Patrick Kerkstra

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No one realizes just how much responsibility and how little authority the city has.

This doesn’t look good.

They’re considering it, sources say. If they do run, it could shake up City Hall in a big way.

Gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia abound.

At a board meeting of the Parking Authority, key new details were revealed.

Will the city sign off on William Street Common’s shorter, more see-through fence?

Nearly 100,000 properties owe past due taxes, and more than 9,000 are two decades or more in arrears.

Nine agencies are responsible, and that’s not counting the utilities.

There’s growing, bipartisan recognition that mass incarceration is a massive mistake. Can Philadelphia lead the way?

University City District erects Philadelphia’s largest parklet on 40th Street.

Nutter came to the aid of a member of his security detail who was locked in a struggle with a man.

And what it would take to fix it.

The likely next mayor’s plans are cloudy — with a chance of greatness.

The mayoral nominee is a disaffected Catholic disgusted by local church leadership.

In a fascinating post-mortem with Al Dia, Diaz analyzes the campaign, but glosses over his own failings.