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2023 Municipal Elections

Elections: CCP hosts last-day, last-ditch voter registration drive

October 25, 2023 Stacy L. Landrum 0

As students were returning to campus Monday morning at the Community College of Philadelphia, the question was not, “How was your weekend?” but instead, “Are you registered to vote?”   [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: “We Did It!” Kendra Brooks Scores Upset Victory in City Council Race

November 15, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn 1

The Working Families Party Candidate earned over 55,000 votes en route to an election night win.
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Center City

Old City: City Council Candidates Vie for 5th Square Endorsements

November 4, 2019 Karly Matthews 0

Members Philadelphia’s urbanist PAC, 5th Square, met for their October monthly meeting to discuss issues and meet city council candidates. [continue reading…]

Neighborhoods

West Oak Lane: Cherelle Parker’s Re-election Bid Met With Plenty of Support

March 29, 2019 Jason Fedok 0

In front of an energized crowd of more than 300 friends, family, and supporters, incumbent 9th District City Councilwoman Cherelle Parker launched her re-election campaign on Feb. 24, 2019 at the Finley Recreation Center in [continue reading…]

South Philadelphia

Politics: Stemming Gun Violence is What Motivates Candidate Lindy Li

April 21, 2018 Cochran Robert 0

Lindy Li’s decision to leave a successful finance career and run for Congress began with the tragic events of December 14, 2012, the day a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut, [continue reading…]

Elections

How To: Help Keep Neighborhood Elections Fair

July 24, 2017 Bob Stewart 0

The primary way democracy thrives and survives is through fair elections. But who exactly is making sure the elections are fair? Is it some far off big-moneyed or well-connected power player? Nope. It’s people from [continue reading…]

Bridesburg

Frankford and Bridesburg: District 177 State Representative Race Giving an Underdog a Chance

November 8, 2016 Sabrina A Silva 0

As the two Presidential Candidates, Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton, prepare their last few arguments in the campaign trail, party representatives throughout the nation prepare for the outcome on November 8th. This year’s general [continue reading…]

Business

Northern Liberties: Tax Reform Plans Separate Trump, Clinton

November 6, 2016 Alexis Rene Ryan 0

As this unpredictable election season enters its final week, tax reform is easily overshadowed by the new scandal of the day. But without taxes, the government wouldn’t have the money to build a border wall [continue reading…]

Elections

Fox Chase: Residents See Kenney as the Clear Choice

May 20, 2015 0

Across Fox Chase, voters were out and about before the polls opened for the 2015 mayoral primary on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. While Republican city council candidates such as Matt Wolfe (pictured below in suit, with Jim [continue reading…]

Next Mayor

Primary Election Day 2015: Don’t Count Those Millennials Out Yet

May 19, 2015 George W. Miller 0

Philadelphia has significant problem when it comes to voting, especially when the focus is on municipal elections rather than national. Of all folks who fall into the roughly 75 to 80 percent of registered voters who [continue reading…]

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