Jim Kenney
Mayor Kenney Might Be Philly’s Most Superstitious Eagles Fan
Eagles fans are superstitious. We refuse to take off lucky underwear for weeks. We cover weird scarecrows in Eagles garb and leave them outside our houses. And […]
Kenney: Philly Sheriff Should Resign After Sexual Harassment Allegations
The mayor of Philadelphia says Sheriff Jewell Williams should resign after three current and former employees have accused him of sexual harassment. “I think he should step down,” […]
Kenney: Pennsylvania Needs to Consider Legalizing Marijuana
Mayor Jim Kenney and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro discussed Philly and America in the age of Trump – among other things – at Philly Mag’s […]
Dear Amazon: Here Are 25+ Really Good Reasons for You to Come to Philly
Amazon has outgrown Seattle, and the behemoth is on a newfound quest to find a home for its second North American headquarters. The new HQ, […]
Kenney Calls Out Philly Police Union Head Over “Divisive Words”
This weekend, the nation learned that Philadelphia police union chief John McNesby had referred to Black Lives Matter protesters demonstrating outside the home of a cop who fatally shot […]
Philly to Trump’s Big New State Dept. Hire: Your Company Owes Us $100K
Michael Karloutsos, a political heavy-hitter who owned Philadelphia’s upscale Water Works Restaurant and Lounge for nearly a decade, landed a high-level job at the U.S. […]
One of Us: Jim Kenney
My name is … James Francis Kenney. I grew up in … South Philly, at 3rd and Snyder. Mummerland. I wanted to grow up to […]
Stop Using the Poor to Justify Your Hatred of the Soda Tax
For reasons that I’ll get into later in this column, I don’t eat a lot of pie. But over the Fourth of July weekend, I […]
Historic Preservation Gets A Big Helping Hand From the National Trust
The designation of Philadelphia as the first and so far only World Heritage City in the United Statea two years ago brought with it bragging rights […]
Meet Mayor Kenney’s Secret Girlfriend
Mayor Jim Kenney is doing all right for himself. Not only did he get to take a free trip to Iceland last week as part […]
First Nonstop Flight to Iceland From PHL … Stops in Boston
It was supposed to be a blissfully uninterrupted five-and-a-half hour trip to jagged peaks, blue lagoons, cascading waterfalls and the Northern Lights. But Icelandair’s inaugural flight from […]
Watch: Mayor Jim Kenney Talks Sanctuary Cities on “60 Minutes”
Philadelphia's mayor opposes Pres. Trump's sanctuary crackdown: https://t.co/Yn2EHXIdqY pic.twitter.com/wuSoFCHpNB — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 22, 2017 A 60 Minutes segment this past Sunday night delved […]
Poll: More Than Half of Pa. Voters Want to Legalize Weed
More than half of Pennsylvania voters – 56 percent – want to legalize marijuana, according to a new survey from Franklin & Marshall College. According to […]
Kenney: Pennsylvania Should Just Legalize Weed Already
On Saturday, Philadelphia police arrested 22 people at a pot party held by marijuana activist NA Poe – proving that the war on drugs is […]
Kenney Hiring State, Federal Lobbyists to Appeal to Republican Legislators
Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration is in the process of hiring lobbying firms to appeal to Republican legislators in both Harrisburg and Washington, D.C., according to […]