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A Year in Ruins: Battling the Pandemic for 365 Days
Photography

A Year in Ruins: Battling the Pandemic for 365 Days

Photographer Kyle Cassidy recounts the struggles of healthcare workers as we mark one year of surviving and fighting COVID-19

The Perfect Father’s Day Card For My Gay Dad
City Life

The Perfect Father’s Day Card For My Gay Dad

For Father’s Day, Amy Cohen shares memories of her civically engaged dad who came out as gay in the late 1970s and lived with HIV for 20 years

Between Us and Catastrophe: People on the Front Lines of COVID-19
Photography

Between Us and Catastrophe: People on the Front Lines of COVID-19

In this photo essay Kyle Cassidy introduces us to the people who are standing between their neighbors and the global pandemic, using their bodies, minds, and labor as shields  

From Gas Masks to Bricklaying Class: Life & Lessons at Bok Technical High School
Photography

From Gas Masks to Bricklaying Class: Life & Lessons at Bok Technical High School

With the reinvention of the Bok Building well underway, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania give us an exclusive glimpse of school life there in the 1940s

Black History Museums Struggle To Survive Amid Philly Revival
History

Black History Museums Struggle To Survive Amid Philly Revival

In need of funding and resources, three museums dedicated to African American history face an uncertain future. Keshler Thibert has the story

Tell The Whole Story With Next Chapter Of The Philadelphia History Museum
History

Tell The Whole Story With Next Chapter Of The Philadelphia History Museum

In this op-ed, Mabel Rosenheck says its time to put some fresh, 21st century eyes on how we interpret our city’s history with inclusivity as the top priority

It Ain’t History–Yet. We Seek Ideas On How And Why To Save The Philadelphia History Museum
History

It Ain’t History–Yet. We Seek Ideas On How And Why To Save The Philadelphia History Museum

The city that incubates the “most innovative public history practice in the country” can and should find a way to reinvent its city museum. We query the experts to get the conversation started

On Motherhood & The Circle Of Life At City Hall
City Life

On Motherhood & The Circle Of Life At City Hall

For Mother’s Day, Stacey Meadows takes us inside the Register of Wills office at City Hall with this moving personal essay


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