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Christine Flowers: My hipster heckler

July 8, 2025July 7, 2025
Christine Flowers
3

I was leaving immigration court the other day, feeling fairly good about the fact that two of my clients had […]

Civic Culture

Richard Vaughn: A dream revived, a river revived

July 2, 2025July 1, 2025
Richard Vaughn

They said it couldn’t be done — wouldn’t be done — repeatedly, over the course of a mere 33 years. […]

Civic Culture

Eric Tuwalski: The effects of one-party rule

June 27, 2025June 26, 2025
Eric Tuwalski

Los Angeles has been the epicenter of anarchy. Hopefully, it will not spread to other cities, including ours. The Immigration […]

Civic Culture

Patty-Pat Kozlowski: The ‘Summertime’ of the ’90s song is now a distant memory

May 30, 2025May 29, 2025
Patty-Pat Kozlowski

Drums, please! The year is 1991 and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince released the epitome of what it […]

Civic Culture

Thom Nickels: Public misbehavior shouldn’t be dismissed as ‘a Philly thing’

April 24, 2025April 23, 2025
Thom Nickels
1

The phrase “it’s a Philly thing” reduces urban violence and misbehavior to a wink and a nod.
By Thom Nickels

Civic Culture Op-Ed

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Saying goodbye to the cheesesteak — but only because I have to

March 31, 2025April 1, 2025
Michael Thomas Leibrandt

It’s been over 85 years that Philadelphia has proudly called the cheesesteak its own. If you were fortunate enough to grow up […]

Civic Culture

Thom Nickels: Port Richmond elegy

January 24, 2025January 22, 2025
Thom Nickels
9

There’s not a single vacant space in my Riverwards Fishtown-Port Richmond neighborhood that hasn’t been rezoned for rehab by developers. […]

Civic Culture

David Reel: The consequences of America’s broken moral compass

January 8, 2025January 7, 2025
David Reel
3

A dictionary definition of a moral compass is a set of beliefs or values that help guide ethical decisions, judgments, […]

Civic Culture

Heather Shayne Blakeslee: I don’t know if I belong to a political party anymore. So I’m throwing a party instead.

November 13, 2024November 15, 2024
Heather Shayne Blakeslee
3

“We don’t care who you voted for, just bring a dish to the potluck.” I’ve uttered that phrase hundreds of […]

Civic Culture

Beth Ann Rosica: What happened to civil disagreement?

October 30, 2024October 28, 2024
Beth Ann Rosica
12

Earlier this month, I reported on threatening letters sent to people with Trump signs in their yard. One mailing included […]

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Christine Flowers: My hipster heckler

Christine Flowers: My hipster heckler

schedule July 08 2025
ink_pen Christine Flowers

I was leaving immigration court the other day, feeling fairly good about the fact that two of my clients had […]

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