Isaiah ThomasMayor Cherelle Parker’s housing plan is back on track after Council again reapproved $800 million in city bondsParker this week also unveiled plans to redevelop the Brith Sholom House senior housing facility and to build a modular housing manufacturing facility in North Philadelphia. Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart The Philadelphia school district’s facilities plan did not go over well in City CouncilSean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Kristen A. Graham ICE, housing, and ‘resign to run’: What’s on Philadelphia City Council’s 2026 agendaSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso OpinionThe ‘resign-to-run’ rule is a rare case where Philly provides a national model for good government. Why change it?Paul Davies | Columnist Philly Council greenlights new retirement savings program as part of year-end legislative blitz | City Council roundupSean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Jake Blumgart AdvertisementPhilly expands outdoor dining and cracks down on ‘reservation scalpers’ ahead of expected 2026 tourismBoth measures were cheered by restaurant industry advocates, who lobbied lawmakers to ease burdens on tourism and hospitality ahead of 2026, when Philadelphia is expected to host a flurry of visitors.Anna Orso Philly’s school board will consider transferring vacant buildings to the city at a special meeting this weekThe resolution would cover about 20 buildings that are already vacant — not any that might be closed in the future. Mayor Cherelle Parker has said she wants to use vacant schools to develop housing.Kristen A. Graham Mayor Cherelle Parker has appointed nonprofit leader Anton Moore as the city’s director of public engagement and neighborhood affairs Moore effectively replaces Hassan Freeman, who was fired by the Parker administration following a verbal altercation with a City Council member.Sean Collins Walsh Philly City Council is advancing legislation to let members keep their jobs while running for CongressThe resign-to-run rule would remain in place for members seeking a city office, like mayor or district attorney.Anna Orso 3,000 security guards in Philadelphia get a new union contract with raisesIn a union survey earlier this year, some security guards reported that the job didn’t pay enough to cover their basic needs and that they received little to no recent training for the job. Ariana Perez-Castells Killing of Kada Scott prompts hearing on Philly’s handling of domestic violence cases | City Council roundup“As the city of Philadelphia, I think we failed the young lady, right?” Council President Kenyatta Johnson said.Sean Collins Walsh Philly school board member Joyce Wilkerson was named the nation’s top urban educatorThe prize comes at a curious time for Wilkerson - her very membership on the school board has been challenged. She's the longest-serving school board member in Philadelphia.Kristen A. Graham A City Council bill on security guard training has sparked another City Hall showdown between labor and businessA representative for security guard companies suggested SEIU Local 32BJ is pushing the bill to gain leverage in contract talks. The union denied it was a bargaining tactic.Sean Collins Walsh Mayor Parker’s neighborhood engagement director ‘has been separated’ from the city after allegedly accosting a Council memberCity Councilmember Isaiah Thomas accused Hassan Freeman and another city employee of accosting him three weeks ago at the lawmaker’s parking spot outside City Hall.Sean Collins Walsh A Philly lawmaker said Parker admin staffers accosted him outside City Hall in a ‘disturbing interaction’ “Unfortunately, this doesn’t surprise me as it’s reflective of the treatment I have been receiving from the Parker Administration since June,” Thomas wrote in an email to city officials. Sean Collins Walsh Paper bag fees, housing funding, 2026 preparation: What to expect from City Council’s fall sessionFor the first time since Mayor Parker and Council President Johnson took office, there doesn’t appear to be a big-ticket item poised to dominate the legislative agenda. Sean Collins Walsh and Fallon Roth See more storiesAdvertisement
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s housing plan is back on track after Council again reapproved $800 million in city bondsParker this week also unveiled plans to redevelop the Brith Sholom House senior housing facility and to build a modular housing manufacturing facility in North Philadelphia. Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s housing plan is back on track after Council again reapproved $800 million in city bondsParker this week also unveiled plans to redevelop the Brith Sholom House senior housing facility and to build a modular housing manufacturing facility in North Philadelphia. Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
The Philadelphia school district’s facilities plan did not go over well in City CouncilSean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Kristen A. Graham
The Philadelphia school district’s facilities plan did not go over well in City CouncilSean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Kristen A. Graham
ICE, housing, and ‘resign to run’: What’s on Philadelphia City Council’s 2026 agendaSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
ICE, housing, and ‘resign to run’: What’s on Philadelphia City Council’s 2026 agendaSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
OpinionThe ‘resign-to-run’ rule is a rare case where Philly provides a national model for good government. Why change it?Paul Davies | Columnist
OpinionThe ‘resign-to-run’ rule is a rare case where Philly provides a national model for good government. Why change it?Paul Davies | Columnist
Philly Council greenlights new retirement savings program as part of year-end legislative blitz | City Council roundupSean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Jake Blumgart
Philly Council greenlights new retirement savings program as part of year-end legislative blitz | City Council roundupSean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Jake Blumgart
Philly expands outdoor dining and cracks down on ‘reservation scalpers’ ahead of expected 2026 tourismBoth measures were cheered by restaurant industry advocates, who lobbied lawmakers to ease burdens on tourism and hospitality ahead of 2026, when Philadelphia is expected to host a flurry of visitors.Anna Orso
Philly expands outdoor dining and cracks down on ‘reservation scalpers’ ahead of expected 2026 tourismBoth measures were cheered by restaurant industry advocates, who lobbied lawmakers to ease burdens on tourism and hospitality ahead of 2026, when Philadelphia is expected to host a flurry of visitors.Anna Orso
Philly’s school board will consider transferring vacant buildings to the city at a special meeting this weekThe resolution would cover about 20 buildings that are already vacant — not any that might be closed in the future. Mayor Cherelle Parker has said she wants to use vacant schools to develop housing.Kristen A. Graham
Philly’s school board will consider transferring vacant buildings to the city at a special meeting this weekThe resolution would cover about 20 buildings that are already vacant — not any that might be closed in the future. Mayor Cherelle Parker has said she wants to use vacant schools to develop housing.Kristen A. Graham
Mayor Cherelle Parker has appointed nonprofit leader Anton Moore as the city’s director of public engagement and neighborhood affairs Moore effectively replaces Hassan Freeman, who was fired by the Parker administration following a verbal altercation with a City Council member.Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Cherelle Parker has appointed nonprofit leader Anton Moore as the city’s director of public engagement and neighborhood affairs Moore effectively replaces Hassan Freeman, who was fired by the Parker administration following a verbal altercation with a City Council member.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly City Council is advancing legislation to let members keep their jobs while running for CongressThe resign-to-run rule would remain in place for members seeking a city office, like mayor or district attorney.Anna Orso
Philly City Council is advancing legislation to let members keep their jobs while running for CongressThe resign-to-run rule would remain in place for members seeking a city office, like mayor or district attorney.Anna Orso
3,000 security guards in Philadelphia get a new union contract with raisesIn a union survey earlier this year, some security guards reported that the job didn’t pay enough to cover their basic needs and that they received little to no recent training for the job. Ariana Perez-Castells
3,000 security guards in Philadelphia get a new union contract with raisesIn a union survey earlier this year, some security guards reported that the job didn’t pay enough to cover their basic needs and that they received little to no recent training for the job. Ariana Perez-Castells
Killing of Kada Scott prompts hearing on Philly’s handling of domestic violence cases | City Council roundup“As the city of Philadelphia, I think we failed the young lady, right?” Council President Kenyatta Johnson said.Sean Collins Walsh
Killing of Kada Scott prompts hearing on Philly’s handling of domestic violence cases | City Council roundup“As the city of Philadelphia, I think we failed the young lady, right?” Council President Kenyatta Johnson said.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly school board member Joyce Wilkerson was named the nation’s top urban educatorThe prize comes at a curious time for Wilkerson - her very membership on the school board has been challenged. She's the longest-serving school board member in Philadelphia.Kristen A. Graham
Philly school board member Joyce Wilkerson was named the nation’s top urban educatorThe prize comes at a curious time for Wilkerson - her very membership on the school board has been challenged. She's the longest-serving school board member in Philadelphia.Kristen A. Graham
A City Council bill on security guard training has sparked another City Hall showdown between labor and businessA representative for security guard companies suggested SEIU Local 32BJ is pushing the bill to gain leverage in contract talks. The union denied it was a bargaining tactic.Sean Collins Walsh
A City Council bill on security guard training has sparked another City Hall showdown between labor and businessA representative for security guard companies suggested SEIU Local 32BJ is pushing the bill to gain leverage in contract talks. The union denied it was a bargaining tactic.Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Parker’s neighborhood engagement director ‘has been separated’ from the city after allegedly accosting a Council memberCity Councilmember Isaiah Thomas accused Hassan Freeman and another city employee of accosting him three weeks ago at the lawmaker’s parking spot outside City Hall.Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Parker’s neighborhood engagement director ‘has been separated’ from the city after allegedly accosting a Council memberCity Councilmember Isaiah Thomas accused Hassan Freeman and another city employee of accosting him three weeks ago at the lawmaker’s parking spot outside City Hall.Sean Collins Walsh
A Philly lawmaker said Parker admin staffers accosted him outside City Hall in a ‘disturbing interaction’ “Unfortunately, this doesn’t surprise me as it’s reflective of the treatment I have been receiving from the Parker Administration since June,” Thomas wrote in an email to city officials. Sean Collins Walsh
A Philly lawmaker said Parker admin staffers accosted him outside City Hall in a ‘disturbing interaction’ “Unfortunately, this doesn’t surprise me as it’s reflective of the treatment I have been receiving from the Parker Administration since June,” Thomas wrote in an email to city officials. Sean Collins Walsh
Paper bag fees, housing funding, 2026 preparation: What to expect from City Council’s fall sessionFor the first time since Mayor Parker and Council President Johnson took office, there doesn’t appear to be a big-ticket item poised to dominate the legislative agenda. Sean Collins Walsh and Fallon Roth
Paper bag fees, housing funding, 2026 preparation: What to expect from City Council’s fall sessionFor the first time since Mayor Parker and Council President Johnson took office, there doesn’t appear to be a big-ticket item poised to dominate the legislative agenda. Sean Collins Walsh and Fallon Roth
