The day after Philly’s mayoral election, I headed over to Andrew Jackson School in South Philly to see mayor-elect Jim Kenney’s first public chat since officially adding the title to his name. Here’s my PhillyVoice story from the scene. Former…
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Tweets And Google Alerts: Reasons I Love Philly After Last Night’s Mayoral Election
This tweet from the newly elected mayor (which someone dutifully RT’d last night after Jim Kenney’s victory speech): @BrianPHickey Brian, you always talking shit. Wassup with that? — Jim Kenney (@JimFKenney) July 17, 2012 And this Google Alert involving the…
GOP Mayoral Candidate Comes To Quizzo At Murphy’s
Continuing a tradition that I started back during the Philly mayoral-primary season, Republican mayoral candidate Melissa Murray Bailey came to Quizzo at Billy Murphy’s Irish Saloonery last night. Even people who like her Democratic foe both personally and professionally said…
When Jimmy Met Melissa
While working on dayside election coverage in Philly today, I happened upon a moment in time. That being Jim Kenney (who is projected to win the Democratic mayoral primary) crossing paths with Melissa Murray Bailey, the unopposed Republican candidate, outside…
In Which I Find A Way To Include Katy Perry In My Philadelphia Mayoral-Campaign Coverage
“Since at least one member of the NinetyNine team is a Katy Perry enthusiast — KatyCat is my, er, the preferred nomenclature — we got to thinking: Which of Perry’s pop offerings most apply to each of Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates?”…