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Mayor Nutter Says Shelters Already Holding 150 People

Mayor Michael Nutter says he’s pleased with the pace of neighborhood evacuations in the face of Hurricane Sandy. Three city shelters are already filling with […]

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City Schools Keep Winter Programs With New Deal

Kids at Philadelphia’s public schools will be able to use gyms and participate in extra-curricular activities thanks to a new deal between the City of […]

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Mayor Nutter’s Personal Driver Seriously Injured in Accident

A Philadelphia Police officer who was en route to pick Mayor Nutter up was seriously injured in a car accident near Fairmount Park on Tuesday […]

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Nutter Says Mayors “Have to Implement the Insanity That Comes From Washington”

Mayor Nutter—the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors—is looking for Congress to pass a bi-partisan measure that will help raise revenue and stop a […]

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Can the “Office of New Urban Mechanics” Break the Logjam at City Hall?

Philadelphia’s city government is famous for functioning badly, when it functions at all. Now the newly created Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics is aiming […]

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Mark Headd Wants to Expose Philly’s Data

Forget taking on cigar-smoking political bosses. Philly’s reform movement of the moment is focused online, on letting residents click a link and see how every […]

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Mayor Nutter to Take Over the Community College of Philadelphia

Mayor Nutter is expected to announce on Thursday that he’s basically seizing control of the Community College of Philadelphia. The college’s board of directors is […]

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What the Office of Urban Mechanics Means for Philly

On Monday, Mayor Michael Nutter announced the establishment of Philly’s Office of Urban Mechanics. This branch of the local government will basically be Q to […]

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Mayor Nutter Gives Raises to Non-Union Workers

Approximately 5,500 non-unionized city workers will receive a 2.5-percent pay raise, effective October 1st. The raise is the first pay increase for the group since […]

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Mayor Nutter Attends Advance Screening of Won’t Back Down

On Wednesday evening, more than 100 Philadelphians joined Mayor Nutter and state Senator Anthony Hardy Williams for an advance screening of a major motion picture […]

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Made in America Brought $10 Million of Spending to Philly

Financial details of the Made in America festival that brought Jay-Z and all of his famous friends to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for Labor Day […]

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Emails Show Developer Tried to Buy Vacant Lot From City Before “Trespassing”

Ori Feibush, the Point Breeze developer that dropped about $20,000 of his own cash to revitalize a vacant lot adjacent to his planned coffee shop […]

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Made in America Promoters Agreed to Cover City’s Expenses

Originally, city officials indicated that Philly would be on the hook for some of the expenses brought on by Labor Day weekend’s Made in America […]

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Mayor Nutter Chimes In on the Leaked Mitt Romney Video

Mayor Nutter is among the bevy of prominent Democrats voicing their opinions on the video of Mitt Romney saying that a majority of Obama voters […]

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With “Citizinvestors,” Philly Will Try to Crowdfund its Way to a Better Future

What’s the difference between a citizen and a “Citizinvestor?” In Philadelphia, we’re about to find out. Mayor Michael Nutter on Thursday announced that City Hall […]