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Patrick Kerkstra

Citified

Nutter: Press “Scared the Sh*t Out of People” Over Pope Visit

He wishes the media handled pre-Pope coverage differently.

City Life

It’s Shockingly Easy to Get Into Philly Right Now

Come on in folks, there’s nothing to be afraid of. Here are three pretty easy ways to get in on the Francis Festival fun.

Citified

Will Pope Francis Make Philly Exhibit-A When He Critiques U.S. Policy?

Philly will be the backdrop for Francis’s teachings on charged issues like prison reform, immigration and the nature of the modern family.

Citified

Behold, the Ultimate Pope Map

Slick. Interactive. Dead useful.

Citified

How Serious Was Seth Williams’s Review of Those Porny Emails?

A closer look at the D.A.’s justifications for not firing anyone over Porngate.

Citified

Kenney to Nutter: Stand Up For Gays When Pope Visits

The mayoral nominee slams the church and tells Nutter to get LGBT families face time with Francis.

Citified

3 Huge Problems With the Charter School Movement

A Philly.com report highlights the big risks and high costs of a fast-growing, ad hoc charter system.

Citified

Indego to Add 24 New Stations Next Year

A $1.5 million grant from the William Penn Foundation will put a bunch of new stalls near parks and the riverfronts.

Citified

Darrell Clarke Thinks Philly Schools Need the Firm Hand of City Council

The council president has a laundry list of problems with how Bill Hite is running the school district.

Citified

The Land Bank — a Supposed Big Fix for Delinquency and Blight — Is Sputtering

Why? Union demands and City Council’s qualms.

Citified

Death at the Doorway of City Hall

For pedestrians, Philadelphia’s streets are lethal far too often.

Citified

LOOK: Gorgeous New Gates Going Up at City Hall

These new, historically appropriate gates control access to City Hall’s courtyard.

Citified

Will the “Ferguson Effect” Doom Reform?

The murder rate is rising in many large cities, threatening the prospects for big change to urban criminal justice systems.

Citified

Secret Service Releases Official Pope Security Map

Huge chunk of Parkway open only to ticket-holders. Visitors in the “Francis Festival” zone to enter through 16 checkpoints.

Citified

Darrell Clarke’s School District Power Play

His real beef isn’t about hirings or transparency. It’s about influence for City Council.