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Activists: Immigration Enforcement Shifting to Philly Suburbs
Immigration authorities have moved the bulk of their enforcement activities to the suburbs since Mayor Nutter ended cooperation with the feds during the spring, an […]
School Boards, Elections, and Philadelphia’s Utterly Failed Democracy
Maybe democracy in Philadelphia isn’t working so well. That’s not a novel observation, I realize, but it takes on new urgency with the growing campaign […]
NBC Butchered Philadelphia’s Geography for Sunday Night Football
The Eagles’ 27-0 demolition of the New York Giants Sunday night wasn’t just the Eagles’ first blowout victory of the season. It was a blowout […]
Nutter Strengthens Anti-Corruption Office
KYW Newsradio reports Mayor Nutter has signed an order continuing and strengthening the city’s Office of Inspector General, bolstering the anti-corruption efforts that helped put […]
PHOTOS: 5th Annual Philly LGBT History Month Celebration
A who’s who of gay Philly attended the fifth annual City of Philadelphia LGBT History Month Celebration and Flag Raising Ceremony at City Hall this afternoon. […]
Firm Says PGW Sale Poses Concerns
KYW Newsradio reports that a new report is raising concerns about the sale of Philadelphia Gas Works to UIL Holdings, a private Connecticut company. The […]
Panel Recommends L&I Be Split in Two
The Inquirer reports this morning that a “blue-ribbon panel” is recommending that the Department of Licenses & Inspections be split into two agencies — one focused […]
Does City Hall Have a “VIP Hotline” for the Powerful and Connected?
CIty Controller Alan Butkovitz on Wednesday released a letter suggesting City Hall operates a special hotline service that takes calls directly from Philadelphia’s powerful and connected […]
Law Firm Asks Court to Forgive Bob Brady’s $450,000 Debt
It seems a bit late to make a donation to Congressman Bob Brady‘s failed 2007 mayoral campaign — but not, perhaps, if you’re a well-heeled law […]
City Union Approves New Contract
As expected, the city’s largest municipal union approved a new contract with City Hall on Tuesday. District Council 33 has 9,000 members, whose contract runs […]
In Praise of Mayor Nutter
Mayor Nutter did a good thing this week. Really. His decision to come to an accommodation with Councilman Jim Kenney on pot decriminalization will have widespread […]
City Picking Up the Pace on Tax Collection
For the first time since Mayor Nutter took office, the City of Philadelphia made significant, measurable progress over the past 18 months in its long-running […]
OK, So Not Everybody Hates Dilworth Park
On Monday, we ran an article citing some objections to City Hall’s new Dilworth Park, most notably from Philadelphia Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron and […]
Nutter: Will Sign Pot Decriminalization Bill, With Tweaks
Mayor Nutter is finally on the decriminalization bandwagon. The mayor today said he would sign a bill decriminalizing possession of small amounts of pot — […]
Everybody Hates Dilworth Park [UPDATED]
UPDATE 9/9/2014: OK, OK. So not everybody hates Dilworth Park. ORIGINAL: Well, the redesign of City Hall’s Dilworth Plaza debuted last week as the $55 […]