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Center City

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

November 19, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn 0

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 […]

Crime

Immigration: The History Of ICE And The Controversy

September 13, 2018 Means George and Jennifer Roberts 0

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, has recently found itself at the center of national discussions surrounding immigration policy. Locally, Philadelphia’s ICE Field Office, which is the most aggressive in […]

Center City

Activism: Philadelphia’s Wavering Sanctuary City Status

May 9, 2017 Shannon Hurley and Kristine Fenstermacher 1

Full of culture and immigrants from around the world, Philadelphia is one of many jurisdictions that serves as a refuge for both documented and undocumented immigrants. In 2017, the United States and much of the […]

Politics

Politics: Non-Profit Leader Puts Focus on City’s Parks, Recreation Centers

April 19, 2016 Christian J Matozzo 2

Philadelphia Parks Alliance, the city’s primary non-profit organization advocating for parks and recreation since 1983, has new leadership — and with it, a new view on the city’s recreation centers. “[The main goal of Philadelphia Parks Alliance] is […]

Education

Logan: Residents Emphasize Education at Town Hall with Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney

December 4, 2015 pnadmin 0

Mayor-elect Jim Kenney met residents of North Philadelphia at Central High School in the first of a series of five town hall meetings taking place throughout the city. Central High, located in the Logan neighborhood, […]

City Hall

City Hall: New PAC Connects City Issues Through the Public Space

July 2, 2015  0

A few years ago, Geoff Kees Thompson created a blog, called This Old City, as a means to connecting the dots between various aspects of planning that affect the urban dwellers on a daily basis. […]

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 […]

Featured Stories

Port Richmond: Kenney the Popular Pick for Mayor

May 20, 2015  0

Residing in the Kensington section of Philadelphia in his younger years, Ken Paul knew he someday wanted to leave his childhood home for greener pastures – in the literal sense of the word. He and […]

Center City

City Hall: Hearing Called For 2012 Kensington Fire Tragedy

November 6, 2013  0

Just months after fielding a heavy round of public criticism over the summer’s fatal building collapse on Market Street, the city’s Licenses and Inspections Department could see a new wave of controversy in the coming […]

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