City Hall
Does Philadelphia Really Need More Taxis? How About Better Taxis?
The last time I was in a Philly cab, the car itself was roughly in the same shape as the Millenium Falcon during its more fraught […]
Gay Couple Denied Marriage License at City Hall
On Thursday I reported that a group of same-sex couples were going to protest Pennsylvania’s gay marriage ban by strolling into City Hall to request […]
Gay Couples Denied Marriage Licenses in Philadelphia [Updated]
Update: Though city officials said they were sympathetic, the request was denied. The AP reports:
No More Gifts at City Hall
When I was a rookie reporter making the rounds in small-town Kansas, I returned to the newspaper offices one day and told an older reporter […]
Philly Same-Sex Couples to Request Marriage Licenses at City Hall on Valentine’s Day [UPDATE]
UPDATE [2/15/2014, 2:05 p.m.): Just got this email update from Bill Sullivan: “We rescheduled the event for Tue., Feb. 18, at 10 a.m. We’re going to room […]
Green Move to SRC Opens Seat on Council
Bill Green’s move to head the School Reform Commission means there is now officially an open seat on City Council. The Daily News reports that […]
Mayor: Change Rules for City Sick Leave
The Daily News reports today on the Nutter administration’s attempt to change city work rules, noting that city workers get a ton of paid time […]
Bill Green Confirmed as SRC Chair
The State Senate has confirmed at-large Councilman Bill Green as new School Reform Commission chair by a vote of 44-2. Philly’s Vincent Hughes and Chesco/Montco’s […]
Five Reasons Ending Philadelphia’s “Resign to Run” Law Would Be Bad for the City
We gave politicians the right to be corrupt. We did it when we gave them the power to pass legislation that benefits no one but […]
Pastor Kevin Johnson Decides Not to Run for Mayor
Two weeks ago, the Daily News reported that the pastor of Bright Hope Baptist Church, Kevin Johnson, was exploring a mayoral run (i.e. running for mayor). […]
Expanding The Lottery Would Be A Sin
Sometimes, I like to play the lottery. Not often. Usually when the jackpot gets north of, say, $200 million. Like everybody else, I start to […]
Piece of 25th Street Bridge Falls to Street
Philadelphians were already jittery about the city’s aging infrastructure after a recent train derailment over the Schuylkill exposed the potential dangers of oil cars transiting […]
Not So Fast: Councilman Kenney Not Ready for Marijuana Legalization
On Tuesday, Philadelphia City Councilman Jim Kenney announced that he was introducing a bill to eliminate mandatory arrests for possessions of small amounts of marijuana. […]
Democrats Already Competing for Green’s Council Seat
Technically, Bill Green’s Council seat isn’t empty—that won’t happen unless and until he’s confirmed to his new job leading the School Reform Commission. But that isn’t […]
Bill de Blasio’s Big Ideas
Philadelphia’s well-documented inferiorty complex regarding New York City can often manifest itself as simple imitation. Stop-and-frisk, bike share, elevated train park: These are all ideas […]