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One Place is Worth 1000 Stories

The Philadelphia LGBT Mapping Project highlights the stories of places important to LGBT history.

by GIA GUPTA

Extended Day Without Extended Pay?

The “Extended Day, Extended Year” plan could be a dream for working families, but what does it mean in a city of underpaid, overworked educators?

by SARAH LEONARD

Give Nurses Pens and Syringes

Rx: Nurse Voices, ASAP. Not PRN. 

by MADDY BRUNSON

Lessons From the People’s Kitchen

Filling stomachs, hearts, and minds in a Philadelphia community kitchen.

by YEEUN YOO

The ABCs of Cooking

Edible Alphabet at Parkway Central Library serves up English lessons with side of home–cooked lunch.

by JULES LINGENFELTER

Disorient Yourself!

From 1972 to today, the Disorientation Guide has been providing a much needed perspective on activism at Penn. 

by ISAAC POLLOCK

From the Classroom to the Picket Line, Pa. Teachers Fight Against “3–5–7–9”

Philadelphia educators unite to protest the state’s draconian sick–day sanctions.

by CHLOE NORMAN

Between City Officials and Fairmount Residents, Who’s Telling the Truth?

Residents’ criticism of Mayor Parker’s expansion of ‘Philly Home’ reflects a rising trend in national sentiments of NIMBYism. 

by CHLOE NORMAN

Penn and Prescription Drugs: Between Biden and Bayh–Dole

Evaluating Penn’s impact on drug pricing and the effect of Biden’s proposed guidance

by BOBBY MCCANN

Gun Violence amidst Public Transportation

The aftermath of SEPTA’s bus stop shootings and how it affects Philly's perception of safety 

by PRERNA KULKARNI

Harvesting Community

This local cheese entrepreneur founded the Pandemic Pantry, a buying club based out of a West Philly garage.

by ELLIE MEYER

Community Land Trust Bust

Between a community land trust and tiny homes, 2020 protest agreements have been on a wild but unsuccessful ride.

by BOBBY MCCANN

Fighting Gentrification at Penn Law

Loopholes in laws around blighted property are harming communities of color. A legal clinic at Penn Carey Law is fighting for reform.

by CHARISSA HOWARD

From Phonics to Fluency

A new bill in Harrisburg seeks to harness the science of reading movement to combat poor literacy rates across Philadelphia’s education system.

by CHLOE NORMAN

Psyched for a Revolution

Psychedelics are coming into the world of healthcare microgram by microgram.

by MADDY BRUNSON

Shatter the Silence, Stop the Violence

 An account of Take Back The Night  

by CHARLOTTE COMSTOCK and CAITLYN IACCINO

Penn’s Concealed Aid

The game–changing tuition assistance that remains exclusive and under–advertised.

by CHARISSA HOWARD

SOS from SIS

Students are drowning in a sea of medical bills, debt, and loss. Student Intervention Services is hesitating to throw a life vest. 

by MADDY BRUNSON

Democrats and Their Discontents

In the the Philadelphia ward committees, the Democratic party is purging Working Families Party supporters.

by BOBBY MCCANN

Philadelphia’s First Responders Are Always On the Move

Inside the busiest rescue squads in the nation.

by PRERNA KULKARNI

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