Back in 2012, Patrick Kerkstra wrote a seminal piece for Philly Mag entitled “What Will It Take for New Philadelphians to Clean Up City Hall?,” […]
News out of New York this morning is that the city is kinda-maybe-not really interested in making a bid on the 2024 Summer Olympics. Staff […]
I find it fascinating that members of City Council right now want to put yet another zoning overlay in the city to prohibit new pawn […]
One of the most fascinating things about the Internet is the way it uncovers how many bigots lie in our midst every day. Especially since […]
Working from this master list from Wikipedia, I have compiled a ranking of every mayor in Philadelphia’s history, from Humphrey Morrey (appointed by William Penn […]
Remember how, just about a month or two ago, everybody was speculating that Philly’s unions were going to unite and pick the city’s next mayor? […]
As things stand now, the race for Pennsylvania governor this fall should be extremely anti-climatic, a foregone conclusion as predictable as the 76ers missing the […]
A version of this story originally ran in 2012. On May 13, 1985 at 5:20 p.m., a blue and white Pennsylvania State Police helicopter took […]
We’re driving into the city, my husband Doug and I, the car filled with pickaxes and shovels and flats of marigolds and pots of tomatoes. […]
It’s been said now and again, but it needs saying again from time to time: Daryl Metcalfe is a big bully. The Butler Republican serves […]
I’m tired of hearing the Mayor and City Council complain about our city’s fiscal problems. I’m tired of listening to our state representatives, congressmen, and […]
There were two words absent from pretty much all of Thursday’s coverage of arrests and charges in the Philadelphia schools cheating scandal — two words […]
For Americans, the sports stadium is the sanctuary where we all give praise to the same gods. The allure of sports, of course, is that […]
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the Friends finale, which I remember watching on the night I moved back on with my parents after […]
Let’s get real. If Treasurer Rob McCord were actually interested in initiating a serious discussion about racism in Pennsylvania, he probably would have chosen a […]
