Jamie GauthierCity Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansThe amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the city's executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the fight.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundupAnna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearSean Collins Walsh West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposedAbraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart City Council delays key vote on Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative, setting up tight deadline before city bond sales Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart AdvertisementPhilly sends a third of its trash to a Chester incinerator. Council members took a ‘Toxic Tour’ to get a closer look.Reworld’s contract with Philadelphia ends in June 2026. Councilmember Jamie Gauthier has introduced a bill that would prohibit the city from incinerating trash.Sean Collins Walsh Environmental groups rally in fear Harrisburg budget deal will sink major greenhouse gas initiativeEnvironmental nonprofits rallied with elected officials at City Hall to support Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an effort by 12 states to reduce carbon emissions.Frank Kummer Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration inches closer to issuing city bonds for her H.O.M.E. initiative | City Council roundupCouncil on Thursday formally introduced the H.O.M.E. budget resolution, a key checkpoint that had been holding up Parker's plans to issue $400 million in bonds this fall.Sean Collins Walsh, Jake Blumgart, and Anna Orso Billions of gallons of sewage-tainted water from Philly are released into the Delaware annuallyA new report suggests local waterways could be unsafe for recreation for more than half the year due to the sewage overflows.Frank Kummer Is 2025 Philadelphia’s year of the parking garage? An unusual number of stand-alone parking garages has been proposed in Philadelphia this year, even as costs to build and maintain them surge. Jake Blumgart Councilmember Gauthier pursues more red tape for university land sales in West PhillyThe controversial zoning bill would seek to increase community scrutiny of major land use decisions by universities. Jake Blumgart Philly lawmakers want to ‘clamp down’ on smoke shops. Their landlords could be next.Neighborhood association leaders also testified Monday in favor of the changes, but several said more aggressive enforcement is needed.Anna Orso Philly looks to crack down on restaurant ‘reservation scalpers’ ahead of Michelin ratings | City Council roundupCouncil members also considered changes to already controversial bike lane legislation and called for hearings on Philadelphia school facilities.Anna Orso, Jake Blumgart, and Kristen A. Graham Mayor Parker’s $195 million plan for the first year of her H.O.M.E. initiative is drawing criticism about who will benefitA budget resolution obtained by The Inquirer includes the most detailed account to date of how Parker plans to allocate money for her H.O.M.E. initiative.Sean Collins Walsh City Council seeks to subject West Philly university land dispositions to public oversightCouncilmember Jamie Gauthier says her proposal will protect University City as mergers and closures of higher education institutions are likely to become more common. Jake Blumgart 199 units permitted for Chestnut Street in 2021 are finally getting underway The project finally getting off the ground could be a signal of a larger softening in the development environment. Jake Blumgart Philly Council president condemns Trump’s efforts to ‘whitewash’ history at Independence Park | City Council roundupPhiladelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson said he is in talks on potential next steps should the President's House Site be altered by the Trump administration. Fallon Roth Philly burns a lot of its trash. A new Council ordinance would stop that.Currently, the city sends more than one-third of its trash to the Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility owned by Reworld, formerly Covanta, in Chester. Frank Kummer Krasner says Trump wants ‘excuse to invade’ blue cities. He wants Philadelphians to get informed on troop deploymentKrasner, who is seeking a third term, has called on city residents to record troops with their cellphones should the president send them. Jesse Bunch St. Joseph’s sells University of the Sciences campus to Belmont, an education nonprofit led by Michael KarpThe nonprofit is led by Michael Karp, an owner of student housing in the area.Jake Blumgart See more storiesAdvertisement
City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansThe amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the city's executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the fight.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansThe amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the city's executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the fight.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundupAnna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundupAnna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearSean Collins Walsh
Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearSean Collins Walsh
West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposedAbraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart
West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposedAbraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart
City Council delays key vote on Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative, setting up tight deadline before city bond sales Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
City Council delays key vote on Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative, setting up tight deadline before city bond sales Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
Philly sends a third of its trash to a Chester incinerator. Council members took a ‘Toxic Tour’ to get a closer look.Reworld’s contract with Philadelphia ends in June 2026. Councilmember Jamie Gauthier has introduced a bill that would prohibit the city from incinerating trash.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly sends a third of its trash to a Chester incinerator. Council members took a ‘Toxic Tour’ to get a closer look.Reworld’s contract with Philadelphia ends in June 2026. Councilmember Jamie Gauthier has introduced a bill that would prohibit the city from incinerating trash.Sean Collins Walsh
Environmental groups rally in fear Harrisburg budget deal will sink major greenhouse gas initiativeEnvironmental nonprofits rallied with elected officials at City Hall to support Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an effort by 12 states to reduce carbon emissions.Frank Kummer
Environmental groups rally in fear Harrisburg budget deal will sink major greenhouse gas initiativeEnvironmental nonprofits rallied with elected officials at City Hall to support Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an effort by 12 states to reduce carbon emissions.Frank Kummer
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration inches closer to issuing city bonds for her H.O.M.E. initiative | City Council roundupCouncil on Thursday formally introduced the H.O.M.E. budget resolution, a key checkpoint that had been holding up Parker's plans to issue $400 million in bonds this fall.Sean Collins Walsh, Jake Blumgart, and Anna Orso
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration inches closer to issuing city bonds for her H.O.M.E. initiative | City Council roundupCouncil on Thursday formally introduced the H.O.M.E. budget resolution, a key checkpoint that had been holding up Parker's plans to issue $400 million in bonds this fall.Sean Collins Walsh, Jake Blumgart, and Anna Orso
Billions of gallons of sewage-tainted water from Philly are released into the Delaware annuallyA new report suggests local waterways could be unsafe for recreation for more than half the year due to the sewage overflows.Frank Kummer
Billions of gallons of sewage-tainted water from Philly are released into the Delaware annuallyA new report suggests local waterways could be unsafe for recreation for more than half the year due to the sewage overflows.Frank Kummer
Is 2025 Philadelphia’s year of the parking garage? An unusual number of stand-alone parking garages has been proposed in Philadelphia this year, even as costs to build and maintain them surge. Jake Blumgart
Is 2025 Philadelphia’s year of the parking garage? An unusual number of stand-alone parking garages has been proposed in Philadelphia this year, even as costs to build and maintain them surge. Jake Blumgart
Councilmember Gauthier pursues more red tape for university land sales in West PhillyThe controversial zoning bill would seek to increase community scrutiny of major land use decisions by universities. Jake Blumgart
Councilmember Gauthier pursues more red tape for university land sales in West PhillyThe controversial zoning bill would seek to increase community scrutiny of major land use decisions by universities. Jake Blumgart
Philly lawmakers want to ‘clamp down’ on smoke shops. Their landlords could be next.Neighborhood association leaders also testified Monday in favor of the changes, but several said more aggressive enforcement is needed.Anna Orso
Philly lawmakers want to ‘clamp down’ on smoke shops. Their landlords could be next.Neighborhood association leaders also testified Monday in favor of the changes, but several said more aggressive enforcement is needed.Anna Orso
Philly looks to crack down on restaurant ‘reservation scalpers’ ahead of Michelin ratings | City Council roundupCouncil members also considered changes to already controversial bike lane legislation and called for hearings on Philadelphia school facilities.Anna Orso, Jake Blumgart, and Kristen A. Graham
Philly looks to crack down on restaurant ‘reservation scalpers’ ahead of Michelin ratings | City Council roundupCouncil members also considered changes to already controversial bike lane legislation and called for hearings on Philadelphia school facilities.Anna Orso, Jake Blumgart, and Kristen A. Graham
Mayor Parker’s $195 million plan for the first year of her H.O.M.E. initiative is drawing criticism about who will benefitA budget resolution obtained by The Inquirer includes the most detailed account to date of how Parker plans to allocate money for her H.O.M.E. initiative.Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Parker’s $195 million plan for the first year of her H.O.M.E. initiative is drawing criticism about who will benefitA budget resolution obtained by The Inquirer includes the most detailed account to date of how Parker plans to allocate money for her H.O.M.E. initiative.Sean Collins Walsh
City Council seeks to subject West Philly university land dispositions to public oversightCouncilmember Jamie Gauthier says her proposal will protect University City as mergers and closures of higher education institutions are likely to become more common. Jake Blumgart
City Council seeks to subject West Philly university land dispositions to public oversightCouncilmember Jamie Gauthier says her proposal will protect University City as mergers and closures of higher education institutions are likely to become more common. Jake Blumgart
199 units permitted for Chestnut Street in 2021 are finally getting underway The project finally getting off the ground could be a signal of a larger softening in the development environment. Jake Blumgart
199 units permitted for Chestnut Street in 2021 are finally getting underway The project finally getting off the ground could be a signal of a larger softening in the development environment. Jake Blumgart
Philly Council president condemns Trump’s efforts to ‘whitewash’ history at Independence Park | City Council roundupPhiladelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson said he is in talks on potential next steps should the President's House Site be altered by the Trump administration. Fallon Roth
Philly Council president condemns Trump’s efforts to ‘whitewash’ history at Independence Park | City Council roundupPhiladelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson said he is in talks on potential next steps should the President's House Site be altered by the Trump administration. Fallon Roth
Philly burns a lot of its trash. A new Council ordinance would stop that.Currently, the city sends more than one-third of its trash to the Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility owned by Reworld, formerly Covanta, in Chester. Frank Kummer
Philly burns a lot of its trash. A new Council ordinance would stop that.Currently, the city sends more than one-third of its trash to the Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility owned by Reworld, formerly Covanta, in Chester. Frank Kummer
Krasner says Trump wants ‘excuse to invade’ blue cities. He wants Philadelphians to get informed on troop deploymentKrasner, who is seeking a third term, has called on city residents to record troops with their cellphones should the president send them. Jesse Bunch
Krasner says Trump wants ‘excuse to invade’ blue cities. He wants Philadelphians to get informed on troop deploymentKrasner, who is seeking a third term, has called on city residents to record troops with their cellphones should the president send them. Jesse Bunch
St. Joseph’s sells University of the Sciences campus to Belmont, an education nonprofit led by Michael KarpThe nonprofit is led by Michael Karp, an owner of student housing in the area.Jake Blumgart
St. Joseph’s sells University of the Sciences campus to Belmont, an education nonprofit led by Michael KarpThe nonprofit is led by Michael Karp, an owner of student housing in the area.Jake Blumgart
