Since moving to Cedar Park in 2006, Mao Elliott has begun his morning the same way nearly every day. He grabs two leashes and leads his chihuahua and lab mix to nearby Clark Park. Once [continue reading…]
Shannon Lindsay lives in Island Green Estates, a subdivision off Red Lion Road in Bustleton that borders the now closed Island Green Country Club. When she and her husband purchased their home, they expected a [continue reading…]
The Oct. 8, 2019 Finance Committee meeting of Philadelphia City Council was punctuated by lively debate regarding Councilman David Oh’s student debt tax credit bill. Because the bill was not advanced by committee, it will [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention’s inaugural meeting set significant goals for poverty reduction. The committee was established in response to the Narrowing the Gap report, which was released last [continue reading…]
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. [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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