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City Hall: School District to Sell Vacant Buildings

November 11, 2013

Mayor Michael Nutter, flanked by members of City Council, announced last week that the city will sell vacant School District properties, partially to raise the $50 million promised to the District earlier this year. Mark

Hunting Park: Conversations with Councilwoman and Her Staff

April 10, 2013

[vimeo 63690989] Growing up on the 4100 block of North Reese Street in Hunting Park Maria Quiñones-Sánchez never dreamed that one day when she would serve as the top elected official in her community. She now holds

Plan Philly: City Council Making Progress on Sign Issue

November 29, 2012

City Council’s Committee on Rules held a public hearing yesterday on an ordinance amending sections of Philadelphia’s zoning code that deal with sign controls. Last fall, the Zoning Code Commission purposely kept the sign regulations

Center City: Philadelphia City Council Backs Reduced Federal Spending for Military

June 22, 2012

Placards reading “Books not bombs” and “Fund kids not wars” were raised when the Philadelphia City Council voted to approve a resolution calling on the U.S. Congress to cut military spending. The resolution, introduced by

Hunting Park: Proposed Police Advisory Board Hopes to Cut Crime Rates

March 27, 2012

Several City Council members have been working over the past few weeks to come up with a solution to lower crime rates. Earlier this month, Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. along with Councilmembers Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Wilson

Hunting Park: City Council Budget Hearing Affects Minority Areas

March 20, 2012

The word of God wasn’t the only thing heard at St. John’s AME Church. Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, as well as the rest of the City Council members, traveled to the church located at 2114 S.

Northwest: Ongoing Coverage of the 8th District Primary

May 17, 2011 charper

newsworks.org, the website of WHYY, and Philadelphia Neighborhoods are covering the 8th District’s voting throughout Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy, West Oak Lane, Germantown and Tioga. See the blog at https://bit.ly/mBNu6z Seven candidates are vying in the

Northeast: Three Familiar Faces in 6th District Up for Grabs

April 18, 2011

https://vimeo.com/22530489] As Philadelphia’s City Council braces for the biggest turnover in 20 years, residents of the 6th District will not have to worry about an unknown face elected into office. The three candidates running for

Center City: Sustainability Forum for City Council Candidates

April 8, 2011

https://vimeo.com/22087535] The Academy of Natural Sciences hosted a sustainability forum for candidates running for City Council from the 1st District through the 5th District during which the candidates talked about their environmental issues facing Philadelphia. Sponsored

Northwest: 8th District City Council Candidate Howard Treatman

April 6, 2011

https://vimeo.com/22011629] Howard Treatman is an independent man–a characteristic the candidate for the 8th City Council District election wants all voters to remember when they go to the polls in May. Although this is his first