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1. Parking kiosk down again? No problem. The gist: PlanPhilly reports that the Philadelphia Parking Authority has picked a company — Pango USA — to […]
1. Kenney’s victory is latest in series of liberal City Hall wins. The gist: The big east coast cities of New York, Boston and Philadelphia […]
1. The mayoral candidates spent the final weekend of the campaign insisting the race isn’t over yet. The gist: The reverberations of last week’s Jim-Kenney-could-beat-FDR poll were […]
1. The reason there was only one poll this entire mayoral campaign? Cell phones. And money. The gist: The first independent poll of the Philadelphia mayor’s race was just […]
1. A City Council committee has authorized spending $7.27 million to buy a new 58-acre parcel on the Delaware waterfront for a new city prison. […]
1. Anthony Williams’s campaign — once considered a juggernaut — is listing badly. Political elites are jumping ship, and the press has turned sharply critical. […]
1. Tony Williams Bets Big on Community Distrust of Police The gist: State Sen. and mayoral candidate Anthony Williams did something this week that, on its face, defies […]
1. The Last Televised Mayoral Debate Was a Snooze The gist: After a mostly dull campaign, the mayoral candidates finally seemed poised to go to war at Tuesday’s debate airing on […]
1. Kenney attacked, in debate and (potentially) on TV, and Doug Oliver generates the most poignant moment of the campaign. The gist: Jim Kenney was again […]
1. Philadelphia magazine’s editors endorsed the “New” Jim Kenney for mayor, while the Inquirer (or at least Inquirer editor Bill Marimow) chose Anthony Williams. The […]
1. The “Philly Is Baltimore” Protest Was “Tensely Peaceful,” and That’s a Good Thing The Gist: After riots and looting broke out this week in Baltimore in the wake of […]
1. Baltimore, like Philadelphia, is largely led by black elected officials. Why was that not enough to prevent the protests and rioting? The Gist: Writes Adam […]
1. As Baltimore rages, Philadelphia watches uneasily. The gist: Peaceful protests in Baltimore were overshadowed by violent rioting Monday night, as outrage over the death of […]
1. City Council considers a new five-cent fee on plastic and paper shopping bags. The Gist: City Councilman Mark Squilla introduced legislation that would charge shoppers five […]
1. Doug Oliver Has a Compelling, Kind-of-Controversial, Television Ad The Gist: Doug Oliver, who’s running a shoestring mayoral campaign, has scraped up enough cash for a […]