new book, Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America’s Working Men and Women, Newsweek’s Batya Ungar-Sargon traveled the country seeking out and talking with members of America’s working class who are fighting to survive. They were cleaning ladies and health aides, truck drivers and Amazon delivery people, fast food workers, builders and others — so called ...
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CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS Disruptors Alexis A. Thompson and Stephan A. Grupp. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia doctors have devoted their lives to improving the quality and length of life for some of our country’s most vulnerable and overlooked patients: children with sickle cell disease.
Guest Commentary: The Power of the No Arena Protestors
2025年1月17日 · Join us for our next event, Development …For Good: The Opposite of Gentrification? on February 10 at the Fitler Club Ballroom, 1 South 24th Street starting at 5pm. Discuss building a better, more inclusive, and prosperous Philadelphia with real estate developer Ken Weinstein, founder of Jump Start Germantown; and Jordan Parisse Ferranini, a Jump Start alum and founder of Trades For A Difference.
Mount Airy's Voter Turnout is Philly's Highest. Here's Why.
2024年10月30日 · 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 making sure every ...
Tyree Wallace is home. What did it cost him — and us?
2024年11月8日 · SRC is calling for volunteers and advocates to enact systemic reform in our criminal justice system and our communities. Find out what you can do to help and support their work. Follow their Instagram here for news and events.. Second Justice is raising funds to represent the wrongly convicted. Hundreds of individuals are awaiting relief.
Things to Do, Election Edition — Get Out The Vote Parties
2024年11月4日 · 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 the challenges facing your ...
A Republican Mayor’s Unexpected Presidential Vote
2024年10月24日 · 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 the challenges facing your ...
Guest Commentary: Teach Reading The Right Way
2024年10月24日 · Passing SB 801 was a good start. However, Pennsylvania must enact comprehensive reform and an evidence-based literacy curriculum aligned with the science of reading. Teach Plus and 24 other organizations have called on Governor Shapiro to invest $100 million in the 2025-26 state budget to fund the full suite of policies in the original SB 801.
Who is David Oh? - The Philadelphia Citizen
2023年5月17日 · Here’s what else we know about David Oh. HE CREATED A VETERANS TAX CREDIT for employers who hire returning David Oh, Republican candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia.. veterans, authored a bill to increase women’s breastfeeding rights in the workplace, and helped wrangle more money for firefighters.; HIS LEGISLATIVE SUCCESS HAS BEEN LIMITED. For example, some of Oh’s most significant bills ...