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City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas raising his hand as he engages with audience at a recent panel about education funding and school closures in Philadelphia.
The Lenfest Institute

As Philadelphia weighs school closures, civic leaders advise heeding lessons from past

City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas speaks at a March 24, 2026, Every Voice, Every Vote Community Conversation about education funding and school...
Eric Marsh, of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, speaking on a Feb. 27, 2026 panel about public safety.
The Lenfest Institute

Civic leaders credit anti-violence groups for historic decline in violent crime

Eric Marsh, director of operations for The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, speaking at an Every Voice, Every Vote Community...
File photo: Rowhomes in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
WHYY

Homeownership rates among Philadelphia seniors remains high, but older renters face heavier cost burden

A majority of Philadelphia seniors are homeowners — about 69% — while a smaller percentage rent, research shows. But more than a third of the city’s...
The Lenfest Institute

VIDEO: EVEV Community Conversation: Clean & Green

Every Voice, Every Vote’s second Community Conversations event, held virtually on January 27, 2026. The title of the event was “Clean, Green and...
City Council President Kenyatta Johnson gavels in a Council meeting in December 2024.
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly Council president says he’ll hold up school funding over the closure and consolidation plan ‘if need be’

Philadelphia’s top lawmaker said he’s willing to hold up city funding to the Philadelphia School District over concerns about the recently released...