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City Hall

City Hall: Officials Say City’s Post-COVID Economy Must Be More Equitable

August 11, 2020Miles Wall

In a hearing on Philadelphia’s path towards economic recovery, testimony from officials stressed plans to make the new economy more fair.

Center City

City Hall: Mayor, Council, School District, Hold Joint Meeting

November 19, 2019Lawrence McGlynn

Philadelphia City Council, along with Mayor Jim Kenney, the Philadelphia School Board, and School District Superintendent William Hite, met on Nov. 19, 2019, to hold a mandated public meeting on the operation of the school

Center City

City Hall: City Council Highlights for Nov. 14, 2019

November 15, 2019Lawrence McGlynn

Philadelphia City Council’s stated meeting for Nov. 14, 2019, included fund transfer ordinances and the passing of right-to-counsel legislation for renters facing eviction.  Finance and Appropriations  The Finance Committee favorably reported bill 190746, which provides

City Hall

City Hall: City Council Addresses Recent Police Controversies

September 17, 2019Lawrence McGlynn

Philadelphia City Council heard testimony last week on Resolution 190622 which would authorize council to hold hearings regarding the Plain View Project database on objectionable social media posts of law enforcement officers.  According to its

Business

Politics: Philadelphia Works to Promote the Cannabis Industry

December 7, 2016Aishwarya Menon

With medical marijuana now legal in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia business leaders and entrepreneurs are looking to get involved in the cannabis industry. Many who are new to the industry may seek the assistance of business accelerators,

City Hall

City Hall: A Closer Look at Councilman Derek Green

November 7, 2016Aishwarya Menon and

Derek S. Green is now a councilman-at-large member. Green has been in the position since January 2016 after having won both the 2015 primary and general elections. Green is a graduate of the University of

Recent Posts

  • People stand on a sidewalk beneath a pale gray sky. The street behind them is between two tan stone buildings with floor-to-ceiling glass windows on their ground levels, and the multicolored glass exterior of a parking garage shines further down the street, next to some taller red brick buildings. Glass windows are visible behind the people on the sidewalk. Some of them wear raincoats or windbreakers, and some of them hold umbrellas of various colors. Two men in the right half of the image, one southeast Asian and one white, wear clerical collars. They are all waving wooden rods with thick red ribbons tied to the ends of them in the air. Most of the people present appear to be white and/or over the age of 50. One bearded, middle-aged man in a gray and black windbreaker and black pants points a camera towards the bottom right corner of the image, where a blue banner reads “GOD STANDS WITH THE OPPRESSED.” To the banner’s left, a canvas with a monarch butterfly painted on it is draped over a concrete sidewalk barrier. A blue bicycle is parked behind the man with the camera, and a black car in the street drives past the group of people.
    ‘These are our people’: Weekly vigils unite faiths on ICE’s doorstep
    July 7, 2026
  • “To Be Here” weaves a web of Philadelphia experiences, told by and for the community
    July 3, 2026
  • The crowd during a performance by The DOJD, Claire Brown's band, in a West Philadelphia basement. (Image-Jacob Magaldi)
    How Philadelphia’s DIY music scene is helping fund gender-affirming care
    June 7, 2026
  • Video Style Guide: Pictures-Video-Photography
    May 27, 2026
  • Inspired by ACT UP, this queer Philly collective is throwing mutual aid parties 
    May 4, 2026
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