Darrell Clarke
Mayor Nutter Won’t Be Shouted Down in Council This Year
Remember last year, when union protesters raised such a din that Mayor Nutter was forced to retreat from City Council chambers to give his budget […]
Council to Nutter: Not So Quick on PGW Sale
Just because Mayor Nutter has made the deal doesn’t mean the City Council will ratify his $1.86 billion sale of Philadelphia Gas Works to a […]
Morning Headlines: Nutter and Clarke Make Plan for LOVE Park
After months of discussion, an accord has finally been reached for how to refurbish of JFK Plaza. According to the Inquirer’s Troy Graham, Mayor Nutter […]
Nutter, Clarke Agree on Love Park Future
NewsWorks reports that Mayor Michael Nutter and Council President Darrell Clarke have reached agreement over the future of Love Park—a joint vision that involves creating […]
Morning Headlines: District Gets 20 Bids for Shuttered School Buildings
Another lumbering step forward has been taken in the effort to raise budget money for the School District of Philadelphia. Since last year’s December 17th […]
What Philly Should Have Learned From Baltimore About Land Banks
After two years of crafting a land bank bill that would streamline the messy, maddening process of buying land from the city, Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez’s […]
Clarke’s LOVE Park Plan: Too Much, and Not Enough, of a Good Thing
City Council President Darrell Clarke is floating a plan to take care of rehabilitating LOVE Park the same way the city is going about rehabilitating […]
Nutter in Dark Over School Sale Plans
CBS 3 reports: “Mayor Michael Nutter says he’s still somewhat in the dark over Council President Darrell Clarke’s plan to send $50-million to the school district in […]
Morning Headlines: “No City Has Come Into a Windfall From Selling Buildings”
The city — and in particular City Council President Darrell Clarke — is hoping that by selling the empty school buildings, they’ll make $50 million […]
WATCH: City Council President Makes Ejaculation Reference
What’s with the smirk on Philadelphia Councilman Bill Green’s face? He’s reacting to City Council President Darrell Clarke saying “we shot our load” on schools […]
Rumors Fly in City Hall’s Interim Mayor Situation
It was another difficult spring in Philadelphia for Mayor Michael Nutter: rising homicide rates, a recalcitrant City Council, the schools in disarray.
City Council President Darrell Clarke Is Donating His Raise to the Obama Campaign
Mayor Michael Nutter and a number of city officials are set to receive automatic pay increases. Of the officials up for the pay bump, six […]
Temple Students Think North Philly’s a Wasteland They’re There to Rescue
As a former Temple student who lived in off-campus housing, I apologize to the residents of North Central Philadelphia. Not necessarily for my actions (although I […]
North Philly Residents Don’t Hate Temple. They Hate Change.
North Philadelphia residents are blinded by a community pride so strong they can’t see the benefits of a new proposal aimed at helping their neighborhood. […]
Here’s How Jim Kenney Can Save Money on Tweeting
There are few things more satisfying to a journalist than watching events unfold that validate your work. After my blog post last week about the […]