Michael Nutter
Owls and Wildcats Prep for Third Mayor’s Cup
Labor Day is still a full workday and a two-hour drive to the beach away, but fall kicks off tonight with the start of the […]
Michael Nutter’s Corruption Problem
In showing former School District Superintendent Arlene Ackerman the door, Mayor Nutter and Philadelphia’s education leadership presented the departing administrator with a $905,000 buy-out. The […]
Violent Crime Down in Philly
With flash mobs, earthquakes, hurricanes, rec center shootings, cat hoarding, Facebook murder plots, and the Arlene Ackerman buyout situation, life in Philadelphia may have seemed […]
Nutter Weathers Irene
So it turns out Michael Nutter looks as good in a windbreaker as he does a snow parka. As the last winds from Irene petered […]
Police Presence Increased at Rec Centers
Recreational centers in Philadelphia haven’t exactly been the “safe havens” Mayor Nutter trumped them up to be while handling the flash mob fiasco a few […]
Mayor Nutter’s Curfew Isn’t a Solution
The televised images of violence and looting triggered one recurring thought in many people: This isn’t supposed to happen in our civilized cities. No, we’re […]
Mayor Nutter’s Misguided Flash Mob Mop-Up
More cops. More arrests. More punishment. Following the brutal flash mob assaults of the last few months, that’s what the public demanded and that’s what […]
Legacy Talk: Michael Nutter Saves the City
Mayor Nutter, you’ve opened the door the whole way this time. I applaud you. You said what needed to be said, at your church on […]
Nutter and the Racial Shame of Flash Mobs
Michael Nutter’s flash mob-inspired Cosby moment at the pulpit on Sunday was a fascinating political move for a mayor who—more than any before him—stands astride […]
Mayor Nutter Alters Curfew for Philadelphia Minors
In a press conference this afternoon, Mayor Michael Nutter unveiled the city’s plan to combat the recent wave of flash-mob violence. Friday and Saturday night […]
Michael Nutter Makes Center City Feel Safer
Center City was crawling with cops on Friday night. I first noticed them at 5 p.m. as I walked down 15th Street from City Hall. […]
What Michael Nutter Can Learn from Michael Bloomberg
Heroes are made in desperate times. Today, the mayor of New York, a lifelong middle-of-the-road millionaire turned politician with bureaucratic tendencies, is showing how it’s […]
Mayor Nutter and Team Deserve Credit for Cleaning Up City Hall
Reading the drumbeat of corruption news out of City Hall, it’s easy to assume that the Philadelphia government is as ethically challenged as ever. Federal […]
Why Did Philly.com Remove a Video About That Blonde With Michael Nutter?
On Friday, philly.com gossip reporter Marnie Hall posted a video on the site asking Mayor Michael Nutter, “Who is Heather?”, referring to an “attractive blonde” […]
Michael Nutter’s Financial Plan Is a Scam
“What does PICA stand for?” starts a budget-watcher joke. “Nothing,” is the punch-line answer. PICA, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority — Philadelphia’s state-created fiscal oversight […]