Former state senator Jimmy Dillon spent nearly $10,000 from his campaign committee on the Philadelphia Phillies last year, but won’t say what the purchase was for.
By Todd Shepherd
Paul Davis: Twenty-year-old cold case still lingers over South Philly
A retired Philadelphia detective who was on the periphery of the Imbo and Petrone missing persons case twenty years ago […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: How will Deepseek AI-R affect Philadelphia?
If you sat last month nearly spilling your under-cooked TV dinner wondering what in the world is this announcement about […]
Campaign finance filings raise new questions about link between D.A. Krasner and disgraced Democratic ward leader
Campaign finance filings show Larry Krasner’s campaign made a $3,500 donation in 2021 to the Democratic Party’s 52nd Ward in […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: You hate us? We love that.
Eagles fans aren’t just loud. The love that they bring to their team rivals any of the best loyalties in […]
John Rossi: Eighty years of mayoral history
For eighty-two years, I either lived in Philadelphia or worked there. Some of my fondest memories of living in the […]
Stu Bykofsky: Welcome to the Cherelle Parker hiring hall for disgraced Dems
Mayor Cherelle Parker has an odd taste in hiring — showing a preference for felons and mental cases, just as […]
Ben Mannes: Not so fast — violent crime is up even as murders are down
People may be lulled into a false sense of security as Philadelphia’s murder rate dropped sharply over the last year, but violent crime is up nearly 50 percent.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Richard Koenig: Mary Gay Scanlon flails against the Musk bogeyman
From time to time, I get missives from the office of Mary Gay Scanlon, a Democrat who represents me (in […]
Kyle Sammin: The Eagles are flying high. Will the city join them?
It’s a crazy thing about the current generation of Philly-area kids: they think our teams are supposed to be good. […]