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Center City

City Hall: City Council Week In Review for Oct. 7 – Oct. 11, 2019

October 15, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

Philadelphia City Council and its subcommittees approved and passed several pieces of legislation during the week of Oct. 7, 2019. It also held the inaugural meeting of the Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention.

Center City

City Hall: Council Highlights for Oct. 10, 2019

October 15, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

Philadelphia City Council proposed and passed several pieces of legislation at its general meeting Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Councilmember Cherelle Parker introduced two resolutions: one calling for a fair contract for commercial office cleaners and

Brewerytown

Sharswood: Sanctuary Farm Fights Community Hunger with Urban Agriculture

October 14, 2019 Christian Starr

Brewerytown resident Layla Woodard made her way through the concrete blocks of her neighborhood one late September afternoon to pick up fresh produce from the leafy terrain of Sanctuary Farm’s market at 22nd Street and

City Hall

City Hall: Council Committee Approves Changes To Land Disposition Process

October 8, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

The Committee on Public Policy and Public Works of Philadelphia City Council recently approved bill 190606, which would streamline the process by which city owned vacant property is sold in the city. Currently, the process

Center City

City Hall: Environmental Committee Approves Three Bills

October 7, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

The Environmental Committee of Philadelphia City Council approved three bills on Oct. 2, 2019, that will be heard at the next general meeting of council. The bills concern environmental maintenance of large buildings, phasing out

Arts and Entertainment

Arts: Education Programs Slowly Rebuild After Schools’ Budget Crisis

October 7, 2019 Amber Denham

When the School District of Philadelphia adopted what was known as its “doomsday” budget for the 2013-2014 school year, there was barely enough money to maintain general education requirements mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of

City Hall

City Hall: Council Meeting Highlights for Oct. 3, 2019

October 7, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

Philadelphia City Council held its general meeting Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at which several resolutions were introduced. Councilmember Cherelle Parker introduced a resolution calling for a hearing to explore eliminating fines at the Free Library

City Hall

City Hall: Council Week In Review for Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 2019

October 7, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

Three committees of City Council approved legislation that will be heard at future general council sessions. Streets Services Committee The Streets Services Committee approved 19 bills to be heard at the next general session of

Center City

City Hall: Council Committee Approves Anti-Discrimination, Transparency Bills

September 30, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

The Committee on Law and Goverernment approved three anti-discrimination measures and another aimed at creating a system to report the city’s settlements of civil actions on Sept. 25, 2019.  The bills, introduced by Councilmember Helen

Center City

City Hall: City Council Highlights for Sept. 26, 2019

September 30, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

Supporters of Bill 180936 hold signs as City Council passes the anti-lead ordinance.

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