Yep, that’s America’s Happy Warrior in an image that somehow crossed my path on Twitter last night. So much win. Also, so much win: At last count (which means a little under 97 percent of the votes counted), President Barack…
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Today Was A Great Day For Shielding Philly Tourists From The Realities Of Homelessness
In honor of Mayor Michael Nutter’s misguided “Indoor Feeding Policy,” aka the “Let’s get the homeless off the Parkway so tourists can go to the Barnes Museum and other attractions without seeing those pesky homeless people,” I will run —…
Philadelphia’s horrific violent streak gets worse, if that was even possible
What a horrible story this is: As the teens waited in the car, a man in a gray hoodie came out of a house and approached them. Spooked, they drove to the back of the house – but moments later,…
Video and photos from today’s Joe Frazier memorial service
That’s Chuck Wepner in the picture. He’s the guy Rocky was based on. There’s a statue of Rocky in Philly. There isn’t one of Joe Frazier. That is probably about to change. After paying respects at the casket, Mayor Michael…
I wouldn’t expect to see Kelly Drive open tomorrow
Here’s some pre-camera conversation between Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, City Councilman Curtis Jones and others talking before they went before the 6 p.m. cameras to talk storm-cleanup.
Nutter Foe Will Protest Outside City Hall Tomorrow
Diop Olugbala, aka Wali Rahman, aka “Independent Mayoral Candidate,” will hold a press conference “to respond to Mayor Nutter’s announced escalation of aggressive police action targeting black youth, including 9pm curfews with threats of fines and jail time for youth…
So, what did Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter think of Obama’s speech?
And I quote (from a statement he just released) … Tonight President Obama laid out very clearly and powerfully the consequences of failing to raise the debt ceiling and deal with our deficit in a long-term, balanced manner. The fact…
Today’s Metro Story
… is about Obama’s GOTV rally in Germantown yesterday. “You didn’t elect me to do what was easy. You elected me to do what’s right,” he said. “We need to fight their millions of dollars with our millions of voices.…
A List of Interesting Stories I’ve Read Recently
• Education is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution; the creation of the world’s first system of universal public education—from kindergarten through high school—and of mass higher education is one of the great achievements of American democracy. It embodies a faith…
Today’s Metro Stories
• An 11-month-old baby girl remained at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Thursday after she and her mother were attacked by a vicious dog inside an Upper Darby home. • As the conventional wisdom of Philly politics go, Sam Katz’s dreams…