Mayor's Office
Tonight: Come See if Doug Oliver Has What It Takes
Join us tonight at 6 p.m. for the first in Philadelphia magazine’s Candidate Conversations: a series of informal but informative Q&As with the mayoral contenders. […]
The Doug Oliver Q&A: The Underdog Explains How He’ll Win
[Editor’s Note: Want to meet Doug Oliver and watch Holly Otterbein put him through the paces in person? Join us for Philly mag’s Candidate Conversations event this Monday at 6 […]
The Brief: Why the Next Philadelphia Mayor Matters More Than the Next President
In presidential elections, Philadelphians turn out. Over 690,000 Philadelphians helped re-elect President Obama in 2012. Four years earlier, 718,000 showed up at the polls. Those […]
Lynne Abraham Goes Nuclear on Jim Kenney
At Thursday’s mayoral forum, the first of the 2015 election season, Lynne Abraham touched off what might be the first real fight of this campaign when […]
The Brief: Will Crime Be an Issue in the Mayor’s Race?
This is Michael Nutter‘s final year as mayor, a/k/a legacy time. He’s talked up everything from his urban planning record to Philadelphia’s recent drop in homicides to its population growth. But on […]
The Citified Q&A: Is Doug Oliver the Real Deal?
[Editor’s Note: Want to meet Doug Oliver and watch Holly Otterbein put him through the paces in person? Join us for Philly mag’s Candidate Conversations event this Monday at 6 […]
Did Little-Known Man Quietly Launch Mayoral Campaign at a Strip Club?
This is #whyilovephilly. Juan Rodriguez, who ran a write-in campaign for mayor in 2011, announced Thursday that he is running for mayor again this year. According […]
Is Doug Oliver For Real? Meet Him & Judge For Yourself
Doug Oliver is a wild card in the 2015 mayoral election. He’s the 40-year-old kid in an aging field, the first-time candidate vying against (mostly) […]
Candidates Unimpressive at First Mayoral Forum
Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates assembled on a single stage Thursday morning for what was the first public forum of the 2015 election. It showed. As a group, […]
Live, From the Election’s First Mayoral Forum…
The city’s mayoral candidates are sharing a stage for the first time this morning at a forum sponsored by the Business Association of West Parkside. […]
The Brief: What the Mayoral Candidates Are Saying About Charter Expansion
Today’s the day the Philadelphia School Reform Commission must decide the fate of 39 applications to create new charter schools. It’s not an easy decision, at least politically: Republican […]
Could Ed Rendell Endorse Long-Shot Candidate Doug Oliver for Mayor?
[Curious about Doug Oliver? Register to attend one of Philly mag’s forthcoming Q&As with the mayoral candidates at this link. On Monday, Feb. 23, Citified’s […]
Inside Take: How the Philadelphia Nominating Petition Game Is Played
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) The fun started this morning. For the next three weeks, volunteers and paid field staffers […]
Introducing the Philadelphia Magazine Candidate Conversations Series
Philadelphia magazine is excited to announce its Candidate Conversations program, an informative but informal series of Q&As with the mayoral contenders, hosted by two of the […]
Wanna Buy a Mayor?
In a nondescript office building four blocks northeast of the White House, a group of elite political consultants is making decisions that may well determine […]