Jamie GauthierPhilly Council greenlights new retirement savings program as part of year-end legislative blitz | City Council roundupThe PhillySaves program would allow for people to invest through payroll deductions at no cost to their employers.Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Jake Blumgart Philly expands outdoor dining and cracks down on ‘reservation scalpers’ ahead of expected 2026 tourismAnna Orso Philly Council votes against Mayor Parker’s vision for her signature housing plan, signaling a win for progressivesSean Collins Walsh Philadelphia built a tool to track vacant properties, but L&I no longer uses it. Neighbors say they live in fear.Michaelle Bond and Joe Yerardi City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansSean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart AdvertisementPeople who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundupAlso this week, Council considered measures to make water bills cheaper and to ban the city from incinerating its trash.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearA key resolution needs to pass City Council before the Parker administration can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in city bonds to fund the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.Sean Collins Walsh West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposedA Cedar Park neighbor of a planned 104-unit affordable housing development lost a lawsuit that challenged the city's zoning change to facilitate the project. Abraham 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 The delay means the administration faces a tight legislative deadline next week to achieve its goal of selling $400 million in city bonds this year.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 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 See more storiesAdvertisement
Philly Council greenlights new retirement savings program as part of year-end legislative blitz | City Council roundupThe PhillySaves program would allow for people to invest through payroll deductions at no cost to their employers.Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Jake Blumgart
Philly Council greenlights new retirement savings program as part of year-end legislative blitz | City Council roundupThe PhillySaves program would allow for people to invest through payroll deductions at no cost to their employers.Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Jake Blumgart
Philly expands outdoor dining and cracks down on ‘reservation scalpers’ ahead of expected 2026 tourismAnna Orso
Philly expands outdoor dining and cracks down on ‘reservation scalpers’ ahead of expected 2026 tourismAnna Orso
Philly Council votes against Mayor Parker’s vision for her signature housing plan, signaling a win for progressivesSean Collins Walsh
Philly Council votes against Mayor Parker’s vision for her signature housing plan, signaling a win for progressivesSean Collins Walsh
Philadelphia built a tool to track vacant properties, but L&I no longer uses it. Neighbors say they live in fear.Michaelle Bond and Joe Yerardi
Philadelphia built a tool to track vacant properties, but L&I no longer uses it. Neighbors say they live in fear.Michaelle Bond and Joe Yerardi
City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansSean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansSean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundupAlso this week, Council considered measures to make water bills cheaper and to ban the city from incinerating its trash.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundupAlso this week, Council considered measures to make water bills cheaper and to ban the city from incinerating its trash.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearA key resolution needs to pass City Council before the Parker administration can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in city bonds to fund the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.Sean Collins Walsh
Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearA key resolution needs to pass City Council before the Parker administration can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in city bonds to fund the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.Sean Collins Walsh
West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposedA Cedar Park neighbor of a planned 104-unit affordable housing development lost a lawsuit that challenged the city's zoning change to facilitate the project. Abraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart
West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposedA Cedar Park neighbor of a planned 104-unit affordable housing development lost a lawsuit that challenged the city's zoning change to facilitate the project. Abraham 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 The delay means the administration faces a tight legislative deadline next week to achieve its goal of selling $400 million in city bonds this year.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 The delay means the administration faces a tight legislative deadline next week to achieve its goal of selling $400 million in city bonds this year.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
