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PHOTOS: Wall to Wall Legends at Dining Out for Life Host Restaurant in Philadelphia

Last Thursday night, diners across the region headed out to their favorite restaurants for the 25th anniversary of Dining Out for Life (DOFL). ActionAIDS‘s annual […]

City Life

Drag Queens and Potheads Throw a Jim Kenney Fundraiser at Franky Bradley’s

A motley crew of Philly “artists, potheads, activists and other degenerates” are coming together this week to announce their endorsement for Jim Kenney for mayor (take […]

Citified

New Anthony Williams Ad Goes Negative on Jim Kenney

It finally happened. With two weeks left till Election Day, state Sen. Anthony Williams’ mayoral campaign began airing the first negative TV ad of the season this week.

Citified

Will Philly’s Next Mayor Stand Up to Bad Cops?

More than 1,000 people turned out last week for the “Philly Is Baltimore” protest, which organizers hoped would highlight the parallels between the police-involved deaths of Freddie Gray in Baltimore and Brandon […]

City Life

The (New) Jim Kenney for Mayor

In many ways, this has been the weirdest of Philadelphia mayoral elections. We mean that not in the sense of weird things happening — honestly, […]

Citified

Op-Ed: Leave Behind “Reductive Thinking” on Race and Politics

(Editor’s note: This is an op-ed from Alba Martinez, chair of Jim Kenney’s policy committee, in response to recent columns from Citified insider Jay McCalla analyzing […]

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The Brief: How Would Philly’s Mayoral Candidates Prevent Riots Here?

1. As Baltimore struggles to move on from this weeks’s riots, the mayor’s race turns to the issue of police and community relations. The gist: Yesterday, […]

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The Brief: Jim Kenney is the Mayoral Race’s New Frontrunner

1. Jim Kenney Takes the Lead in the Mayor’s Race, Two Polls Show The Gist: For the first time this year, former City Councilman Jim Kenney has […]

Citified

Is Jim Kenney a True Progressive?

Like a good Catholic boy, City Councilman Jim Kenney was attending mass in South Philadelphia. Unlike a good Catholic boy — at least as far […]

Citified

New Poll Shows Virtual Three-Way Tie in Mayor’s Race

Talk to some political insiders, and they’ll tell you that state Sen. Anthony Williams has this mayoral election in the bag. He is the only […]

Citified

The Brief: Tony Williams Dodges a Bullet

1. Anthony Williams Scores an Endorsement from the Black Clergy, But Just Barely The Gist: State Sen. Anthony Williams will officially accept the endorsement from the Black Clergy of […]

Citified

The Brief: Watch the Most Compelling Ad of the Campaign

1. Doug Oliver Has a Compelling, Kind-of-Controversial, Television Ad The Gist: Doug Oliver, who’s running a shoestring mayoral campaign, has scraped up enough cash for a […]

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The Brief: Ed Rendell Endorses Candidate for … Council?

1. Ed Rendell Throws His Weight Behind Council Contender Paul Steinke The Gist: Former Gov. and Mayor Ed Rendell is backing Democrat Paul Steinke, a past general manager […]

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Here’s Why (Insert Your Favorite Candidate’s Name) Will Win the Mayor’s Race

There are just 29 days remaining before Philadelphians choose the city’s next mayor. It doesn’t feel that way; not given how low voter interest appears to […]

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How Philadelphia’s Fuzzy Racial Math Could Tip the Mayoral Election

Eight months into Michael Nutter’s first year as mayor, the New York Times Magazine published an 8,200-word story headlined “Is Obama the End of Black Politics?” […]