Philadelphia City CouncilPhilly lawmakers approved $800M for Mayor Parker’s housing plan in June. Now they have to redo it. | City Council roundupCouncil President Kenyatta Johnson said negotiations over H.O.M.E. haven't strained his relationship with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansSean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart Johnny Doc said his gravely ill wife is ‘entirely alone’ and without a caretaker as he again seeks to be released from prisonChris Palmer Philly moves to ban mobile addiction services from parts of Kensington and most of the Lower NortheastAnna Orso Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearSean Collins Walsh AdvertisementPhilly City Council is advancing legislation to let members keep their jobs while running for CongressThe resign-to-run rule would remain in place for members seeking a city office, like mayor or district attorney.Anna Orso Philly students got to be food critics, and their reviews of school lunches ranged from ‘mid’ to ‘bussin’’Hundreds of Philly public school students got to taste test dishes that might be added to their school lunches next year. Vendors came to offer samples to the student taste testers.Kristen A. Graham Pennsylvania’s Working Families Party pledges to support a primary challenger against Sen. John Fetterman“Senator Fetterman has sold us out, and that’s why the Pennsylvania Working Families Party is committed to recruiting and supporting a primary challenge to him in 2028," the group said.Julia Terruso OpinionThe killing of Kada Scott ratchets up a clash over development in Germantown | ShackamaxonDid a City Council member block the sale of a vacant school building where the body of the 23-year-old recent college graduate was later found?Daniel Pearson | Columnist Philly Council president says Mayor Parker was ‘strategic’ in dropping diversity contracting goalsOther City Council members were more critical of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, with one saying she was "greatly disturbed" and another suggesting the mayor is "caving" to President Donald Trump.Anna Orso, Jake Blumgart, and Sean Collins Walsh A Philly lawmaker has proposed a ‘temporary moratorium’ on puppy breeding | City Council roundup“Right now, healthy and adoptable dogs are being euthanized in our shelter simply because there’s no space,” Councilmember Cindy Bass said.Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, 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 Hoboken has gone 8 years without a traffic death. Can Philly replicate its success?The densely populated city across from Manhattan is not taking a victory lap. Hoboken transportation officials know that Vision Zero success can be fleeting and vow to keep focusing on it.Thomas Fitzgerald Killing of Kada Scott prompts hearing on Philly’s handling of domestic violence cases | City Council roundup“As the city of Philadelphia, I think we failed the young lady, right?” Council President Kenyatta Johnson said.Sean Collins Walsh Philly may see a new fee on paper bags — if it can get through City HallA City Council committee on Monday advanced legislation requiring all grocery stores, convenience shops, and other retailers in the city charge 10 cents per nonreusable bag.Anna Orso A City Council bill on security guard training has sparked another City Hall showdown between labor and businessA representative for security guard companies suggested SEIU Local 32BJ is pushing the bill to gain leverage in contract talks. The union denied it was a bargaining tactic.Sean Collins Walsh Hundreds of photos of exhibits at Independence Park have been preserved online amid Trump’s efforts to sanitize historyThe Trump administration has targeted exhibits about slavery at the President's House for alterations. But as of Wednesday, displays at the site remain. Fallon Roth Mayor Parker’s restraint with Trump is both calculation and gamble as the president escalates against blue citiesMayor Cherelle L. Parker has avoided overtly criticizing Trump, even as the president has sought to deploy troops to other American cities against the will of their Democratic mayors.Anna Orso Your guide to the 2025 general election in Philadelphia, from district attorney to Pa. Supreme CourtFrom important dates to who’s on your ballot.Henry Savage, Anna Orso, Gillian McGoldrick, Fallon Roth, Sean Collins Walsh, and Patricia Madej Philly lawmaker proposes Zohran Mamdani-inspired affordability package | City Council roundupO’Rourke is calling his initiative “Affordable Philly Now,” using language reminiscent of the New York City mayoral campaign run by Mamdani. Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso See more storiesAdvertisement
Philly lawmakers approved $800M for Mayor Parker’s housing plan in June. Now they have to redo it. | City Council roundupCouncil President Kenyatta Johnson said negotiations over H.O.M.E. haven't strained his relationship with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philly lawmakers approved $800M for Mayor Parker’s housing plan in June. Now they have to redo it. | City Council roundupCouncil President Kenyatta Johnson said negotiations over H.O.M.E. haven't strained his relationship with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
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
Johnny Doc said his gravely ill wife is ‘entirely alone’ and without a caretaker as he again seeks to be released from prisonChris Palmer
Johnny Doc said his gravely ill wife is ‘entirely alone’ and without a caretaker as he again seeks to be released from prisonChris Palmer
Philly moves to ban mobile addiction services from parts of Kensington and most of the Lower NortheastAnna Orso
Philly moves to ban mobile addiction services from parts of Kensington and most of the Lower NortheastAnna Orso
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
Philly City Council is advancing legislation to let members keep their jobs while running for CongressThe resign-to-run rule would remain in place for members seeking a city office, like mayor or district attorney.Anna Orso
Philly City Council is advancing legislation to let members keep their jobs while running for CongressThe resign-to-run rule would remain in place for members seeking a city office, like mayor or district attorney.Anna Orso
Philly students got to be food critics, and their reviews of school lunches ranged from ‘mid’ to ‘bussin’’Hundreds of Philly public school students got to taste test dishes that might be added to their school lunches next year. Vendors came to offer samples to the student taste testers.Kristen A. Graham
Philly students got to be food critics, and their reviews of school lunches ranged from ‘mid’ to ‘bussin’’Hundreds of Philly public school students got to taste test dishes that might be added to their school lunches next year. Vendors came to offer samples to the student taste testers.Kristen A. Graham
Pennsylvania’s Working Families Party pledges to support a primary challenger against Sen. John Fetterman“Senator Fetterman has sold us out, and that’s why the Pennsylvania Working Families Party is committed to recruiting and supporting a primary challenge to him in 2028," the group said.Julia Terruso
Pennsylvania’s Working Families Party pledges to support a primary challenger against Sen. John Fetterman“Senator Fetterman has sold us out, and that’s why the Pennsylvania Working Families Party is committed to recruiting and supporting a primary challenge to him in 2028," the group said.Julia Terruso
OpinionThe killing of Kada Scott ratchets up a clash over development in Germantown | ShackamaxonDid a City Council member block the sale of a vacant school building where the body of the 23-year-old recent college graduate was later found?Daniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionThe killing of Kada Scott ratchets up a clash over development in Germantown | ShackamaxonDid a City Council member block the sale of a vacant school building where the body of the 23-year-old recent college graduate was later found?Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Philly Council president says Mayor Parker was ‘strategic’ in dropping diversity contracting goalsOther City Council members were more critical of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, with one saying she was "greatly disturbed" and another suggesting the mayor is "caving" to President Donald Trump.Anna Orso, Jake Blumgart, and Sean Collins Walsh
Philly Council president says Mayor Parker was ‘strategic’ in dropping diversity contracting goalsOther City Council members were more critical of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, with one saying she was "greatly disturbed" and another suggesting the mayor is "caving" to President Donald Trump.Anna Orso, Jake Blumgart, and Sean Collins Walsh
A Philly lawmaker has proposed a ‘temporary moratorium’ on puppy breeding | City Council roundup“Right now, healthy and adoptable dogs are being euthanized in our shelter simply because there’s no space,” Councilmember Cindy Bass said.Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Jake Blumgart
A Philly lawmaker has proposed a ‘temporary moratorium’ on puppy breeding | City Council roundup“Right now, healthy and adoptable dogs are being euthanized in our shelter simply because there’s no space,” Councilmember Cindy Bass said.Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, 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
Hoboken has gone 8 years without a traffic death. Can Philly replicate its success?The densely populated city across from Manhattan is not taking a victory lap. Hoboken transportation officials know that Vision Zero success can be fleeting and vow to keep focusing on it.Thomas Fitzgerald
Hoboken has gone 8 years without a traffic death. Can Philly replicate its success?The densely populated city across from Manhattan is not taking a victory lap. Hoboken transportation officials know that Vision Zero success can be fleeting and vow to keep focusing on it.Thomas Fitzgerald
Killing of Kada Scott prompts hearing on Philly’s handling of domestic violence cases | City Council roundup“As the city of Philadelphia, I think we failed the young lady, right?” Council President Kenyatta Johnson said.Sean Collins Walsh
Killing of Kada Scott prompts hearing on Philly’s handling of domestic violence cases | City Council roundup“As the city of Philadelphia, I think we failed the young lady, right?” Council President Kenyatta Johnson said.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly may see a new fee on paper bags — if it can get through City HallA City Council committee on Monday advanced legislation requiring all grocery stores, convenience shops, and other retailers in the city charge 10 cents per nonreusable bag.Anna Orso
Philly may see a new fee on paper bags — if it can get through City HallA City Council committee on Monday advanced legislation requiring all grocery stores, convenience shops, and other retailers in the city charge 10 cents per nonreusable bag.Anna Orso
A City Council bill on security guard training has sparked another City Hall showdown between labor and businessA representative for security guard companies suggested SEIU Local 32BJ is pushing the bill to gain leverage in contract talks. The union denied it was a bargaining tactic.Sean Collins Walsh
A City Council bill on security guard training has sparked another City Hall showdown between labor and businessA representative for security guard companies suggested SEIU Local 32BJ is pushing the bill to gain leverage in contract talks. The union denied it was a bargaining tactic.Sean Collins Walsh
Hundreds of photos of exhibits at Independence Park have been preserved online amid Trump’s efforts to sanitize historyThe Trump administration has targeted exhibits about slavery at the President's House for alterations. But as of Wednesday, displays at the site remain. Fallon Roth
Hundreds of photos of exhibits at Independence Park have been preserved online amid Trump’s efforts to sanitize historyThe Trump administration has targeted exhibits about slavery at the President's House for alterations. But as of Wednesday, displays at the site remain. Fallon Roth
Mayor Parker’s restraint with Trump is both calculation and gamble as the president escalates against blue citiesMayor Cherelle L. Parker has avoided overtly criticizing Trump, even as the president has sought to deploy troops to other American cities against the will of their Democratic mayors.Anna Orso
Mayor Parker’s restraint with Trump is both calculation and gamble as the president escalates against blue citiesMayor Cherelle L. Parker has avoided overtly criticizing Trump, even as the president has sought to deploy troops to other American cities against the will of their Democratic mayors.Anna Orso
Your guide to the 2025 general election in Philadelphia, from district attorney to Pa. Supreme CourtFrom important dates to who’s on your ballot.Henry Savage, Anna Orso, Gillian McGoldrick, Fallon Roth, Sean Collins Walsh, and Patricia Madej
Your guide to the 2025 general election in Philadelphia, from district attorney to Pa. Supreme CourtFrom important dates to who’s on your ballot.Henry Savage, Anna Orso, Gillian McGoldrick, Fallon Roth, Sean Collins Walsh, and Patricia Madej
Philly lawmaker proposes Zohran Mamdani-inspired affordability package | City Council roundupO’Rourke is calling his initiative “Affordable Philly Now,” using language reminiscent of the New York City mayoral campaign run by Mamdani. Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philly lawmaker proposes Zohran Mamdani-inspired affordability package | City Council roundupO’Rourke is calling his initiative “Affordable Philly Now,” using language reminiscent of the New York City mayoral campaign run by Mamdani. Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
