Despite a raging, global pandemic and nationwide social unrest, Philadelphia still managed to destroy scores of historic buildings in 2020. Here we highlight some of the most notable losses to the city’s built environment in our annual end-of-year list

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

As the dark winter approaches, Mickey Herr shares her reflections and strategies for living through the pandemic

Amy Cohen examines the contradicting behavior of two famous Philadelphians in a time of grave crisis

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  

Amy Cohen examines the impact of yellow fever and how the epidemic shaped Philadelphia

In this essay Paul Steinke shares his resilient grandmother’s experience during the pandemic of 1918

The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia examines the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 with a multimedia exhibition, walking tours, and a chorus-led parade up Broad Street. Kimberly Haas has the story