Malcolm Burnley

2 weeks ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Malcolm Burnley

At first glance, the outlook for adult-use marijuana in Pennsylvania appears less certain than just a few months ago.

3 weeks ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Malcolm Burnley

It’s a sign of a healthy democracy when rival candidates for office can exchange ideas in a public forum. But nowadays’ political debates are a far cry from Lincoln-Douglas. This year’s race for Philadelphia District Attorney has unfortunately followed that pattern, despite the serious questions about public safety that exist in the city. Only two Democrats (and zero Republicans) are on the ballot for the May 20 primary: incumbent Larry Krasner and retired Municipal Court Judge Pat Dugan.

3 weeks ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Malcolm Burnley

One thing you notice about the Fashion District — six years after the Market East mall opened — is that practically no one calls it by its proper name, after all this time. “I don’t like this new Gallery,” says Theo, a security guard stationed by the food court on a March afternoon. The Gallery, of course, was the name of the quirky, 1960s-inspired mall designed by Ed Bacon that formerly occupied the same grounds. Asked if this “new Gallery” ever feels boisterous, Theo offers a shrug.

1 month ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Malcolm Burnley |Bruce Katz

In 2017, my two best friends moved to Phoenix. We had all moved to Philadelphia about the same time, four years earlier. We struck up close friendships, explored the city together, and came to love the word jawn. I doubt I’d call this jawn home today if I’d never met them. Oddly enough, 2017 was also the same year that Phoenix leapfrogged Philly in population. (Do I blame my friends? Absolutely.) It turns out they were a harbinger for migration patterns that have emerged since then.

1 month ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Malcolm Burnley

New parents know the dilemma: Good child care is hard to find. But Janet Filante found it — and more — when she put her trust in her own neighborhood. In the late-1980s, Filante was seeking a developmentally nurturing space for her young daughter. She heard from friends about Childspace, a new daycare center in Germantown within walking distance of her home. After joining the inaugural “class” of parents, Filante liked it so much that she sent her second child there a few years later.