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“If you want a strong mayor,” my old boss used to say, “elect one.” I was offered that perspective in 1994 when I was on […]
The latest round of budget battles in Philadelphia and Harrisburg further exposed Mayor Nutter’s political ineptitude and the city’s weak leadership at the state level. […]
The week started with some bad news (partners Tyson Wong Ophaso and Cliff Asavadejpakdee leaving the Tyson Bees food truck that they’d made famous) and […]
Mayor Michael Nutter thrilled Karaoke participants at McGillin’s last night with his now classic rendition of Rapper’s Delight. No teleprompter was needed. Serafina is opening […]
You have to give credit where it’s due. Thanks to Mayor Nutter, folks have laughed more over the last two weeks than at any time […]
See if you can identify this unnamed elected official: “We cannot grow, or even preserve, our revenue base unless we cut taxes.” Tax reductions, “are […]
In 1979, Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic didn’t effectively plow the streets after a snowstorm — and as a direct result, he lost his primary election […]
It looks like the strange, strained alliance between Mayor Nutter and Superintendent Arlene Ackerman is finally over, a victim of good news delivered at the […]
The dozen or so Philadelphia voters who turned out yesterday provided answers to a few questions I raised ahead of Tuesday’s election.
It’s not what you could really call a comprehensive redevelopment plan, not yet, but for the first time since Mayor Nutter took office, his administration […]
Councilman Michael Nutter was the confrontational policy wonk who got results. Candidate Nutter was the anti-crime crusader who would clean up City Hall. What about […]
According to a poll released last week, a majority of Philadelphians say Michael Nutter doesn’t deserve a second term. Given his first three years in […]
Stupidity isn’t a crime. But neither is it a particularly endearing trait. Just look at some voter stupidity displayed this past election: • In Nevada, […]
So I had to listen all through yesterday’s Vikings-Cardinals game to the announcers mispronouncing Brett Favre’s name, which really gets on my nerves. Whoever decided […]
In a recent speech, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter urged college students to stay in the city after graduation, stating, “we have a more knowledge-based workforce […]