Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judge Seamus McCaffery has an unusual professional relationship with his wife, Lise Rapaport. Rapaport, for one, is his chief judicial aide. Two, […]
File this one under the Department of Adding Insult to Injury. As if it weren’t bad enough that they were not paying property taxes, 1,700 […]
Ed Covington, who’s headed the city’s Redevelopment Authority (RDA) since 2010, is reportedly out at City Hall. It’s unclear if he stepped down, was fired, […]
Freshman Daily News columnist Helen Ubinas coined a phrase last month: The Philly Shrug. “Litter? Disgraceful! But – shrug – whadya-gonna-do?” That sort of thing. […]
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research has released a new study intended to encourage City Council’s adoption of a law mandating six leave for local […]
The most recent issue of Marie Claire magazine featured an interview with Anastasia Danias, the president of the NFL. She talked about gender differences in […]
CBS Philly reports that the new property assessments haven’t generated as many complaints as they expected. “Assistant Administrator Marisa Waxman says from the 15th, when […]
NBC 10 reports that City Controller Alan Butkovitz has found that Philly Police spent $64 million on overtime pay last year—up from $7 million the […]
The City Council put on a talent show last night. Which makes this the sort of blog post that practically demands snarkiness. Options include: A., […]
“No one is going to move for $30 more a month,” a local realtor told the Inquirer today. Raise rent by $100 a month, though? […]
If you feel your new 2014 property tax assessment is unfair, you can watch this helpful video and mail in an appeals form by March […]
The City of Philadelphia says: If you think the new assessed value of your property is incorrect, you can request a first-level, informal review by […]
NewsWorks reports: “The former campaign treasurer for a Philadelphia city councilwoman has pleaded guilty in federal court. He had already been fired from his day job […]
Harrisburg pols often like to take things away from Philadelphia, all in the name of reducing “waste,” “fraud,” and you know, “spending.” This time, they […]
Last night, City Paper reported that the $2 billion William Penn Foundation would be suspending grants to city-related agencies indefinitely. The report identified a funding […]
