Men Break Out Guns, Bats and Hatchets to “Protect” South Philly’s Christopher Columbus Statue
Meanwhile, the Christopher Columbus statue just over the bridge in Camden, New Jersey has been removed.
Tamala Edwards on Broadcasting From Her Living Room and Inspiring the Next Generation
Fifteen years after joining 6 ABC, the early-morning anchor talks about working amid a pandemic and protests.
Philly Gets the Anti-Joe Bologna T-Shirt That It Needs
Plus: The Inquirer’s scathing report on the Philly police. And primary results are finally in.
White South Jersey Cop Charged After Pepper Spraying Black Teen Who Was Just Sitting on a Stoop
This is the ninth — yes, ninth — police department that the cop has worked for. He’s 31 years old.
These Men Drove All the Way from Philly to Texas for the George Floyd Funeral
And here is the powerful message they brought home with them.
Now That Frank Rizzo Is Gone, Maybe It’s Time to Talk About Those Christopher Columbus Statues
With a Columbus statue thrown into a lake in Virginia and another beheaded — yes, beheaded! — in Boston, where does that leave Philly’s Columbus statues?
Philly Police Officer Joseph Bologna, Who Is Charged With Assaulting a Protester, Has Been Suspended
And there are reportedly other protest incidents involving Bologna under investigation.
103-Year-Old South Philly Woman Insisted On Going to Vote After Mail-In Ballot Didn’t Show Up
She made it with minutes to spare.
Here’s the List of Demands Most of City Council Just Gave to Kenney for Philly Police Reform
Plus: The latest crime stats are out. And they’re not good.
“I’m Opening the Restaurant and If Mayor Kenney Doesn’t Like It, He Can Come Get Me”
It seemed like Philly restaurants would be allowed to offer outdoor seating beginning on Friday, June 5th. The key word being “seemed.”
Philly Restaurant Poe’s Sandwich Joint Refuses to Serve Police
“I realize I am not being a good businessman,” says owner N.A. Poe, an ex-felon. “I am being an activist, and this is a battleground.”
Hungry Pigeon Chef Scott Schroeder In Hot Water Over “Black America” Comments
“I fucked up,” Schroeder told us, later emailing a statement, which appears here in its entirety.
Good Riddance: The Frank Rizzo Statue Has Been Removed
In a statement announcing the removal, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney called it “a deplorable monument to racism.”
White Men With Bats, Bombed ATMs, and an Alleged Looter Killed at South Philly Gun Store
There were fewer overall incidents on Monday and overnight, but the chaos continues.