Kenyatta JohnsonPhilly City Council returns with dueling plans for the city’s trash | Council roundupAlso this week in Council: One member floated a new structure for the law department and another wants to ban new storage facilities from his district.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Jake Blumgart Mayor Parker has ordered a task force to study data centers in Philly and report back by JuneAnna Orso and Jake Blumgart Philly City Hall was evacuated for a bomb squad investigation, but no explosive device was foundSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso Philly DA Larry Krasner faces legal and political uncertainty after a judge said he may have committed crimesChris Palmer, Anna Orso, and Ellie Rushing After a messy budget fight, Philly City Council turns to its unfinished business: Trash, taxes, and a new arenaSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso AdvertisementPhiladelphia faces calls for a data center moratorium amid spreading AI fear and talk of a slowdownThere is no specific data center proposal currently under consideration by City Council, but activists say city lawmakers are "on notice" to proactively halt any potential projects.Anna Orso Philly developers are planning a $1.5M campaign to protect City Council from progressive challengersPhilly For Growth, a super PAC backed by the city's development interests, wants to keep progressives from growing their power on City Council.Anna Orso A new high-rise built by PMC Property Group would overlook the Schuylkill from Walnut StreetThe largest apartment developer in Philadelphia has new plans for Center City. Jake Blumgart 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 Memorial honoring woman killed by drunk driver moved hours after its installation on Spruce StreetThe city said it wasn’t done by its crews, and the memorial barrier was later recovered in an alleyway nearby.Henry Savage Pa. officials mourn the death of former State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, who represented North Philly for 20 yearsKitchen is remembered by her former colleagues as a pillar and matriarch to her community who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of low-income people, even after she retired.Gillian McGoldrick Poll: Philadelphians feel safe and see a cleaner city under Mayor Parker — but schools remain a major concernNearly half of the residents polled said they would rate Philly’s schools as of “poor” quality, while more than half said that schools play an important role in whether they stay in the city or move.Anna Orso This Philly City Hall power couple stands to reap up to $750K by briefly retiring — then continuing to work for the city City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and City Representative Jazelle Jones are both set to benefit from DROP, a city retirement incentive program which sparked a major scandal in the early 2000s.Ryan W. Briggs and Sean Collins Walsh With a city funding plan in place, Mayor Parker is headed to Harrisburg for help to shore up school financesParker, Superintendent Tony B. Watlington, and other city leaders will appeal to Harrisburg for help funding the district's plan to modernize 169 public schools.Anna Orso Youth summit turns teens into Philly lawmakers: ‘You are the change, ultimately’Wednesday's event hosted for the first time by the Greater Philadelphia YMCA gave teens a hands-on way to learn about city government.Andrea Padilla Banning ‘convenience’ fees, buying the police headquarters, and approving the city budget | City Council roundupCouncil also approved the purchase of the police headquarters building on North Broad Street and expanded death benefits to the families of first responders who die by suicide. Sean Collins Walsh and 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 Philly School District will not make 340 classroom job cuts after all, mayor announcesThe move is an about-face from last week, when the superintendent told Council and the mayor that the system couldn't restore the positions “without a commitment to recurring and predictable funding."Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso Philadelphia’s top public defender warns of service cuts if city budget passes unchangedChief Defender Keisha Hudson said services in specialty courts and emergency bail hearings would be affected July 1 if more money is not allocated.Jillian Kramer Longtime Philly State Sen. Anthony Williams is running for the last time — and won’t commit to fulfilling his full termThe veteran Philadelphia state senator did not commit to completing another four-year term, opening up the possibility he could choose his successor if he decides to retire early.Gillian McGoldrick See more storiesAdvertisement
Philly City Council returns with dueling plans for the city’s trash | Council roundupAlso this week in Council: One member floated a new structure for the law department and another wants to ban new storage facilities from his district.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Jake Blumgart
Philly City Council returns with dueling plans for the city’s trash | Council roundupAlso this week in Council: One member floated a new structure for the law department and another wants to ban new storage facilities from his district.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Jake Blumgart
Mayor Parker has ordered a task force to study data centers in Philly and report back by JuneAnna Orso and Jake Blumgart
Mayor Parker has ordered a task force to study data centers in Philly and report back by JuneAnna Orso and Jake Blumgart
Philly City Hall was evacuated for a bomb squad investigation, but no explosive device was foundSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philly City Hall was evacuated for a bomb squad investigation, but no explosive device was foundSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philly DA Larry Krasner faces legal and political uncertainty after a judge said he may have committed crimesChris Palmer, Anna Orso, and Ellie Rushing
Philly DA Larry Krasner faces legal and political uncertainty after a judge said he may have committed crimesChris Palmer, Anna Orso, and Ellie Rushing
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
Philadelphia faces calls for a data center moratorium amid spreading AI fear and talk of a slowdownThere is no specific data center proposal currently under consideration by City Council, but activists say city lawmakers are "on notice" to proactively halt any potential projects.Anna Orso
Philadelphia faces calls for a data center moratorium amid spreading AI fear and talk of a slowdownThere is no specific data center proposal currently under consideration by City Council, but activists say city lawmakers are "on notice" to proactively halt any potential projects.Anna Orso
Philly developers are planning a $1.5M campaign to protect City Council from progressive challengersPhilly For Growth, a super PAC backed by the city's development interests, wants to keep progressives from growing their power on City Council.Anna Orso
Philly developers are planning a $1.5M campaign to protect City Council from progressive challengersPhilly For Growth, a super PAC backed by the city's development interests, wants to keep progressives from growing their power on City Council.Anna Orso
A new high-rise built by PMC Property Group would overlook the Schuylkill from Walnut StreetThe largest apartment developer in Philadelphia has new plans for Center City. Jake Blumgart
A new high-rise built by PMC Property Group would overlook the Schuylkill from Walnut StreetThe largest apartment developer in Philadelphia has new plans for Center City. Jake Blumgart
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
Memorial honoring woman killed by drunk driver moved hours after its installation on Spruce StreetThe city said it wasn’t done by its crews, and the memorial barrier was later recovered in an alleyway nearby.Henry Savage
Memorial honoring woman killed by drunk driver moved hours after its installation on Spruce StreetThe city said it wasn’t done by its crews, and the memorial barrier was later recovered in an alleyway nearby.Henry Savage
Pa. officials mourn the death of former State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, who represented North Philly for 20 yearsKitchen is remembered by her former colleagues as a pillar and matriarch to her community who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of low-income people, even after she retired.Gillian McGoldrick
Pa. officials mourn the death of former State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, who represented North Philly for 20 yearsKitchen is remembered by her former colleagues as a pillar and matriarch to her community who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of low-income people, even after she retired.Gillian McGoldrick
Poll: Philadelphians feel safe and see a cleaner city under Mayor Parker — but schools remain a major concernNearly half of the residents polled said they would rate Philly’s schools as of “poor” quality, while more than half said that schools play an important role in whether they stay in the city or move.Anna Orso
Poll: Philadelphians feel safe and see a cleaner city under Mayor Parker — but schools remain a major concernNearly half of the residents polled said they would rate Philly’s schools as of “poor” quality, while more than half said that schools play an important role in whether they stay in the city or move.Anna Orso
This Philly City Hall power couple stands to reap up to $750K by briefly retiring — then continuing to work for the city City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and City Representative Jazelle Jones are both set to benefit from DROP, a city retirement incentive program which sparked a major scandal in the early 2000s.Ryan W. Briggs and Sean Collins Walsh
This Philly City Hall power couple stands to reap up to $750K by briefly retiring — then continuing to work for the city City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and City Representative Jazelle Jones are both set to benefit from DROP, a city retirement incentive program which sparked a major scandal in the early 2000s.Ryan W. Briggs and Sean Collins Walsh
With a city funding plan in place, Mayor Parker is headed to Harrisburg for help to shore up school financesParker, Superintendent Tony B. Watlington, and other city leaders will appeal to Harrisburg for help funding the district's plan to modernize 169 public schools.Anna Orso
With a city funding plan in place, Mayor Parker is headed to Harrisburg for help to shore up school financesParker, Superintendent Tony B. Watlington, and other city leaders will appeal to Harrisburg for help funding the district's plan to modernize 169 public schools.Anna Orso
Youth summit turns teens into Philly lawmakers: ‘You are the change, ultimately’Wednesday's event hosted for the first time by the Greater Philadelphia YMCA gave teens a hands-on way to learn about city government.Andrea Padilla
Youth summit turns teens into Philly lawmakers: ‘You are the change, ultimately’Wednesday's event hosted for the first time by the Greater Philadelphia YMCA gave teens a hands-on way to learn about city government.Andrea Padilla
Banning ‘convenience’ fees, buying the police headquarters, and approving the city budget | City Council roundupCouncil also approved the purchase of the police headquarters building on North Broad Street and expanded death benefits to the families of first responders who die by suicide. Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Banning ‘convenience’ fees, buying the police headquarters, and approving the city budget | City Council roundupCouncil also approved the purchase of the police headquarters building on North Broad Street and expanded death benefits to the families of first responders who die by suicide. Sean Collins Walsh and 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
Philly School District will not make 340 classroom job cuts after all, mayor announcesThe move is an about-face from last week, when the superintendent told Council and the mayor that the system couldn't restore the positions “without a commitment to recurring and predictable funding."Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
Philly School District will not make 340 classroom job cuts after all, mayor announcesThe move is an about-face from last week, when the superintendent told Council and the mayor that the system couldn't restore the positions “without a commitment to recurring and predictable funding."Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
Philadelphia’s top public defender warns of service cuts if city budget passes unchangedChief Defender Keisha Hudson said services in specialty courts and emergency bail hearings would be affected July 1 if more money is not allocated.Jillian Kramer
Philadelphia’s top public defender warns of service cuts if city budget passes unchangedChief Defender Keisha Hudson said services in specialty courts and emergency bail hearings would be affected July 1 if more money is not allocated.Jillian Kramer
Longtime Philly State Sen. Anthony Williams is running for the last time — and won’t commit to fulfilling his full termThe veteran Philadelphia state senator did not commit to completing another four-year term, opening up the possibility he could choose his successor if he decides to retire early.Gillian McGoldrick
Longtime Philly State Sen. Anthony Williams is running for the last time — and won’t commit to fulfilling his full termThe veteran Philadelphia state senator did not commit to completing another four-year term, opening up the possibility he could choose his successor if he decides to retire early.Gillian McGoldrick
