Cherelle L. ParkerMayor Parker’s campaign is spending far more on lawyers than it did when she was running for officeParker's campaign spent less than $15,000 on legal bills in 2023, when she was elected mayor. Since 2025, it has spent $108,000.Sean Collins Walsh The race to unseat Philly Councilmember Jeffery Young Jr. is taking shapeAnna Orso Gov. Shapiro makes an unexpected cameo in his friend and fellow criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill’s new music videoEarl Hopkins Philly watchdog says city’s property tax crackdown may have missed thousands of fraudsters — and $30 million more in revenueAnna Orso A sweeping audit of the Philadelphia School District’s management and operations is coming, at City Council President Kenyatta Johnson’s requestKristen A. Graham AdvertisementPhilly City Council grilled Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel over officers’ Pride response as LGBTQ+ advocates demanded accountabilityBethel acknowledged that June 7 was “not a perfect day” and vowed that the police department would implement more robust planning procedures ahead of next year’s festivities.Anna Orso The Frank Rizzo statue is repaired, and the search for a new location is underwayWith repairs completed, what's next for the 10-foot bronze statue?Michelle Myers Inside the scramble to save Philadelphia’s only free sexual assault exam centerFor more than a year, the fate of the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center lurched from one near-miss to the next, kept alive by emergency city money and a reluctant university.Jillian Kramer and Anna Orso 13,000 Philly homeowners have been kicked off tax break programs that they weren’t eligible forThe homeowners will be charged back taxes resulting in $33.5 million in additional revenue for the city and the School District of Philadelphia.Anna Orso The Women’s Lacrosse League is preparing to make history in the Philly area. To Mayor Parker, ‘it’s about opening doors.’The WLL's inaugural championship is Aug. 15 at Subaru Park in Chester. The league boasts 18 players and two coaches with ties to the area.Becca O'Reilly, For The Inquirer Mayor Parker’s former DEI chief sues the city for discrimination in tell-all lawsuitBrandee Anderson claims she was fired as part of a coordinated effort to “suppress” diversity work and came as a Parker administration official made derisive comments about other DEI leaders.Abraham Gutman and Anna Orso Philadelphia’s top lawyer is resigning from the Parker administrationGarcia will be replaced by Monique Galloway, an assistant U.S. attorney based in Philadelphia. Parker said Galloway’s federal experience was a key reason why she was selected.Anna Orso Philadelphia Managing Director Adam Thiel resigns from Parker administrationCarlton Williams, Thiel's replacement, will assume a vast portfolio of city operations, including health agencies, homeless services, parks and libraries, prisons, and the fire department.Anna Orso Philly’s city budget is balanced, but structural deficit and federal funding concerns loom, board warnsOfficials warned of potential risks outside the Parker administration's control, including major financial challenges being faced by SEPTA and the School District of Philadelphia.Anna Orso Inside the Philly Police Department’s plan to act like a ‘modern business’: Quality-of-life officers, AI, and video callsPolice Commissioner Kevin Bethel says the police department hopes to tackle the less glamorous side of policing in a new five-year strategic plan.Ellie Rushing The city plans to pay up to $75,000 to help measure the economic impact of Philly’s major events in 2026The city is looking for a consultant to supply “economic analysis services to better understand the economic and fiscal impact of Philadelphia’s 2026 events and related activity on the local economy."Sean Collins Walsh One of DA Larry Krasner’s top advisers once sent $100 to a man in prison for murder who’s now appealing his conviction. It’s under investigation.G. Lamar Stewart said he donated his own money to a man in prison who runs an mentorship organization for other incarcerated men.Ellie Rushing Philadelphia to take over sexual assault response center after years of funding uncertaintyThe nonprofit program is currently operated by Drexel University and serves about 300 patients a year.Anna Orso Philly City Council members probe Parker administration on rising property assessments: 'Owners deserve answers now'In a letter, several Council members said they’re concerned that the recently released property reassessments that will mean tax hikes for thousands of residents, and are demanding answers.Anna Orso Philly schools will get $157 million more in this year’s state budget. Gov. Josh Shapiro came to South Philly to tout the plan.Philadelphia schools will receive $137 million in adequacy funding and $20 million in other new funding. The district will also be able to compete for money set aside for school facilities projects.Sean Collins Walsh and Maddie Hanna See more storiesAdvertisement
Mayor Parker’s campaign is spending far more on lawyers than it did when she was running for officeParker's campaign spent less than $15,000 on legal bills in 2023, when she was elected mayor. Since 2025, it has spent $108,000.Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Parker’s campaign is spending far more on lawyers than it did when she was running for officeParker's campaign spent less than $15,000 on legal bills in 2023, when she was elected mayor. Since 2025, it has spent $108,000.Sean Collins Walsh
Gov. Shapiro makes an unexpected cameo in his friend and fellow criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill’s new music videoEarl Hopkins
Gov. Shapiro makes an unexpected cameo in his friend and fellow criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill’s new music videoEarl Hopkins
Philly watchdog says city’s property tax crackdown may have missed thousands of fraudsters — and $30 million more in revenueAnna Orso
Philly watchdog says city’s property tax crackdown may have missed thousands of fraudsters — and $30 million more in revenueAnna Orso
A sweeping audit of the Philadelphia School District’s management and operations is coming, at City Council President Kenyatta Johnson’s requestKristen A. Graham
A sweeping audit of the Philadelphia School District’s management and operations is coming, at City Council President Kenyatta Johnson’s requestKristen A. Graham
Philly City Council grilled Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel over officers’ Pride response as LGBTQ+ advocates demanded accountabilityBethel acknowledged that June 7 was “not a perfect day” and vowed that the police department would implement more robust planning procedures ahead of next year’s festivities.Anna Orso
Philly City Council grilled Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel over officers’ Pride response as LGBTQ+ advocates demanded accountabilityBethel acknowledged that June 7 was “not a perfect day” and vowed that the police department would implement more robust planning procedures ahead of next year’s festivities.Anna Orso
The Frank Rizzo statue is repaired, and the search for a new location is underwayWith repairs completed, what's next for the 10-foot bronze statue?Michelle Myers
The Frank Rizzo statue is repaired, and the search for a new location is underwayWith repairs completed, what's next for the 10-foot bronze statue?Michelle Myers
Inside the scramble to save Philadelphia’s only free sexual assault exam centerFor more than a year, the fate of the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center lurched from one near-miss to the next, kept alive by emergency city money and a reluctant university.Jillian Kramer and Anna Orso
Inside the scramble to save Philadelphia’s only free sexual assault exam centerFor more than a year, the fate of the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center lurched from one near-miss to the next, kept alive by emergency city money and a reluctant university.Jillian Kramer and Anna Orso
13,000 Philly homeowners have been kicked off tax break programs that they weren’t eligible forThe homeowners will be charged back taxes resulting in $33.5 million in additional revenue for the city and the School District of Philadelphia.Anna Orso
13,000 Philly homeowners have been kicked off tax break programs that they weren’t eligible forThe homeowners will be charged back taxes resulting in $33.5 million in additional revenue for the city and the School District of Philadelphia.Anna Orso
The Women’s Lacrosse League is preparing to make history in the Philly area. To Mayor Parker, ‘it’s about opening doors.’The WLL's inaugural championship is Aug. 15 at Subaru Park in Chester. The league boasts 18 players and two coaches with ties to the area.Becca O'Reilly, For The Inquirer
The Women’s Lacrosse League is preparing to make history in the Philly area. To Mayor Parker, ‘it’s about opening doors.’The WLL's inaugural championship is Aug. 15 at Subaru Park in Chester. The league boasts 18 players and two coaches with ties to the area.Becca O'Reilly, For The Inquirer
Mayor Parker’s former DEI chief sues the city for discrimination in tell-all lawsuitBrandee Anderson claims she was fired as part of a coordinated effort to “suppress” diversity work and came as a Parker administration official made derisive comments about other DEI leaders.Abraham Gutman and Anna Orso
Mayor Parker’s former DEI chief sues the city for discrimination in tell-all lawsuitBrandee Anderson claims she was fired as part of a coordinated effort to “suppress” diversity work and came as a Parker administration official made derisive comments about other DEI leaders.Abraham Gutman and Anna Orso
Philadelphia’s top lawyer is resigning from the Parker administrationGarcia will be replaced by Monique Galloway, an assistant U.S. attorney based in Philadelphia. Parker said Galloway’s federal experience was a key reason why she was selected.Anna Orso
Philadelphia’s top lawyer is resigning from the Parker administrationGarcia will be replaced by Monique Galloway, an assistant U.S. attorney based in Philadelphia. Parker said Galloway’s federal experience was a key reason why she was selected.Anna Orso
Philadelphia Managing Director Adam Thiel resigns from Parker administrationCarlton Williams, Thiel's replacement, will assume a vast portfolio of city operations, including health agencies, homeless services, parks and libraries, prisons, and the fire department.Anna Orso
Philadelphia Managing Director Adam Thiel resigns from Parker administrationCarlton Williams, Thiel's replacement, will assume a vast portfolio of city operations, including health agencies, homeless services, parks and libraries, prisons, and the fire department.Anna Orso
Philly’s city budget is balanced, but structural deficit and federal funding concerns loom, board warnsOfficials warned of potential risks outside the Parker administration's control, including major financial challenges being faced by SEPTA and the School District of Philadelphia.Anna Orso
Philly’s city budget is balanced, but structural deficit and federal funding concerns loom, board warnsOfficials warned of potential risks outside the Parker administration's control, including major financial challenges being faced by SEPTA and the School District of Philadelphia.Anna Orso
Inside the Philly Police Department’s plan to act like a ‘modern business’: Quality-of-life officers, AI, and video callsPolice Commissioner Kevin Bethel says the police department hopes to tackle the less glamorous side of policing in a new five-year strategic plan.Ellie Rushing
Inside the Philly Police Department’s plan to act like a ‘modern business’: Quality-of-life officers, AI, and video callsPolice Commissioner Kevin Bethel says the police department hopes to tackle the less glamorous side of policing in a new five-year strategic plan.Ellie Rushing
The city plans to pay up to $75,000 to help measure the economic impact of Philly’s major events in 2026The city is looking for a consultant to supply “economic analysis services to better understand the economic and fiscal impact of Philadelphia’s 2026 events and related activity on the local economy."Sean Collins Walsh
The city plans to pay up to $75,000 to help measure the economic impact of Philly’s major events in 2026The city is looking for a consultant to supply “economic analysis services to better understand the economic and fiscal impact of Philadelphia’s 2026 events and related activity on the local economy."Sean Collins Walsh
One of DA Larry Krasner’s top advisers once sent $100 to a man in prison for murder who’s now appealing his conviction. It’s under investigation.G. Lamar Stewart said he donated his own money to a man in prison who runs an mentorship organization for other incarcerated men.Ellie Rushing
One of DA Larry Krasner’s top advisers once sent $100 to a man in prison for murder who’s now appealing his conviction. It’s under investigation.G. Lamar Stewart said he donated his own money to a man in prison who runs an mentorship organization for other incarcerated men.Ellie Rushing
Philadelphia to take over sexual assault response center after years of funding uncertaintyThe nonprofit program is currently operated by Drexel University and serves about 300 patients a year.Anna Orso
Philadelphia to take over sexual assault response center after years of funding uncertaintyThe nonprofit program is currently operated by Drexel University and serves about 300 patients a year.Anna Orso
Philly City Council members probe Parker administration on rising property assessments: 'Owners deserve answers now'In a letter, several Council members said they’re concerned that the recently released property reassessments that will mean tax hikes for thousands of residents, and are demanding answers.Anna Orso
Philly City Council members probe Parker administration on rising property assessments: 'Owners deserve answers now'In a letter, several Council members said they’re concerned that the recently released property reassessments that will mean tax hikes for thousands of residents, and are demanding answers.Anna Orso
Philly schools will get $157 million more in this year’s state budget. Gov. Josh Shapiro came to South Philly to tout the plan.Philadelphia schools will receive $137 million in adequacy funding and $20 million in other new funding. The district will also be able to compete for money set aside for school facilities projects.Sean Collins Walsh and Maddie Hanna
Philly schools will get $157 million more in this year’s state budget. Gov. Josh Shapiro came to South Philly to tout the plan.Philadelphia schools will receive $137 million in adequacy funding and $20 million in other new funding. The district will also be able to compete for money set aside for school facilities projects.Sean Collins Walsh and Maddie Hanna
