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In Praise of Mayor Nutter
Mayor Nutter did a good thing this week. Really. His decision to come to an accommodation with Councilman Jim Kenney on pot decriminalization will have widespread […]
City Picking Up the Pace on Tax Collection
For the first time since Mayor Nutter took office, the City of Philadelphia made significant, measurable progress over the past 18 months in its long-running […]
OK, So Not Everybody Hates Dilworth Park
On Monday, we ran an article citing some objections to City Hall’s new Dilworth Park, most notably from Philadelphia Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron and […]
Nutter: Will Sign Pot Decriminalization Bill, With Tweaks
Mayor Nutter is finally on the decriminalization bandwagon. The mayor today said he would sign a bill decriminalizing possession of small amounts of pot — […]
Everybody Hates Dilworth Park [UPDATED]
UPDATE 9/9/2014: OK, OK. So not everybody hates Dilworth Park. ORIGINAL: Well, the redesign of City Hall’s Dilworth Plaza debuted last week as the $55 […]
Deadline Looms: Nutter Must Decide on Weed
After a summer of waiting, we should find out this week whether Mayor Nutter will sign a City Council bill that decriminalizes possession of small […]
Philly Becomes the Land of the Logos
When I first moved to Philadelphia six years ago, one of its chief faults (in my view) appeared to be this: It wasn’t New York. […]
City Hall Ends Effort to Collect Lap Dance Tax
The strip clubs of Philadelphia are once again safe from the tax man. For now. CBS Philly reports the Nutter administration has given up its […]
Garces to Operate Rosa Blanca Cafe at New Dilworth Park
Philadelphia super-chef Jose Garces will operate a new Rosa Blanca Cafe on the north end of the renovated Dilworth Park when that spot — on […]
Dilworth Plaza to Reopen With 3 Days of Celebrations, Jose Garces
The newly renovated and re-christened Dilworth Park will re-open September 4th with three days of celebrations to inaugurate the $55 million makeover of the once-drab […]
Court: Philly Police Can Make Political Contributions
A federal appeals court says Philadelphia’s ban on political contributions by police officers violates their First Amendment rights and should be struck down, Newsworks reports. […]
New Police Contract Creates $70 Million Budget Hole
One thing about the big raise an arbitrator granted to Philly Police last week: City Hall hadn’t really budgeted for it. The raise — officers […]
Biz Leaders Look to Philly’s Post-Nutter Future
Philly doesn’t yet know who its next mayor will be — heck, we’re not entirely sure who all the candidates will be — but the […]
Philly Police Get a Raise, and a Rebuke
Mayor Nutter F.O.P head John McCain Nearby and others announces new contract for police pic.twitter.com/rO0O9nYPX0 — Tom MacDonald–WHYY (@TMacDonaldWHYY) July 31, 2014 Philadelphia’s police officers […]
9 Cities Mayor Nutter Should Be Visiting
During the past few years years Mayor Nutter has taken over six international trips including visits to China, England, Israel, Italy, and now this past […]