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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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How the Beverage Lobby Quietly Killed the Soda Tax in Philly, Again

The City Hall fight you haven’t heard about.

How to Stop the Annual School District Vs. City Council Smackdowns

A strategy for improving the dreaded school funding season.

Should the PPA Have the Power to Ticket … Everything?

Democratic mayoral nominee Jim Kenney has a very interesting idea.

How the On-Demand Economy Can Bring New Vitality to Kingsessing

(And a bunch of other Philadelphia neighborhoods.)

High Line Lessons for Reading Viaduct Park

Be careful with the zoning, and be sure to fund maintenance.

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Millennials Didn’t Vote This Year, Like At All

Only 12 percent of registered millennials cast a ballot in the mayor’s race.



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School District Says Council’s Funding Plan Falls Short

District officials asked lawmakers for $103M. They say they’re only getting $45M.

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Could This Guy Spark an Independent Revolution?

Andrew Stober wants to prove that you don’t have to be a Democrat or Republican to get elected in Philly.

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Philly’s Old Guard Freezes Out the Young

The informal networks that really matter are closed to newcomers and Millennials, and that’s crippling the city’s dynamism and economy.

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State Moves Closer to Taking Over Philly Schools — Again

Plus, the city’s elections chief sues to stop an ethics probe.

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Behind the Scenes With Jim Kenney’s Twitter Brain Trust

They read his feed and ask: “Like where did that even come from? Who knows?”


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Should Philly Bars Have More Cameras?

Shane Montgomery’s mom presses City Council for more surveillance.

Bike Share Is Billed as a Car Alternative, But Is It Really?

Not for most riders, a study of five cities shows.

Philadelphia Has Added 50,000 College Grads

But how many grew up here?

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How to Fix the Mayor’s Race

It’s June. The voting that matters is over. That’s a problem.

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