City Hall
Mike Dunn on the Empty Desks in City Hall’s Pressroom
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from former KYW City Hall reporter Mike Dunn.) Decades of history can be found in the press room […]
WATCH: City Hall Drone Footage Captures Rarely-Seen View of William Penn
Don’t know about you, but we don’t remember ever seeing William Penn from this angle! We’re talking, of course, about the Penn statue that sits […]
Milton Street Finally Brought Porn to City Hall Yesterday — and It Was the Right Call
Yesterday the Philadelphia chapter of the National Organization for Women gathered at City Hall with several City Councilwomen to demand that District Attorney Seth Williams […]
City Settles Suit With Catholic Pediatrician Over Birth Control
The City of Philadelphia has reached a settlement with a Catholic pediatrician who was fired after she refused to prescribe birth control options like Depo-Provera […]
This Is City Hall’s Best Kept Secret
The light step of sneakers on tile corridors echoes over people sitting in the sixth floor corridor at City Hall as they wait to report […]
PHOTOS: Mayor Nutter Helps Raise New Philadelphia LGBT Rainbow Flag This Morning
There were a variety of emotions this morning as members from Philadelphia government and the LGBT community met outside of City Hall to raise the City’s […]
WATCH: Awesome Light Show Projected Onto City Hall
Over the weekend, local visual design studio Klip Collective projected an awesome light show onto City Hall for the opening of the “Red Bull Art of Can.” […]
Philadelphia’s Official Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony Set
October marks LGBT History Month, and the City of Philadelphia is carrying on with the tradition of raising a rainbow flag right next to the […]
Defiant Archives Exhibit on Trans Histories Transferring to City Hall
The William Way Center‘s Defiant Archives exhibit, which highlighted trans Philadelphia history and activism, is living on. The collection of materials, artwork, documents, and video will […]
City Hall on Bedbug Scare: “We’re Talking About One Bedbug”
The 311 call center at City Hall was shut down earlier today after a dead bedbug was found. An exterminator was called in around 11 […]
City Hall to Transform Into Giant Interactive Art Installation
You may walk by City Hall and Dilworth Park every day, but you have surely never seen it like this: A visual art studio is […]
Job-Seekers Already Hounding Kenney
They say that to the victor goes the spoils. Jim Kenney hasn’t technically won anything yet, but the Democratic nominee for mayor is already hearing […]
Finally, Someone Explained Councilmanic Prerogative
WTF is Councilmanic prerogative? That’s a question that has been asked by countless journalists, developers, political junkies and people trying to buy city-owned property in Philadelphia […]
WATCH: Lightning Strikes Billy Penn
This is making its way around the social media rounds today, and for good reason: Lightning appears to have struck Billy Penn during Tuesday’s storm. […]
How to Fix the Mayor’s Race
The worst thing about the Philly mayor’s race? It’s over. Some of my journalistic colleagues who attended forum after forum and reviewed commercial after commercial […]