Jim Kenney
Enough With the Free Turkeys, Politicians — Get Serious About Reducing Poverty
The older I get, the more I realize that for all of the progress Philadelphia prides itself on, there is still so much that needs […]
To Resist Trump, Fix Philly’s Elite, Boring, Anti-Competitive Democratic Party
Philadelphia’s Democratic Party suffers from the same cancer as the national Democratic Party. Only it’s arguably much more advanced. Think the Democratic National Committee favored […]
Kenney Says Philly Turnout Was High Tuesday. That’s Completely Untrue.
Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney released a statement yesterday in the wake of the election of Republican Donald Trump. Along with encouraging residents not to “simply […]
Relish Trounces Famous in Election Day Power Food Matchup
Look, I know we’re all dying to see how that awful reality TV show — Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump: Election 2016 — will end tonight. History will be […]
Mayor Kenney Calls Rudy Giuliani “Nosferatu”
https://twitter.com/JimFKenney/status/795352972662337537 Jim Kenney may be mayor, but he’s still a Philadelphian. And, fortunately, he still has his Twitter account. Yesterday, tweeting from his informal @JimFKenney […]
This Anti-Immigration Bill Has Stalled In Harrisburg — And It Should Stay Stalled
Philly Republican state Rep. Martina White’s controversial HB 1885 bill, which would penalize and make liable municipalities with sanctuary city protections in place for undocumented residents, did […]
Why SRC Haters Finally Have a Real Shot at Abolishing It
The School Reform Commission is astonishingly unpopular in Philadelphia: Only 11 percent of residents think it should exist. Donald Trump has more support than that here! […]
Kenney, Labor Leaders Shame Trump Over Failed Waterfront Project
The 2016 campaign season is bringing name-calling back in a big way. In the final presidential debate on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump a […]
You’ll Never Guess What Philadelphians Worry About the Most
Either the public schools have gotten better in a hurry, or people around here are starting to pay more attention to stories like this and this […]
Two School Reform Commission Members Resign
Two members of Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission, the appointed body that serves in place of an elected school board, have announced that they will resign. […]
Mayor Kenney to Power-Walk Philly Free Streets on Saturday
Ten miles of the city’s typically traffic-ridden streets will go carless for five hours on Saturday for Philly Free Streets, a “people-powered,” health-inspired initiative. And here […]
Second Phase of LOVE Park’s Facelift Kicks Off
LOVE Park entered the second phase of renovation in its $16.5 million facelift yesterday, and Mayor Jim Kenney as well as officials from the project’s […]
What the Unity Cup Says About Philly Is Pretty Great
At its most basic, soccer doesn’t require much: A ball, something to mark the goal area, people to play with. I’ve seen rags artfully wound […]
Report: Feds Seek Kenney’s Campaign PAC Records
This afternoon, Philadelphia magazine’s Jared Brey wrote that Mayor Jim Kenney’s alliance with electricians union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty is looking worse and worse in light of […]
Kenney’s Alliance With Johnny Doc Looks Worse By the Day
I had a nice little chuckle the other day when I was reading the latest installment in a growing series of Inquirer stories about FBI investigations involving local […]