Kenyatta JohnsonPhilly 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 Mayor Parker signs sweeping restrictions on immigration enforcement, cementing Philly’s sanctuary policies into lawAnna Orso City Council members want homeownership program to be more affordableJake Blumgart Ona Judge will be remembered annually on May 21 thanks to City Council resolution, 230 years after escaping Washington’s enslavementFallon Roth Mayor Parker appeals to City Council to step up to stave off Philly classroom cuts, makes a case for school closingsKristen A. Graham AdvertisementWhy 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 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 Toilets in a trailer aren’t a long-term fix for the problems at this South Philly elementary school, lawmakers say“The bathrooms are disgusting, they’re so dirty and smell terrible,” a fifth grader said of the South Philadelphia school.Kristen A. Graham City pledges quick approvals for big port, warehouse, factory developers in ‘Lower South’ PhillyMayor Cherelle L. Parker is pushing PHL Prime, a program that offers a fast track for developers creating jobs for industrial workers. Joseph N. DiStefano A City Council special committee will investigate the deadly South Philly garage collapseMembers of the panel have not yet been selected, but the committee will consist of Council members, construction experts, and community residents. Anna Orso Comcast Spectacor reveals new location for Sixers and Flyers arena The chairman and CEO of Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Flyers and is working with the 76ers on the new facility, said it would be located where the old Spectrum was located. Jake Blumgart Mayor Cherelle L. Parker endorses State Sen. Sharif Street for CongressWith the mayor's announcement Wednesday, State Sen. Sharif Street has now won support from lawmakers in every corner of the district as he competes for votes in the high-stakes congressional primary.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso Philly Council advances bills restricting ICE in the city as Mayor Parker signals she won’t stand in the way If the legislation becomes law, Philadelphia would have some of the nation’s most stringent local restrictions on federal immigration-enforcement operations.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh 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 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 ‘Unattainable’: POWER Interfaith calls on City Hall to address affordability crisis. But Philly doesn’t have many good options.POWER, an influential coalition that includes than 50 congregations in the city, released a report about affordability based on interviews with 750 city residents.Sean Collins Walsh Mayor Cherelle Parker unveils ‘economic mobility agenda’ in $7 billion city budget proposalParker on Thursday proposed investments in workforce development, financial counseling, and internship opportunities for young people. Sean 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 recoveryAfter Parker delivers her budget address, City Council will hold hearings on her proposal and negotiate with the administration over potential amendments.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso Philly City Council will consider limiting ICE next month as new Pa. detention centers loomEvery lawmaker will have the opportunity to question members of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration as well as immigration advocates about the package. Anna Orso See more storiesAdvertisement
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
Mayor Parker signs sweeping restrictions on immigration enforcement, cementing Philly’s sanctuary policies into lawAnna Orso
Mayor Parker signs sweeping restrictions on immigration enforcement, cementing Philly’s sanctuary policies into lawAnna Orso
Ona Judge will be remembered annually on May 21 thanks to City Council resolution, 230 years after escaping Washington’s enslavementFallon Roth
Ona Judge will be remembered annually on May 21 thanks to City Council resolution, 230 years after escaping Washington’s enslavementFallon Roth
Mayor Parker appeals to City Council to step up to stave off Philly classroom cuts, makes a case for school closingsKristen A. Graham
Mayor Parker appeals to City Council to step up to stave off Philly classroom cuts, makes a case for school closingsKristen 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
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
Toilets in a trailer aren’t a long-term fix for the problems at this South Philly elementary school, lawmakers say“The bathrooms are disgusting, they’re so dirty and smell terrible,” a fifth grader said of the South Philadelphia school.Kristen A. Graham
Toilets in a trailer aren’t a long-term fix for the problems at this South Philly elementary school, lawmakers say“The bathrooms are disgusting, they’re so dirty and smell terrible,” a fifth grader said of the South Philadelphia school.Kristen A. Graham
City pledges quick approvals for big port, warehouse, factory developers in ‘Lower South’ PhillyMayor Cherelle L. Parker is pushing PHL Prime, a program that offers a fast track for developers creating jobs for industrial workers. Joseph N. DiStefano
City pledges quick approvals for big port, warehouse, factory developers in ‘Lower South’ PhillyMayor Cherelle L. Parker is pushing PHL Prime, a program that offers a fast track for developers creating jobs for industrial workers. Joseph N. DiStefano
A City Council special committee will investigate the deadly South Philly garage collapseMembers of the panel have not yet been selected, but the committee will consist of Council members, construction experts, and community residents. Anna Orso
A City Council special committee will investigate the deadly South Philly garage collapseMembers of the panel have not yet been selected, but the committee will consist of Council members, construction experts, and community residents. Anna Orso
Comcast Spectacor reveals new location for Sixers and Flyers arena The chairman and CEO of Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Flyers and is working with the 76ers on the new facility, said it would be located where the old Spectrum was located. Jake Blumgart
Comcast Spectacor reveals new location for Sixers and Flyers arena The chairman and CEO of Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Flyers and is working with the 76ers on the new facility, said it would be located where the old Spectrum was located. Jake Blumgart
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker endorses State Sen. Sharif Street for CongressWith the mayor's announcement Wednesday, State Sen. Sharif Street has now won support from lawmakers in every corner of the district as he competes for votes in the high-stakes congressional primary.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker endorses State Sen. Sharif Street for CongressWith the mayor's announcement Wednesday, State Sen. Sharif Street has now won support from lawmakers in every corner of the district as he competes for votes in the high-stakes congressional primary.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philly Council advances bills restricting ICE in the city as Mayor Parker signals she won’t stand in the way If the legislation becomes law, Philadelphia would have some of the nation’s most stringent local restrictions on federal immigration-enforcement operations.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Philly Council advances bills restricting ICE in the city as Mayor Parker signals she won’t stand in the way If the legislation becomes law, Philadelphia would have some of the nation’s most stringent local restrictions on federal immigration-enforcement operations.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
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
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
‘Unattainable’: POWER Interfaith calls on City Hall to address affordability crisis. But Philly doesn’t have many good options.POWER, an influential coalition that includes than 50 congregations in the city, released a report about affordability based on interviews with 750 city residents.Sean Collins Walsh
‘Unattainable’: POWER Interfaith calls on City Hall to address affordability crisis. But Philly doesn’t have many good options.POWER, an influential coalition that includes than 50 congregations in the city, released a report about affordability based on interviews with 750 city residents.Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Cherelle Parker unveils ‘economic mobility agenda’ in $7 billion city budget proposalParker on Thursday proposed investments in workforce development, financial counseling, and internship opportunities for young people. Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Mayor Cherelle Parker unveils ‘economic mobility agenda’ in $7 billion city budget proposalParker on Thursday proposed investments in workforce development, financial counseling, and internship opportunities for young people. Sean 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 recoveryAfter Parker delivers her budget address, City Council will hold hearings on her proposal and negotiate with the administration over potential amendments.Sean 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 recoveryAfter Parker delivers her budget address, City Council will hold hearings on her proposal and negotiate with the administration over potential amendments.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philly City Council will consider limiting ICE next month as new Pa. detention centers loomEvery lawmaker will have the opportunity to question members of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration as well as immigration advocates about the package. Anna Orso
Philly City Council will consider limiting ICE next month as new Pa. detention centers loomEvery lawmaker will have the opportunity to question members of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration as well as immigration advocates about the package. Anna Orso
