For Philadelphia’s Latino community, daily life now revolves around survival, fear, and anxiety. The effects are already visible in a local economy that depends on this community.
Philadelphia’s growing AI programs face scrutiny over governance and public input By: Katie Malone | PhillyCAM, Technical.ly January 27, 2026 | Tagged: AI, Civic Tech. PhillyCAM's Jordana Rubenstein (L) interviews Technical.ly reporter Sarah Huffman (R) about AI policy in Philadelphia (Screenshot/PhillyCAM) Philadelphia is moving ahead with using AI in city services, but some residents worry…
‘By closing schools, you leave a hole in the neighborhood,’ says anti-violence activist Chantay Love.
In 2020, if Covid-19 wasn’t the lead story on our local news, it was shootings. I was baffled.
Community members are lobbying ahead of a City Council hearing this week for long-sought reforms to Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services, citing years of systemic problems.
The hearing, the second convened by City Council members Nina Ahmad and Cindy Bass, was sparked by a Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative investigation, published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, which exposed chronic understaffing, turnover in the workforce and the needless separation of families. Advocates had offered a list of concerns early this past summer.
Sonia Ortuño begins her day very early in the morning, traveling from New Jersey to South Philadelphia to earn a living as a baker and support her five children. Although it hasn’t been easy, she believes it has been worth it.
When Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson needed a partner to help launch her 2024 memoir, “Lovely One,” she chose Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books in the heart of historic Germantown. In a remarkable feat for a small, independent bookstore, the discussion and book signing that followed at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cedarbrook sold 4,000 tickets and became one of the most successful stops on Jackson’s national tour.
For Philadelphia Latine business owners, passing down culture and business intertwine By: Némesis Mora | 2Puntos, Metro Philly August 27, 2025 | Tagged: community, Economic Mobility, immigrants. Metro Philadelphia and 2PuntosLocalNews are collaborating to produce a series highlighting second- and third-generation Latines in Philadelphia. Second and third generation immigrants often represent a fresher, more creative…
Does the Philadelphia school district fail to communicate effectively and frequently enough with its Latino families for their children to do as well as they should?
For Zulma Guzmán, the clear answer is yes.
