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Is Philly Really Less Corrupt Than It Used to Be?

No. And let’s kill this narrative right now, please.


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Two Philly Activists Slapped With $600 Tickets Over Messy Toomey Protest

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Seth Williams Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

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“Trump Rat” Makes Its Hideous Philly Debut

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The Minimum Wage Vs. Living Wage

A new map shows the vast gap between the two in Philly.

More Pope Logistics: Deliveries, Trash, Where to Stash Your Car

Important info for businesses and residents inside the Francis Festival Zone

Black Leaders Roll Over for Casino Deal

McCalla: Mayor Nutter, the NAACP, and the Black Clergy are looking past racial problems at the Cordish Companies.

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

Why? Union demands and City Council’s qualms.

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The GOP Mayoral Nominee’s Spotty Voting History

Melissa Murray Bailey didn’t cast a ballot in three of the last six elections.

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Would Tax Reform Really Create 80,000 Jobs in Philly?

That’s the claim of a new report.



Death at the Doorway of City Hall

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

LOOK: Gorgeous New Gates Going Up at City Hall

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

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Philly’s Hottest New Bar Becomes Gentrification Battleground

Activists take to Yelp to trash Le Bok Fin, a pop-up bar on the roof of a shuttered city school.

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John Dougherty Just Got Even More Powerful

He’s going to become the next leader of the building trades council. Here’s what it means.

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.


Crazy Surge in Center City’s Outdoor Seating

There were zero outdoor cafés in 1995. Now there are 412 businesses with outdoor seating.

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.

Businesses Say Mayor Nutter Is Ignoring Their Papal Visit Pleas

The asterisk? The survey was done by headline-hunting Alan Butkovitz, one of Nutter’s biggest critics.

Should Cops Who Shoot Civilians Be Named?

A new bill would keep secret the names of most police involved in shootings.

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