Daniel Pearson

After more than a month without mask requirements, Philadelphia has become the first big U.S. city to reimpose indoor mask rules as COVID-19 rates rise.

To address staffing shortages, the Philadelphia Police Department has said new recruits no longer have to live in the city.

The four candidates who have taken steps to enter the mayor’s race so far — Allan Domb, Derek Green, Cherelle L. Parker, and Maria Quiñones-Sánchez — describe how they would heal our wounded city.

Some neighborhoods have stymied new residential construction through zoning restrictions and other means. Those measures have consequences.

Police reported no overnight shootings or murders — a rarity — on the heels of two Eagles wins this season. Researchers say there’s a link between sports and public safety on gamedays.

The host nation of Qatar is proudly repressive and has engaged in human rights abuses. Love of soccer or no, I can’t ignore my conscience.

Every single one of the 76ers’ fellow NBA Eastern Conference teams has their own arena downtown. The proposal can absolutely work in Philadelphia — if we let it.

The project doesn’t necessarily mean the end of one of the city’s most distinctive neighborhoods. The Sixers are particularly well-positioned to help Chinatown ease public safety and housing concerns.

Violence and hints of violence over parking spots are far from unprecedented in South Philly. A dispute between Sarcone’s Bakery and a neighbor is the latest example.

The largest, widest-ranging conversation platform in history is gone. In its place is a site that rewards some of the worst the internet has to offer.