Philadelphia City CouncilPhilly parks groups plead for funding, tell Council they are tired of running things on ‘love and duct tape’ Philadelphia spends about $110 per resident on open space, placing it at No. 79 on a ranking of 100 cities. Pittsburgh spends $185. The city's Parks friends groups want to change that. Frank Kummer Mayor Parker says she’ll reduce her hotel tax plan and propose a 6% hike on Airbnb insteadAnna Orso State Rep. Chris Rabb wins Democratic primary for Philly congressional seat, a decisive win for the progressive leftSam Janesch and Anna Orso Johnny Doc took the stand and asked a federal judge to release him from prison early to care for his ailing wifeChris Palmer Uber pitches alternative to Mayor Parker’s $1-per-ride tax as City Council searches for an exit rampAnna Orso AdvertisementPhilly 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 Philadelphia school board votes to close 17 schoolsThe 6-3 vote came amid intense opposition and after City Council members shut down the meeting twice by shouting over the board. The $3 billion facilities plan also includes renovating 169 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Dana Munro School board votes to close 17 Philly schoolsThe board approved a $3 billion school facilities plan via Zoom, shifting to a virtual format following disruptions and protests from City Council members.Kristen A. Graham, Dana Munro, Sean Collins Walsh, and Anna Orso Ona Judge will be remembered annually on May 21 thanks to City Council resolution, 230 years after escaping Washington’s enslavementPhiladelphia City Council adopted a resolution that recognizes Judge's pursuit of freedom.Fallon Roth Philadelphia City Council just adopted some of the nation’s most aggressive policies aimed at restricting ICEThe passage of the legislation could thrust Philadelphia into the national conversation around immigration under Trump, a scenario Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has sought to avoid.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 City Council members tell school board to ‘mess around and find out,’ threatening to withhold funding over school closuresCity Council members and state lawmakers gathered at Lankenau High School to protest a plan to close it and 16 other schools and said the school board is rushing a vote on the issue.Kristen A. Graham As Philadelphia pours millions into homelessness response, a flagship shelter faces an uncertain futureThe city’s lease of the building, which it has held for 50 years, expires in June, and it’s unclear if a new deal will be inked. Land-use issues are complicating matters.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 Philly City Council advances $35M line of credit as the city tries to the lure the DNC backChief Deputy Mayor Vanessa Garrett Harley told Philadlephia City Council Wednesday that the city has "full confidence" in the host committee's fundraising abilities.Anna Orso and Fallon Roth 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 Unauthorized immigrants who are crime victims can get special visas. A new Philly bill aims to hasten the process. | City Council roundupIn addition to the 90-day timeline, Ahmad’s bill would establish other guidelines for how local agencies process applications for the special immigration statuses known as U visas and T visas. Sean Collins Walsh and 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 Meet the 4 Democrats vying to replace Dwight Evans in CongressFour candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. The 3rd Congressional District covers part of Philadelphia, from Chestnut Hill to South Philly.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Sam Janesch ‘Do you have to do it right in my reelection?’: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. asks to delay Falls Bridge and 59th Street Bridge projects A city official said the Falls Bridge was in urgent need of repair, while the city has more leeway in rehabilitating the 59th Street Bridge.Sean Collins Walsh See more storiesAdvertisement
Philly parks groups plead for funding, tell Council they are tired of running things on ‘love and duct tape’ Philadelphia spends about $110 per resident on open space, placing it at No. 79 on a ranking of 100 cities. Pittsburgh spends $185. The city's Parks friends groups want to change that. Frank Kummer
Philly parks groups plead for funding, tell Council they are tired of running things on ‘love and duct tape’ Philadelphia spends about $110 per resident on open space, placing it at No. 79 on a ranking of 100 cities. Pittsburgh spends $185. The city's Parks friends groups want to change that. Frank Kummer
State Rep. Chris Rabb wins Democratic primary for Philly congressional seat, a decisive win for the progressive leftSam Janesch and Anna Orso
State Rep. Chris Rabb wins Democratic primary for Philly congressional seat, a decisive win for the progressive leftSam Janesch and Anna Orso
Johnny Doc took the stand and asked a federal judge to release him from prison early to care for his ailing wifeChris Palmer
Johnny Doc took the stand and asked a federal judge to release him from prison early to care for his ailing wifeChris Palmer
Uber pitches alternative to Mayor Parker’s $1-per-ride tax as City Council searches for an exit rampAnna Orso
Uber pitches alternative to Mayor Parker’s $1-per-ride tax as City Council searches for an exit rampAnna 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
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
Philadelphia school board votes to close 17 schoolsThe 6-3 vote came amid intense opposition and after City Council members shut down the meeting twice by shouting over the board. The $3 billion facilities plan also includes renovating 169 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Dana Munro
Philadelphia school board votes to close 17 schoolsThe 6-3 vote came amid intense opposition and after City Council members shut down the meeting twice by shouting over the board. The $3 billion facilities plan also includes renovating 169 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Dana Munro
School board votes to close 17 Philly schoolsThe board approved a $3 billion school facilities plan via Zoom, shifting to a virtual format following disruptions and protests from City Council members.Kristen A. Graham, Dana Munro, Sean Collins Walsh, and Anna Orso
School board votes to close 17 Philly schoolsThe board approved a $3 billion school facilities plan via Zoom, shifting to a virtual format following disruptions and protests from City Council members.Kristen A. Graham, Dana Munro, Sean Collins Walsh, and Anna Orso
Ona Judge will be remembered annually on May 21 thanks to City Council resolution, 230 years after escaping Washington’s enslavementPhiladelphia City Council adopted a resolution that recognizes Judge's pursuit of freedom.Fallon Roth
Ona Judge will be remembered annually on May 21 thanks to City Council resolution, 230 years after escaping Washington’s enslavementPhiladelphia City Council adopted a resolution that recognizes Judge's pursuit of freedom.Fallon Roth
Philadelphia City Council just adopted some of the nation’s most aggressive policies aimed at restricting ICEThe passage of the legislation could thrust Philadelphia into the national conversation around immigration under Trump, a scenario Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has sought to avoid.Sean Collins Walsh
Philadelphia City Council just adopted some of the nation’s most aggressive policies aimed at restricting ICEThe passage of the legislation could thrust Philadelphia into the national conversation around immigration under Trump, a scenario Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has sought to avoid.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
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
City Council members tell school board to ‘mess around and find out,’ threatening to withhold funding over school closuresCity Council members and state lawmakers gathered at Lankenau High School to protest a plan to close it and 16 other schools and said the school board is rushing a vote on the issue.Kristen A. Graham
City Council members tell school board to ‘mess around and find out,’ threatening to withhold funding over school closuresCity Council members and state lawmakers gathered at Lankenau High School to protest a plan to close it and 16 other schools and said the school board is rushing a vote on the issue.Kristen A. Graham
As Philadelphia pours millions into homelessness response, a flagship shelter faces an uncertain futureThe city’s lease of the building, which it has held for 50 years, expires in June, and it’s unclear if a new deal will be inked. Land-use issues are complicating matters.Anna Orso
As Philadelphia pours millions into homelessness response, a flagship shelter faces an uncertain futureThe city’s lease of the building, which it has held for 50 years, expires in June, and it’s unclear if a new deal will be inked. Land-use issues are complicating matters.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
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
Philly City Council advances $35M line of credit as the city tries to the lure the DNC backChief Deputy Mayor Vanessa Garrett Harley told Philadlephia City Council Wednesday that the city has "full confidence" in the host committee's fundraising abilities.Anna Orso and Fallon Roth
Philly City Council advances $35M line of credit as the city tries to the lure the DNC backChief Deputy Mayor Vanessa Garrett Harley told Philadlephia City Council Wednesday that the city has "full confidence" in the host committee's fundraising abilities.Anna Orso and Fallon Roth
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
Unauthorized immigrants who are crime victims can get special visas. A new Philly bill aims to hasten the process. | City Council roundupIn addition to the 90-day timeline, Ahmad’s bill would establish other guidelines for how local agencies process applications for the special immigration statuses known as U visas and T visas. Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham
Unauthorized immigrants who are crime victims can get special visas. A new Philly bill aims to hasten the process. | City Council roundupIn addition to the 90-day timeline, Ahmad’s bill would establish other guidelines for how local agencies process applications for the special immigration statuses known as U visas and T visas. Sean Collins Walsh and 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
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
Meet the 4 Democrats vying to replace Dwight Evans in CongressFour candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. The 3rd Congressional District covers part of Philadelphia, from Chestnut Hill to South Philly.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Sam Janesch
Meet the 4 Democrats vying to replace Dwight Evans in CongressFour candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. The 3rd Congressional District covers part of Philadelphia, from Chestnut Hill to South Philly.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Sam Janesch
‘Do you have to do it right in my reelection?’: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. asks to delay Falls Bridge and 59th Street Bridge projects A city official said the Falls Bridge was in urgent need of repair, while the city has more leeway in rehabilitating the 59th Street Bridge.Sean Collins Walsh
‘Do you have to do it right in my reelection?’: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. asks to delay Falls Bridge and 59th Street Bridge projects A city official said the Falls Bridge was in urgent need of repair, while the city has more leeway in rehabilitating the 59th Street Bridge.Sean Collins Walsh
