History A Performance of Freedom The policing of Black bodies began as soon as there was a Philadelphia. Nathaniel Popkin traces this long history and suggests how today’s protests continue and also defy it
Preservation On Frankford Chocolate, Journalistic Integrity, And Hidden City Why a writer was allowed to use a pseudonym and what we’re going to do about the issue going forward
Development With Philly At “Turning Point” Redevelopment Authority Sharpens Its Focus Hidden City connects with Redevelopment Authority director Gregory Heller on his vision for the agency’s role in Philadelphia’s growth
Art & Design Monument Lab: A City-Wide Art Museum That Asks Us To “Leave Fingerprints” We ought to write our own history, say the organizers of Monument Lab, who launch their multi-week public art and civic introspection festival today in the wake of Charlottesville, Dallas, and Durham. Nathaniel Popkin catches up with Monument Lab founder Paul Farber, who asks us all, “What is an appropriate monument for Philadelphia today?”
History Fierce & Fashionable: Philadelphia Female Labor Fighters Of The 20s & 30s New book examines Kensington’s radical hosiery workers and women in the labor movement from the Jazz Age to the New Deal. Nathaniel Popkin has the review
Architecture In “Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture,” The City Is A Muse Groundbreaking exhibit of the work of Louis Kahn brings his ideas to life, says Nathaniel Popkin
Urbanism With New Penn’s Landing Plan, A Central Park Lost in the intense news cycle: major news about the at-long-last redevelopment of Penn’s Landing. Nathaniel Popkin has a look
Architecture Gehry, PMA Break Ground On Major Renovation The $196 million “Core Project” to renovate key areas of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and create nearly 100,000 square feet of new space began this morning with an official ceremony
