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Students at the "Give Us A Ballot" rally hosted by PA Youth Vote on Oct. 28, 2025
The Lenfest Institute

In Philly, Turnout for Off-Year Election Reaches 20-Year High

Students hold signs at the PA Youth Vote "Give Us a Ballot" rally in downtown Philadelphia on October 28, 2025 (CREDIT: Dawud Brown) By Jared Council...
Common items like bins can be recycled at the Burns Material Recovery Facility in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
WHYY

‘Philly ain’t playing’: City steps up anti-dumping enforcement efforts

Forty additional city employees have been given authority to issue notices of violation against illegal dumpers. They hit the streets next month. Read...
Philly students have shown improvement in a number of areas over the past three years, including test scores, but some measures are still far from the targets set by the city’s Board of Education (Billy Penn File Photo)
Billy Penn

Early data shows progress in math for Philadelphia students, with lots of room for overall improvement

Philly students are showing higher test scores and increased attendance, but are still lagging in reading scores. Read more.
external shot of Kensington Wellness Center (Phila Citizen)
The Philadelphia Citizen

Does The Kensington Wellness Court Work?

The $5.5 million pilot program is a key part of Mayor Parker’s plan to address the addiction and homelessness issues in the ravaged neighborhood. Nine...
Aziz poses for a portrait at the recovery home where he lives in South Philadelphia on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Solmaira Valerio)
Kensington Voice

New Kensington ‘fast-track court’ lands most with warrants, back into the cycle of addiction and homelessness

Kensington Voice collected and verified data on 87 people who were arrested during the first months of the program and tracked their journeys through...