Mayor Jim Kenney
Kenney Will Sign Bill Prompted by Gayborhood Racism Complaints Into Law
After unanimously passing out of City Council in May, today Mayor Jim Kenney will sign into law an anti-discrimination bill introduced by Councilman Derek Green […]
Kenney, Comcast Champion IoT Tech at Philadelphia Smart Cities Summit
This week Mayor Jim Kenney welcomed representatives from tech and other industries across the globe to Philadelphia at the Smart City Summit, the culmination of a packed week […]
OPINION: Philly’s Soda Tax Is Shaping Up to Be an Epic Flop
It’s been six months since the city’s soda tax (or, more accurately, the sugary beverage tax) was implemented — and it’s off to a rocky […]
Funding Secured for Penn’s Landing Makeover
At a noontime news conference at Penn’s Landing, Gov. Tom Wolf, Mayor Jim Kenney, and Janet Haas of the William Penn Foundation announced that together […]
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 […]
OPINION: Mayor’s Commissions Are an Exploitation of Diverse Community Labor
There’s no way to put this nicely — the racial diversity of Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration sucks. For a majority-minority city, somehow the bulk of […]
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 […]
Reykjavik’s Ridiculously Good-Looking Mayor Kicks Off Icelandair’s Flights From PHL
Today is the first day you can fly nonstop between Philly and Iceland via Icelandair. And just in case you need any other reason to […]
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 […]
Does the Chamber of Commerce Have Standing to Challenge Philadelphia’s Wage Equity Law?
Philadelphia’s freshly minted wage equity law was supposed take effect next Tuesday, but the city voluntarily put the brakes on the law pending the resolution […]
William Penn Is Getting a Facelift
It’s been 125 years since Alexander Milne Calder’s 37-foot-tall sculpture of our city’s dear founder was placed high on its perch above Broad Street. (He’s […]
New City Initiative Seeks to Clear Home Repair Assistance Backlog
This afternoon, in front of a modest rowhome in Olney, Mayor Jim Kenney, City Council President Darrell Clarke, City Council member Cherelle Parker (D-9th District) […]
Q&A: Takeaways From Philadelphia’s First Immigrant Business Week
This week Philadelphia hosted its inaugural Immigrant Business Week, to celebrate the vast contributions of the city’s immigrant businesspeople. The joint effort on the part […]
OPINION: Black Politicians Are Going to Have to Earn My Vote From Now On
The most open forum in which to hear the unfiltered thoughts of black men in Philly is arguably the barbershop. No matter what our wealth, […]
SXSW Day 1: Philly Can Become a Smart City
Philly has officially settled in at SXSW, and we can’t say we miss the northeast weather. On Friday, March 10th, our first full day of […]