Jamie GauthierMayor Parker declares public safety emergency at Bartram Village after squatters cause major damage The mayor's actions are meant to get around federal regulations that would delay demolition and impede redevelopment.Jake Blumgart No Philly mayor has lost reelection in modern history. So does Mayor Parker have anything to worry about?Anna Orso Mayor Parker wanted a 20-year tax abatement to spark development. Why hasn’t it happened?Jake Blumgart Minnie Moore-Johnson, longtime celebrated community activist and social ‘game changer,’ has died at 86 Gary Miles Philly’s teachers union says it’s coming up with an alternative to closing 17 schoolsKristen A. Graham AdvertisementPhilly 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 City Council members want homeownership program to be more affordableA neighborhood fight over 30 affordable homes blew up at a Council budget hearing on Wednesday. Jake Blumgart 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 Why City Council is threatening to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ‘Uber tax’ if it doesn’t get its way on school closuresSchool officials say the district's budget deficit and infrastructure needs are separate issues. Council members aren't treating them that way. Sean Collins Walsh City Council members tell school board to ‘mess around and find out,’ threatening to withhold funding over school closuresCity Council members and state lawmakers gathered at Lankenau High School to protest a plan to close it and 16 other schools and said the school board is rushing a vote on the issue.Kristen A. Graham One additional Philly school is off the closing list, and the school board will vote on facilities plan ThursdayThe school board is scheduled to vote on Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.'s sweeping facilities plan Thursday. One of 18 schools, Ludlow Elementary, has come off the closure list.Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso Landlords who sued city over renter protection bills have asked the court to hold the city in contemptThe landlords also added to their lawsuit claims that Councilmember Nicolas O'Rourke's Safe Healthy Homes Act violates the constitutional rights of rental-property owners.Abraham Gutman OpinionFrom bike lanes to zoning codes, the needs of the few sometimes outweigh the common good | ShackamaxonPlus: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. says the quiet part out loud as he faces an election challenge.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Unauthorized immigrants who are crime victims can get special visas. A new Philly bill aims to hasten the process. | City Council roundupIn addition to the 90-day timeline, Ahmad’s bill would establish other guidelines for how local agencies process applications for the special immigration statuses known as U visas and T visas. Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham City Council members are trying to save Lankenau High School from closure with zoning legislationCity Councilmembers Curtis Jones Jr. and Nina Ahmad introduced restrictions that would prevent the city's environmental sciences magnet from being turned over to the city for affordable housing.Kristen A. Graham Philly's Clean and Green office wants 'vast network' of surveillance cameras to catch dumpersMuch of a Council budget hearing for the Office of Clean and Green veered into a forthcoming renewal of a contract for disposing city waste at an incinerator in Chester.Frank Kummer Can City Hall keep 925 West Philly homes affordable?Local leaders are racing again to keep subsidized housing affordable. United Way thinks it has the answer. Jake Blumgart Councilmember Jamie Gauthier moves to restrict zoning for four West Philly schools slated to close Gauthier said she wants to ensure the Philadelphia school district’s decisions about closures are not motivated by potential financial rewards from reselling the properties.Sean Collins Walsh, Kristen A. Graham, and Jake Blumgart See more storiesAdvertisement
Mayor Parker declares public safety emergency at Bartram Village after squatters cause major damage The mayor's actions are meant to get around federal regulations that would delay demolition and impede redevelopment.Jake Blumgart
Mayor Parker declares public safety emergency at Bartram Village after squatters cause major damage The mayor's actions are meant to get around federal regulations that would delay demolition and impede redevelopment.Jake Blumgart
No Philly mayor has lost reelection in modern history. So does Mayor Parker have anything to worry about?Anna Orso
No Philly mayor has lost reelection in modern history. So does Mayor Parker have anything to worry about?Anna Orso
Mayor Parker wanted a 20-year tax abatement to spark development. Why hasn’t it happened?Jake Blumgart
Mayor Parker wanted a 20-year tax abatement to spark development. Why hasn’t it happened?Jake Blumgart
Minnie Moore-Johnson, longtime celebrated community activist and social ‘game changer,’ has died at 86 Gary Miles
Minnie Moore-Johnson, longtime celebrated community activist and social ‘game changer,’ has died at 86 Gary Miles
Philly’s teachers union says it’s coming up with an alternative to closing 17 schoolsKristen A. Graham
Philly’s teachers union says it’s coming up with an alternative to closing 17 schoolsKristen 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
City Council members want homeownership program to be more affordableA neighborhood fight over 30 affordable homes blew up at a Council budget hearing on Wednesday. Jake Blumgart
City Council members want homeownership program to be more affordableA neighborhood fight over 30 affordable homes blew up at a Council budget hearing on Wednesday. Jake Blumgart
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
Why City Council is threatening to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ‘Uber tax’ if it doesn’t get its way on school closuresSchool officials say the district's budget deficit and infrastructure needs are separate issues. Council members aren't treating them that way. Sean Collins Walsh
Why City Council is threatening to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ‘Uber tax’ if it doesn’t get its way on school closuresSchool officials say the district's budget deficit and infrastructure needs are separate issues. Council members aren't treating them that way. Sean Collins Walsh
City Council members tell school board to ‘mess around and find out,’ threatening to withhold funding over school closuresCity Council members and state lawmakers gathered at Lankenau High School to protest a plan to close it and 16 other schools and said the school board is rushing a vote on the issue.Kristen A. Graham
City Council members tell school board to ‘mess around and find out,’ threatening to withhold funding over school closuresCity Council members and state lawmakers gathered at Lankenau High School to protest a plan to close it and 16 other schools and said the school board is rushing a vote on the issue.Kristen A. Graham
One additional Philly school is off the closing list, and the school board will vote on facilities plan ThursdayThe school board is scheduled to vote on Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.'s sweeping facilities plan Thursday. One of 18 schools, Ludlow Elementary, has come off the closure list.Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
One additional Philly school is off the closing list, and the school board will vote on facilities plan ThursdayThe school board is scheduled to vote on Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.'s sweeping facilities plan Thursday. One of 18 schools, Ludlow Elementary, has come off the closure list.Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
Landlords who sued city over renter protection bills have asked the court to hold the city in contemptThe landlords also added to their lawsuit claims that Councilmember Nicolas O'Rourke's Safe Healthy Homes Act violates the constitutional rights of rental-property owners.Abraham Gutman
Landlords who sued city over renter protection bills have asked the court to hold the city in contemptThe landlords also added to their lawsuit claims that Councilmember Nicolas O'Rourke's Safe Healthy Homes Act violates the constitutional rights of rental-property owners.Abraham Gutman
OpinionFrom bike lanes to zoning codes, the needs of the few sometimes outweigh the common good | ShackamaxonPlus: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. says the quiet part out loud as he faces an election challenge.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionFrom bike lanes to zoning codes, the needs of the few sometimes outweigh the common good | ShackamaxonPlus: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. says the quiet part out loud as he faces an election challenge.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Unauthorized immigrants who are crime victims can get special visas. A new Philly bill aims to hasten the process. | City Council roundupIn addition to the 90-day timeline, Ahmad’s bill would establish other guidelines for how local agencies process applications for the special immigration statuses known as U visas and T visas. Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham
Unauthorized immigrants who are crime victims can get special visas. A new Philly bill aims to hasten the process. | City Council roundupIn addition to the 90-day timeline, Ahmad’s bill would establish other guidelines for how local agencies process applications for the special immigration statuses known as U visas and T visas. Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham
City Council members are trying to save Lankenau High School from closure with zoning legislationCity Councilmembers Curtis Jones Jr. and Nina Ahmad introduced restrictions that would prevent the city's environmental sciences magnet from being turned over to the city for affordable housing.Kristen A. Graham
City Council members are trying to save Lankenau High School from closure with zoning legislationCity Councilmembers Curtis Jones Jr. and Nina Ahmad introduced restrictions that would prevent the city's environmental sciences magnet from being turned over to the city for affordable housing.Kristen A. Graham
Philly's Clean and Green office wants 'vast network' of surveillance cameras to catch dumpersMuch of a Council budget hearing for the Office of Clean and Green veered into a forthcoming renewal of a contract for disposing city waste at an incinerator in Chester.Frank Kummer
Philly's Clean and Green office wants 'vast network' of surveillance cameras to catch dumpersMuch of a Council budget hearing for the Office of Clean and Green veered into a forthcoming renewal of a contract for disposing city waste at an incinerator in Chester.Frank Kummer
Can City Hall keep 925 West Philly homes affordable?Local leaders are racing again to keep subsidized housing affordable. United Way thinks it has the answer. Jake Blumgart
Can City Hall keep 925 West Philly homes affordable?Local leaders are racing again to keep subsidized housing affordable. United Way thinks it has the answer. Jake Blumgart
Councilmember Jamie Gauthier moves to restrict zoning for four West Philly schools slated to close Gauthier said she wants to ensure the Philadelphia school district’s decisions about closures are not motivated by potential financial rewards from reselling the properties.Sean Collins Walsh, Kristen A. Graham, and Jake Blumgart
Councilmember Jamie Gauthier moves to restrict zoning for four West Philly schools slated to close Gauthier said she wants to ensure the Philadelphia school district’s decisions about closures are not motivated by potential financial rewards from reselling the properties.Sean Collins Walsh, Kristen A. Graham, and Jake Blumgart
