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Councilmember Rue Landau — the city’s first openly LGBTQ+ member of city council — is teaming up with Councilmember Kendra Brooks to introduce...
Antonio Díaz Chávez, baker at Las Lomas Bakery in South Philadelphia.  STEPHEN KNIGHT
On a quiet Wednesday afternoon, 9th Street in South Philadelphia is emptier than Pedro Ríos Sandoval has ever seen it. His restaurant, Mole Poblano...
The annual Checkmate Violence chess tournament on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 in Philadelphia. (Sammy Caiola / Chalkbeat)
Concentration and attentiveness are some of the skills organizers of the PECO-ASAP Checkmate Violence tournament aim to instill in Philadelphia youth...
Aerial View of a Trash Barge and Junk Yard along Delaware River (Getty)
The Philadelphia Citizen

The City Knows How to Fix Our Trash Woes

Philadelphia's recycling rate went from 21% in 2015 to around 13% in recent years. Its trash and recycling contracts are set to expire in June 2026...
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker speaks during a news conference about a plan to redevelop Brith Sholom House in Wynnefield. From left to right is PHA President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah, City Council President Kenyatta Johnson, Parker, and Ryan N. Boyer, business manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council. Tyger Williams / Staff Photographer
A coalition of building trades unions will lend the Philadelphia Housing Authority $50 million out of its pension fund to help finance the...