Philadelphia Magazine

Holly Otterbein

Senior writer

@HollyOtterbein
Citified

Who Would Replace Kathleen Kane?

Lynne Abraham may be interested in the gig.

Citified

NBC10 Calls Off Debate Because of Kenney’s “Unreasonable Demands”

A source at the station said they “had never seen anything” like it.

City Life

A Massive Number of People Used the Schuylkill River Trail Last Year

How the city’s trails are becoming part of the transportation network.

Citified

PSA: Surprise! Today is Election Day!

Philly will pick three new state legislators today. Here’s a cheat sheet to the race.

Citified

Fixed. Fixed. Fixed.

Three civic nuisances highlighted on Citified, three problems solved.

Citified

Why Is Crime On the Rise in Philly?

New York City, Los Angeles and Baltimore have also seen recent spikes in crime.

City Life

Survey: Bikers, Drivers Break Laws At Similar Rates

But there’s one key difference in a cyclist’s motivation to do so.

Citified

Fix It: The Incredible Vanishing Bike Lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue

Even the U.S. Department of Transportation thinks they’re unsafe.

Citified

Finally, Facts About Pope Visit Disruption

I-95 to remain open. Ben Franklin Bridge, I-76 and I-676 to be closed. And there will be a “traffic box.”

Citified

Powerful GOP Machine Suffers a Major Blow in Delco’s Special Election

What does it mean for pols who want to take down Philly’s dominant Democratic Party?

City Life

Philly Doing Abandoned Bike Sweep

It may or may not have to do with — you guessed it — the pope’s visit.

Citified

Will the Ben Franklin Bridge Close or Not During the Pope’s Visit?

The DRPA says it needs more info from the Secret Service before it decides.

Citified

The Embarrassing Metaphor That Is the Trash-Filled Municipal Services Building Sign

Welcome to Philadelphia, world.

City Life

Will Bike Share Shut Down for Pope’s Visit?

Officials are not ready to announce their plans.

Citified

Why Philly’s Special Election Matters

Voters will pick three new members of the city’s Harrisburg delegation. It could use some fresh faces.