Mummers

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Post-Sex Scandal, the Mummers Need to Save Face

According to a piece in Saturday’s Inquirer, there might not be a Santa Claus—at least not in Hatboro this year.  Hatboro’s Chamber of Commerce says […]

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If the City Can Pay for Occupy Philly, Why Can’t It Fund the Mummers Parade?

The Occupy Philly effort has certainly captured our civic and national attention. Citizens and commentators wrestle with the larger questions of what this movement wants […]

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Why Weren’t Mummers Arrested in the Prostitution Bust?

I don’t think that Philadelphia police and prosecutors are intentionally sexist. But the prostitution bust at the Mummers’ Downtown Fancy Brigade clubhouse sure makes them […]