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Philly’s Land Has Been Set Free!

At long last, the City Council has passed its land bank bill, making it the largest city in the country to have a land bank. […]

City Life

What Philly Should Have Learned From Baltimore About Land Banks

After two years of crafting a land bank bill that would streamline the messy, maddening process of buying land from the city, Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez’s […]

Property

Clarke’s LOVE Park Plan: Too Much, and Not Enough, of a Good Thing

City Council President Darrell Clarke is floating a plan to take care of rehabilitating LOVE Park the same way the city is going about rehabilitating […]

City Life

The Millennial Revolution: We’re Committed to the City

It’s 9 p.m. on a Saturday night, and my boyfriend and I are driving toward the Philadelphia skyline. We’ve had a lovely evening visiting friends […]

City Life

Bill Green to Lead School Reform Commission?

The Daily News reports that at-large City Councilman Bill Green is trying to sell Republicans in Harrisburg on his candidacy to lead the School Reform Commission, […]

City Life

Philly FIGHT and City Councilwomen Announce HIV Clinic for Spanish-Speakers

In a forward-thinking move, Philly FIGHT and city councilwomen Maria Quinones-Sanchez and Marian Tasco announced at a press conference this morning the development of a […]

Howard Zinn A People's History of the United States
City Life

Conservative Media Finally Gets Dander Up Over Philly’s Zinn Mandate

We’d already told you that City Council had passed a resolution calling for Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States to be included […]

A Peoples History of the United States
City Life

Council Resolution Introduced to Promote “A People’s History of the United States” in High Schools

It’s easy to dismiss Council resolutions as meaningless, mostly riskless displays of showmanship, and most of the time they are. But the rationale behind the […]

City Life

Paul Steinke Contemplating City Council Run

Last night, a source told me that Paul Steinke was seriously considering a run for City Council in 2015. This morning, when I called the […]

"Justice" engraved on Philadelphia's City Hall
City

School Closure Plan Probably a Council Power Grab

The debate surrounding the two competing methods for raising funds for city schools has been unexpectedly wonkish for City Hall. Nutter advocates the borrowing of […]

City Life

City Council Snubs Mayor’s Plan to Raise Cash for Schools

City Council and the Nutter administration are still haggling over how to begin to hire back the thousands of teachers and staff members that were […]

City Life

Philly, Your Streets Are About to Get Smellier

Old people! Why are you always ruining everything? Starting tomorrow, Philadelphia’s trash-infested streets are about to get more trash-infested. Right now, the Streets Department will […]

City Life

RIP Former City Councilwoman Joan Krajewski

Legendary former City Councilwoman Joan Krajewski passed away at 79 early this morning. She had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and was using […]

City Life

Could Ending Philly’s Resign-to-Run Rule Create the Next Fumo?

When Vince Fumo was hauled off to a Kentucky prison, there were murmurs that one day we might miss him. And now, we do. It’s […]

City Life

Philly Still Leads Country in Smartphone Thefts

NBC 10 reports on a study from mobile security firm Lockout, which re-affirms that Philadelphia is just a lousy place to hang onto your smartphone. […]