Isaiah ThomasOpinionWill a pedestrian death move Philadelphia police to step up traffic enforcement? | ShackamaxonPlus: An effort to rid the city’s commercial corridors of “smoke shops” and City Council’s return from summer break.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Philly City Council returns with dueling plans for the city’s trash | Council roundupAnna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Jake Blumgart After a messy budget fight, Philly City Council turns to its unfinished business: Trash, taxes, and a new arenaSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso OpinionHead Start offers a model for ending preschool pushout. Don’t weaken it.Hillary Linardopoulos, For The Inquirer Philly developers are planning a $1.5M campaign to protect City Council from progressive challengersAnna Orso AdvertisementA sweeping audit of the Philadelphia School District’s management and operations is coming, at City Council President Kenyatta Johnson’s requestCity Controller Christy Brady will conduct the audit, examining not just the district's finances, but also management and operations. She'll look into administrative and consultant costs.Kristen 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 Mayor Parker changed things up for this year’s July 4th concert — and it’s costing Philly’s taxpayers millions moreThe city is due to pay ESM Productions about $15.5 million for the show, which will be headlined by Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott, The Roots, and features Meek Mill. Sean Collins Walsh City budget cuts force Mural Arts and Philadelphia Cultural Fund to slash programs“I have to say that the cultural community is disappointed and frustrated with the story being told by this FY 27 budget,” the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance president and CEO said.Peter Dobrin No Philly mayor has lost reelection in modern history. So does Mayor Parker have anything to worry about?Progressives are eyeing the mayor's office after State Rep. Chris Rabb's win in the 3rd Congressional District. But any challenger to Parker would be considered a significant underdog.Anna Orso Mayor Parker and City Council now have one year to figure out a way to bring in $216 million after reversing Philly school cuts, officials sayAs limited details about the agreement to save 340 school jobs began to emerge Thursday, it became clear that the deal was less of a funding program than a plan to figure one out over the next year.Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham Former Philly union leader Chris Woods found not guilty of fraudThe verdict ended a long-running prosecution by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, which the judge said lacked concrete evidence.Chris Palmer and Jillian Kramer Philly school officials are cutting 340 classroom jobs despite getting more funding from City CouncilMore than 340 school-based budget cuts are apparently still on the table, despite $48 million in new funds for the Philadelphia School District.Kristen A. Graham, Anna Orso, and Sean Collins Walsh Philadelphia School District just passed a $4.6B budget with classroom cutsThe school system faces a $300 million deficit after federal COVID funds dried up.Kristen A. Graham Uber pitches alternative to Mayor Parker’s $1-per-ride tax as City Council searches for an exit rampUber is floating a proposal to ax Parker’s $1-per-ride fee and substantially increase an existing 1.4% rideshare tax. But Mayor Parker says anything less than her plan "lets our children down."Anna Orso Philly’s teachers union says it’s coming up with an alternative to closing 17 schoolsThe Philadelphia Federation of Teachers said there’s not enough data to support shutting a single city school.Kristen A. Graham Philly City Council wants to consider having an elected school board following showdown over closing 17 schoolsCouncilmember Isaiah Thomas said the school board should be held accountable to the public, especially after a controversial vote last week on a school facilities plan that would close 17 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso Philadelphia school board votes to close 17 schoolsThe 6-3 vote came amid intense opposition and after City Council members shut down the meeting twice by shouting over the board. The $3 billion facilities plan also includes renovating 169 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Dana Munro City Council members threaten to shut down vote on facilities plan that would close 17 Philly schoolsIn an extraordinary muscle flex, 10 City Council members threatened a broad range of actions, from lawsuits and injunctions to civil disobedience and blocking reappointments of school board members.Kristen A. Graham and Sean Collins Walsh Negotiations continue ‘around-the-clock’ ahead of Thursday board vote on 17 Philly school closingsThe school board plans to vote Thursday on a $3 billion facilities plan to close 17 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 169. City Council members are threatening to hold up school funding over it.Kristen A. Graham See more storiesAdvertisement
OpinionWill a pedestrian death move Philadelphia police to step up traffic enforcement? | ShackamaxonPlus: An effort to rid the city’s commercial corridors of “smoke shops” and City Council’s return from summer break.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionWill a pedestrian death move Philadelphia police to step up traffic enforcement? | ShackamaxonPlus: An effort to rid the city’s commercial corridors of “smoke shops” and City Council’s return from summer break.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Philly City Council returns with dueling plans for the city’s trash | Council roundupAnna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Jake Blumgart
Philly City Council returns with dueling plans for the city’s trash | Council roundupAnna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Jake Blumgart
After a messy budget fight, Philly City Council turns to its unfinished business: Trash, taxes, and a new arenaSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
After a messy budget fight, Philly City Council turns to its unfinished business: Trash, taxes, and a new arenaSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
OpinionHead Start offers a model for ending preschool pushout. Don’t weaken it.Hillary Linardopoulos, For The Inquirer
OpinionHead Start offers a model for ending preschool pushout. Don’t weaken it.Hillary Linardopoulos, For The Inquirer
Philly developers are planning a $1.5M campaign to protect City Council from progressive challengersAnna Orso
Philly developers are planning a $1.5M campaign to protect City Council from progressive challengersAnna Orso
A sweeping audit of the Philadelphia School District’s management and operations is coming, at City Council President Kenyatta Johnson’s requestCity Controller Christy Brady will conduct the audit, examining not just the district's finances, but also management and operations. She'll look into administrative and consultant costs.Kristen A. Graham
A sweeping audit of the Philadelphia School District’s management and operations is coming, at City Council President Kenyatta Johnson’s requestCity Controller Christy Brady will conduct the audit, examining not just the district's finances, but also management and operations. She'll look into administrative and consultant costs.Kristen 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
Mayor Parker changed things up for this year’s July 4th concert — and it’s costing Philly’s taxpayers millions moreThe city is due to pay ESM Productions about $15.5 million for the show, which will be headlined by Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott, The Roots, and features Meek Mill. Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Parker changed things up for this year’s July 4th concert — and it’s costing Philly’s taxpayers millions moreThe city is due to pay ESM Productions about $15.5 million for the show, which will be headlined by Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott, The Roots, and features Meek Mill. Sean Collins Walsh
City budget cuts force Mural Arts and Philadelphia Cultural Fund to slash programs“I have to say that the cultural community is disappointed and frustrated with the story being told by this FY 27 budget,” the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance president and CEO said.Peter Dobrin
City budget cuts force Mural Arts and Philadelphia Cultural Fund to slash programs“I have to say that the cultural community is disappointed and frustrated with the story being told by this FY 27 budget,” the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance president and CEO said.Peter Dobrin
No Philly mayor has lost reelection in modern history. So does Mayor Parker have anything to worry about?Progressives are eyeing the mayor's office after State Rep. Chris Rabb's win in the 3rd Congressional District. But any challenger to Parker would be considered a significant underdog.Anna Orso
No Philly mayor has lost reelection in modern history. So does Mayor Parker have anything to worry about?Progressives are eyeing the mayor's office after State Rep. Chris Rabb's win in the 3rd Congressional District. But any challenger to Parker would be considered a significant underdog.Anna Orso
Mayor Parker and City Council now have one year to figure out a way to bring in $216 million after reversing Philly school cuts, officials sayAs limited details about the agreement to save 340 school jobs began to emerge Thursday, it became clear that the deal was less of a funding program than a plan to figure one out over the next year.Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham
Mayor Parker and City Council now have one year to figure out a way to bring in $216 million after reversing Philly school cuts, officials sayAs limited details about the agreement to save 340 school jobs began to emerge Thursday, it became clear that the deal was less of a funding program than a plan to figure one out over the next year.Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham
Former Philly union leader Chris Woods found not guilty of fraudThe verdict ended a long-running prosecution by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, which the judge said lacked concrete evidence.Chris Palmer and Jillian Kramer
Former Philly union leader Chris Woods found not guilty of fraudThe verdict ended a long-running prosecution by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, which the judge said lacked concrete evidence.Chris Palmer and Jillian Kramer
Philly school officials are cutting 340 classroom jobs despite getting more funding from City CouncilMore than 340 school-based budget cuts are apparently still on the table, despite $48 million in new funds for the Philadelphia School District.Kristen A. Graham, Anna Orso, and Sean Collins Walsh
Philly school officials are cutting 340 classroom jobs despite getting more funding from City CouncilMore than 340 school-based budget cuts are apparently still on the table, despite $48 million in new funds for the Philadelphia School District.Kristen A. Graham, Anna Orso, and Sean Collins Walsh
Philadelphia School District just passed a $4.6B budget with classroom cutsThe school system faces a $300 million deficit after federal COVID funds dried up.Kristen A. Graham
Philadelphia School District just passed a $4.6B budget with classroom cutsThe school system faces a $300 million deficit after federal COVID funds dried up.Kristen A. Graham
Uber pitches alternative to Mayor Parker’s $1-per-ride tax as City Council searches for an exit rampUber is floating a proposal to ax Parker’s $1-per-ride fee and substantially increase an existing 1.4% rideshare tax. But Mayor Parker says anything less than her plan "lets our children down."Anna Orso
Uber pitches alternative to Mayor Parker’s $1-per-ride tax as City Council searches for an exit rampUber is floating a proposal to ax Parker’s $1-per-ride fee and substantially increase an existing 1.4% rideshare tax. But Mayor Parker says anything less than her plan "lets our children down."Anna Orso
Philly’s teachers union says it’s coming up with an alternative to closing 17 schoolsThe Philadelphia Federation of Teachers said there’s not enough data to support shutting a single city school.Kristen A. Graham
Philly’s teachers union says it’s coming up with an alternative to closing 17 schoolsThe Philadelphia Federation of Teachers said there’s not enough data to support shutting a single city school.Kristen A. Graham
Philly City Council wants to consider having an elected school board following showdown over closing 17 schoolsCouncilmember Isaiah Thomas said the school board should be held accountable to the public, especially after a controversial vote last week on a school facilities plan that would close 17 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
Philly City Council wants to consider having an elected school board following showdown over closing 17 schoolsCouncilmember Isaiah Thomas said the school board should be held accountable to the public, especially after a controversial vote last week on a school facilities plan that would close 17 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
Philadelphia school board votes to close 17 schoolsThe 6-3 vote came amid intense opposition and after City Council members shut down the meeting twice by shouting over the board. The $3 billion facilities plan also includes renovating 169 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Dana Munro
Philadelphia school board votes to close 17 schoolsThe 6-3 vote came amid intense opposition and after City Council members shut down the meeting twice by shouting over the board. The $3 billion facilities plan also includes renovating 169 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Dana Munro
City Council members threaten to shut down vote on facilities plan that would close 17 Philly schoolsIn an extraordinary muscle flex, 10 City Council members threatened a broad range of actions, from lawsuits and injunctions to civil disobedience and blocking reappointments of school board members.Kristen A. Graham and Sean Collins Walsh
City Council members threaten to shut down vote on facilities plan that would close 17 Philly schoolsIn an extraordinary muscle flex, 10 City Council members threatened a broad range of actions, from lawsuits and injunctions to civil disobedience and blocking reappointments of school board members.Kristen A. Graham and Sean Collins Walsh
Negotiations continue ‘around-the-clock’ ahead of Thursday board vote on 17 Philly school closingsThe school board plans to vote Thursday on a $3 billion facilities plan to close 17 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 169. City Council members are threatening to hold up school funding over it.Kristen A. Graham
Negotiations continue ‘around-the-clock’ ahead of Thursday board vote on 17 Philly school closingsThe school board plans to vote Thursday on a $3 billion facilities plan to close 17 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 169. City Council members are threatening to hold up school funding over it.Kristen A. Graham
