Jim KenneyAla Stanford is banking on a healthcare message to break through crowded Philly primary for CongressDr. Ala Stanford is accentuating her lack of political experience and running as the outsider candidate in a field of political veterans vying to replace Democratic U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans in Congress.Anna Orso Who benefits — and who pays — in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new Philadelphia budget planAnna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh Mayor Parker plans to renew SEPTA’s Zero Fare program. Here’s how it benefits riders, in their own words.Thomas Fitzgerald Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new budget plan includes fees on Uber and Amazon, 1,000 homeless shelter beds, and $200M for addiction recoverySean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso City funding is unclear for Zero Fare program giving SEPTA passes to low-income PhiladelphiansThomas Fitzgerald AdvertisementA decade ago, Philly’s pension fund looked like it could sink the city. Now it’s on pace to be fully funded by 2032.A decade ago, the pension fund was only 45% funded. But a series of reforms under successive mayors have fostered a remarkable turnaround. Sean Collins Walsh Five Philly police officers sue over DEI, backed by a Trump-aligned legal teamThe police officers say they were passed over for promotions in favor of candidates with lower civil service exam scores because of a 2021 policy change to promote diversity. Abraham Gutman What Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration told the DOJ about Philly’s ‘sanctuary’ policies in a letter the city tried to keep secretMayor Parker’s administration fought to keep the letter secret for months and initially denied a records request submitted by The Inquirer under Pennsylvania’s Right-To-Know Law.Sean Collins Walsh A three-year ban on puppy breeding in Philly is likely to become law | City Council roundupThe ban applies to all breeders except those that have a state kennel license or are breeding service dogs.Anna Orso Philadelphia’s Managing Director Adam Thiel was once everywhere. Now, he’s largely faded from public view.Adam Thiel’s increasingly low profile in Philadelphia City Hall has generated frustration among some lawmakers and fueled questions about his performance.Anna Orso This Southwest Philly school had resources poured into it thanks to the soda tax. Now it’s facing closure.Tilden is one of 20 schools that the district has recommended for closure. Its building would be repurposed as a sports facility for Bartram High.Zoe Greenberg The Philly School District tried to close Paul Robeson HS before. Now, it’s back on the chopping block.The Philadelphia School District recommended closing Robeson, suggesting its small size limited students’ opportunities. The West Philadelphia school faced the same recommendation in 2013.Kristen A. Graham OpinionWhy a film about the fight for immigrant rights in Philly during Trump 1.0 feels so relevant nowThe issues at the core of Kristal Sotomayor’s short film, “Expanding Sanctuary,” are both meaningfully the same and poignantly different from what they were when it was shot eight years ago.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist Philadelphians are frustrated with the city’s snowstorm cleanup. What does that mean for Mayor Cherelle Parker?Snowstorms are infamous for their ability to undermine constituents’ faith in their mayors. The risk of fallout could be heightened for Parker, who campaigned on a promise to provide city services.Sean Collins Walsh and Ryan W. Briggs Philly’s unplowed snow has slowed SEPTA and frustrated residents and businessesSome Philadelphians have paid for private snow plows, with their streets still untouched by city plows days after the storm ended.Ximena Conde, Nate File, and Ryan W. Briggs Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masksTwo Philadelphia City Council members are expected to introduce the legislation this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.Anna Orso, Jeff Gammage, and Sean Collins Walsh Philly’s small businesses can get free tax prep services through a new program by Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administrationThe new service is aimed at helping the estimated 50,000 firms that this year will need to start paying Philadelphia’s business income and receipts tax. Sean Collins Walsh More Philadelphia police live outside the city than ever beforeAbout a third of the Philly police department’s 6,363 full-time staffers live elsewhere, roughly double the number back in 2017. The most popular destination: Lower Bucks County.Ryan W. Briggs and Anna Orso City Controller Christy Brady promises to examine Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. plan and Philly’s port in new term Brady first became acting city controller in 2022 after Rebecca Rhynhart resigned from the post to run for mayor. She was sworn in to her first full four-year term on Monday.Sean Collins Walsh Why hasn’t Trump sent troops to Philly, the city where ‘bad things happen’? Everyone has a theory.“We don’t do ourselves a favor by getting panicked in advance, but we also need to be ready," said Pastor Jay Bergen, a leader of No ICE Philly.Jeff Gammage, Julia Terruso, and Anna Orso See more storiesAdvertisement
Ala Stanford is banking on a healthcare message to break through crowded Philly primary for CongressDr. Ala Stanford is accentuating her lack of political experience and running as the outsider candidate in a field of political veterans vying to replace Democratic U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans in Congress.Anna Orso
Ala Stanford is banking on a healthcare message to break through crowded Philly primary for CongressDr. Ala Stanford is accentuating her lack of political experience and running as the outsider candidate in a field of political veterans vying to replace Democratic U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans in Congress.Anna Orso
Who benefits — and who pays — in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new Philadelphia budget planAnna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Who benefits — and who pays — in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new Philadelphia budget planAnna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Parker plans to renew SEPTA’s Zero Fare program. Here’s how it benefits riders, in their own words.Thomas Fitzgerald
Mayor Parker plans to renew SEPTA’s Zero Fare program. Here’s how it benefits riders, in their own words.Thomas Fitzgerald
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new budget plan includes fees on Uber and Amazon, 1,000 homeless shelter beds, and $200M for addiction recoverySean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new budget plan includes fees on Uber and Amazon, 1,000 homeless shelter beds, and $200M for addiction recoverySean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
City funding is unclear for Zero Fare program giving SEPTA passes to low-income PhiladelphiansThomas Fitzgerald
City funding is unclear for Zero Fare program giving SEPTA passes to low-income PhiladelphiansThomas Fitzgerald
A decade ago, Philly’s pension fund looked like it could sink the city. Now it’s on pace to be fully funded by 2032.A decade ago, the pension fund was only 45% funded. But a series of reforms under successive mayors have fostered a remarkable turnaround. Sean Collins Walsh
A decade ago, Philly’s pension fund looked like it could sink the city. Now it’s on pace to be fully funded by 2032.A decade ago, the pension fund was only 45% funded. But a series of reforms under successive mayors have fostered a remarkable turnaround. Sean Collins Walsh
Five Philly police officers sue over DEI, backed by a Trump-aligned legal teamThe police officers say they were passed over for promotions in favor of candidates with lower civil service exam scores because of a 2021 policy change to promote diversity. Abraham Gutman
Five Philly police officers sue over DEI, backed by a Trump-aligned legal teamThe police officers say they were passed over for promotions in favor of candidates with lower civil service exam scores because of a 2021 policy change to promote diversity. Abraham Gutman
What Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration told the DOJ about Philly’s ‘sanctuary’ policies in a letter the city tried to keep secretMayor Parker’s administration fought to keep the letter secret for months and initially denied a records request submitted by The Inquirer under Pennsylvania’s Right-To-Know Law.Sean Collins Walsh
What Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration told the DOJ about Philly’s ‘sanctuary’ policies in a letter the city tried to keep secretMayor Parker’s administration fought to keep the letter secret for months and initially denied a records request submitted by The Inquirer under Pennsylvania’s Right-To-Know Law.Sean Collins Walsh
A three-year ban on puppy breeding in Philly is likely to become law | City Council roundupThe ban applies to all breeders except those that have a state kennel license or are breeding service dogs.Anna Orso
A three-year ban on puppy breeding in Philly is likely to become law | City Council roundupThe ban applies to all breeders except those that have a state kennel license or are breeding service dogs.Anna Orso
Philadelphia’s Managing Director Adam Thiel was once everywhere. Now, he’s largely faded from public view.Adam Thiel’s increasingly low profile in Philadelphia City Hall has generated frustration among some lawmakers and fueled questions about his performance.Anna Orso
Philadelphia’s Managing Director Adam Thiel was once everywhere. Now, he’s largely faded from public view.Adam Thiel’s increasingly low profile in Philadelphia City Hall has generated frustration among some lawmakers and fueled questions about his performance.Anna Orso
This Southwest Philly school had resources poured into it thanks to the soda tax. Now it’s facing closure.Tilden is one of 20 schools that the district has recommended for closure. Its building would be repurposed as a sports facility for Bartram High.Zoe Greenberg
This Southwest Philly school had resources poured into it thanks to the soda tax. Now it’s facing closure.Tilden is one of 20 schools that the district has recommended for closure. Its building would be repurposed as a sports facility for Bartram High.Zoe Greenberg
The Philly School District tried to close Paul Robeson HS before. Now, it’s back on the chopping block.The Philadelphia School District recommended closing Robeson, suggesting its small size limited students’ opportunities. The West Philadelphia school faced the same recommendation in 2013.Kristen A. Graham
The Philly School District tried to close Paul Robeson HS before. Now, it’s back on the chopping block.The Philadelphia School District recommended closing Robeson, suggesting its small size limited students’ opportunities. The West Philadelphia school faced the same recommendation in 2013.Kristen A. Graham
OpinionWhy a film about the fight for immigrant rights in Philly during Trump 1.0 feels so relevant nowThe issues at the core of Kristal Sotomayor’s short film, “Expanding Sanctuary,” are both meaningfully the same and poignantly different from what they were when it was shot eight years ago.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
OpinionWhy a film about the fight for immigrant rights in Philly during Trump 1.0 feels so relevant nowThe issues at the core of Kristal Sotomayor’s short film, “Expanding Sanctuary,” are both meaningfully the same and poignantly different from what they were when it was shot eight years ago.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Philadelphians are frustrated with the city’s snowstorm cleanup. What does that mean for Mayor Cherelle Parker?Snowstorms are infamous for their ability to undermine constituents’ faith in their mayors. The risk of fallout could be heightened for Parker, who campaigned on a promise to provide city services.Sean Collins Walsh and Ryan W. Briggs
Philadelphians are frustrated with the city’s snowstorm cleanup. What does that mean for Mayor Cherelle Parker?Snowstorms are infamous for their ability to undermine constituents’ faith in their mayors. The risk of fallout could be heightened for Parker, who campaigned on a promise to provide city services.Sean Collins Walsh and Ryan W. Briggs
Philly’s unplowed snow has slowed SEPTA and frustrated residents and businessesSome Philadelphians have paid for private snow plows, with their streets still untouched by city plows days after the storm ended.Ximena Conde, Nate File, and Ryan W. Briggs
Philly’s unplowed snow has slowed SEPTA and frustrated residents and businessesSome Philadelphians have paid for private snow plows, with their streets still untouched by city plows days after the storm ended.Ximena Conde, Nate File, and Ryan W. Briggs
Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masksTwo Philadelphia City Council members are expected to introduce the legislation this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.Anna Orso, Jeff Gammage, and Sean Collins Walsh
Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masksTwo Philadelphia City Council members are expected to introduce the legislation this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.Anna Orso, Jeff Gammage, and Sean Collins Walsh
Philly’s small businesses can get free tax prep services through a new program by Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administrationThe new service is aimed at helping the estimated 50,000 firms that this year will need to start paying Philadelphia’s business income and receipts tax. Sean Collins Walsh
Philly’s small businesses can get free tax prep services through a new program by Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administrationThe new service is aimed at helping the estimated 50,000 firms that this year will need to start paying Philadelphia’s business income and receipts tax. Sean Collins Walsh
More Philadelphia police live outside the city than ever beforeAbout a third of the Philly police department’s 6,363 full-time staffers live elsewhere, roughly double the number back in 2017. The most popular destination: Lower Bucks County.Ryan W. Briggs and Anna Orso
More Philadelphia police live outside the city than ever beforeAbout a third of the Philly police department’s 6,363 full-time staffers live elsewhere, roughly double the number back in 2017. The most popular destination: Lower Bucks County.Ryan W. Briggs and Anna Orso
City Controller Christy Brady promises to examine Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. plan and Philly’s port in new term Brady first became acting city controller in 2022 after Rebecca Rhynhart resigned from the post to run for mayor. She was sworn in to her first full four-year term on Monday.Sean Collins Walsh
City Controller Christy Brady promises to examine Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. plan and Philly’s port in new term Brady first became acting city controller in 2022 after Rebecca Rhynhart resigned from the post to run for mayor. She was sworn in to her first full four-year term on Monday.Sean Collins Walsh
Why hasn’t Trump sent troops to Philly, the city where ‘bad things happen’? Everyone has a theory.“We don’t do ourselves a favor by getting panicked in advance, but we also need to be ready," said Pastor Jay Bergen, a leader of No ICE Philly.Jeff Gammage, Julia Terruso, and Anna Orso
Why hasn’t Trump sent troops to Philly, the city where ‘bad things happen’? Everyone has a theory.“We don’t do ourselves a favor by getting panicked in advance, but we also need to be ready," said Pastor Jay Bergen, a leader of No ICE Philly.Jeff Gammage, Julia Terruso, and Anna Orso
