City Hall
The Biggest “Lunatic” in Philly Journalism
The most important neighborhood newspapers you’re probably not reading are the Germantown Chronicle and the Northwest Independent. One spot in Philadelphia where these papers have […]
Former Council Campaign Manager Charged With Theft
It keeps getting worse for Council Member Blondell Reynolds Brown. First it was revealed that she paid personal debts out of her campaign funds—an ethical […]
Nutter Asks Supreme Court to Allow Him to Do Whatever He Wants
A few weeks ago, Michael Nutter told District Council 33 that if they didn’t accept his final offer on a new contract, agreement he would […]
The Last Time the City Updated Its Tax Software, DOS Was Hot
Mayor Nutter has been pursuing a new property tax assessment system as though he’s Inspector Javert hunting Jean Valjean. Finally, his Actual Value Initiative (AVI) […]
City Hall Said I Was a Tax Deadbeat
Mayor Nutter is in one of those moods again, the one where he’s cranky about the city’s flaws and uses colorful, somewhat overwrought language to […]
Bart Blatstein Was a Tax Delinquent Until the Media Came Calling
Speaking of unpaid taxes, it turns out that developer Bart Blatstein—the guy behind the Piazza in Northern Liberties, as well as of the old Inquirer […]
City Hall Sues Yuengling For Back Taxes, Won’t Explain Quite Why
In a battle between City Hall and America’s Oldest Brewery, Philadelphians are probably inclined to be on the side of the folks providing their lager. […]
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch Dies
Ed Koch, the outspoken, sly-witted “mayor for life” (or three terms) of New York City, died this morning at the age of 88 in New […]
Bill Greenlee Taking on Fake Tanning Industry with New Bill
I already hear the overwrought indignation coming from the Jersey Shore. Aggressively anti-tanning Councilman Bill Greenlee is proposing a bill to prevent young folks from […]
Nutter and DC 33 Disagree on Whether They’re Still Negotiating With One Another
A couple weeks ago, Mayor Nutter issued a vague but threatening ultimatum that if no contract deal between the city and DC 33, the city’s […]
Chaka Fattah Gave Blondell’s Husband a Famously Corrupt Earmark in 2004
One time, in 2004, U.S. Rep Chaka Fattah delivered an earmark so unquestionably questionable, the Environmental Protection Agency (under Bush!), nixed it. What was it […]
Philly Leads East Coast With Environmentally Friendly Storm Sewer System
Philadelphia draws some praise from the Christian Science Monitor for using “green” strategies to keep rainwater from becoming polluted as it runs through the gutters […]
Boy Scouts May End Gay Ban
NBC News reports the Boy Scouts of America may loosen its ban on gay members, choosing to let individual troops set their own policy on […]
11 Weird Things the City Is Spending Its Money On
A few days ago, City Controller candidate Brett Mandel released a very cool infographic/database documenting where every penny of city money was spent in Fiscal […]
How Your Money is Being Spent: Controller Candidate Releases Cool Graphic on Philly Finances
In the race for the least glamorous of Philly’s high-level municipal posts, things are getting pretty web-savvy. First, embittered ex-city auditor Rafael “Ralph” Kaplan launched […]