Occupy Philly
Occupy Philly Member Running for Congress
Nate Kleinman—29-year-old member of the Occupy Philly movement—has shaved his beard and declared he’s running in the Democratic primary for the House of Representatives in […]
Retired Philly Police Captain Wears His Uniform at Independence Hall Protest
Ray Lewis—the 60-year-old former captain in the Philadelphia Police Department who was arrested during an Occupy Wall Street demonstration—was protesting with Occupy Philly today at […]
Can We Starve Out Philly’s Homeless Before the Barnes Opening?
Given all the hubbub last week over Obama’s dismal jobs report, you could be forgiven for missing a juicy nugget of local news: a modest proposal […]
For Now, Occupy Philly Is Doing Some Good
I didn’t understand the Occupy Philly movement. This doesn’t mean that I misunderstood what their problems were. Wholly, the Occupy movements across the country were […]
From Occupy Philly to Archbishop Wood Football: My 7 Biggest Winners of 2011
It’s that time of year when Freindly Fire heaps praise upon those most deserving. So in the spirit of consistency, the Biggest Winner of 2011, […]
Sonia Sanchez Named Philly’s First Poet Laureate
Sonia Sanchez Is Philly’s First Poet Laureate. Fancy. Today at 11 a.m., Mayor Nutter will announce that Sonia Sanchez has been named Philadelphia’s first poet […]
Will Philadelphia City Council Really Change?
Here, Philadelphia’s five most notable political stories of 2011. 1. The Mayoral Race That Wasn’t The biggest Philadelphia political story of the year was the […]
Time Names “The Protester” Person of the Year
Time magazine has named “The Protester” its Person of the Year. The mag cited the unrest in the Middle East and a worldwide, political attitude […]
Chris Christie Keeps His Cool While Protesters Chant
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had a little run in with the valiant protesters of Occupy Des Moines while out in Iowa stumping for Mitt […]
Would You Vote for an Occupy Protester?
With last week’s evictions of Occupy Los Angeles and Occupy Philly from the encampments they’d held for nearly two months, the last vestiges of the […]
PA’s One-Percenters Party in NYC This Weekend
If the Occupy Philly folks are looking for something to do this weekend, they should hop a bus to New York for the annual Pennsylvania […]
Guilty Plea Possible for Jerry Sandusky?
A Guilty Plea Possible for Sandusky. Yesterday marked the filing of the first of many possible civil suits against accused pedophile Jerry Sandusky. The claim […]
Havertown Home Robbed by Occupy Philly Protester?
Police are searching for a man who robbed a woman in her Havertown home today. the man allegedly knocked at her door and claimed to […]
Police Evict Occupy Philly
Police Evict Occupy Philly. Some 50 protesters were arrested overnight after Philadelphia Police enforced the eviction of Occupy Philly. Most of the demonstrators cooperated with […]
Occupy Philly Has Strong Voice
The deadline came and went, and the occupiers were still there. Amanda, with her reddish spiral curls and big silver earrings, was in the center of […]