Year: 2026

Life across the street from America’s largest incinerator: Chester residents speak out ahead of Philadelphia trash bill

April 22, 2026Steve Jeffries

Chester, PA and the people who call it home, now find themselves at the center of a national debate on how the United States should dispose of its increasing amounts of waste.

For local queer artists, Shop Queer Philly is building community outside of Pride Month

April 20, 2026Ashlee Moore

Meet Shop Queer Philly: a recurring pop-up market showcasing local queer artists and small business owners outside of Pride Month.

As Trump targets queer communities of color, Ebony Ali is fighting back through performance art

April 20, 2026Ashlee Moore

As attacks against the QTBIPOC community ramp up, resistance sometimes looks like a six-foot-five Black drag queen protesting in the middle of City Hall.

Latino business owners gather at annual Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce event

April 10, 2026Sophia Teresa Martin

The Great Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s annual gathering brought together over 75 companies, giving local company owners a platform to network, exchange information, and expand their presence in the community.

For queer Philly punk band Froggy, politics are personal

April 3, 2026Emily Hildenbrand

For Philadelphia Punk band Froggy, the Trump administrations attacks on queer youth are personal.

Amid threats to immigrants in Philadelphia, Mexican business owners find support through business association

March 27, 2026Sophia Teresa Martin

As the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown continues, Philadelphia’s immigrant business owners are finding new ways to support one another as they navigate a time of political and economic uncertainty.

“This misses the mark by a mile:” School district meeting marked by protests

March 27, 2026Ariel E Goodman

Protesters gathered outside of the School District Building before a meeting about the preposed Facilities Master Plan on Thursday, Feb. 26

These queer Philly musicians are responding to politics in 2026 with folk punk

March 19, 2026Jacob Alexander Magaldi

Yell at God is a South Philadelphia-based Folk Punk duo comprised of Orah and RJ. This month the band released their latest album, DANCE, DANCE, REVOLT! In this video, they discuss the importance of creating queer art in the current political moment and how music builds community for resistance.

How Philadelphia’s oldest bar is preparing for this summer’s tourism boom

March 19, 2026Nicolas Baroudi

Chris Mullin Jr. speaks about this upcoming summer and if his bar will extend the curfew for the World Cup.

Ahead of Stop Trashing Our Air Act hearing, Chester health commissioner says incineration is “not benefiting anyone at all”

March 19, 2026Steve Jeffries

Chester is at the forefront of a nationwide debate about how cities can dispose of increasing amounts of waste with fewer options of how to get rid of it.