The city is on pace to surpass 20,000 car thefts in 2023.
By Todd Shepherd
Christine Flowers: The five candidates who can still win Philly’s mayor’s race
My take on the Philly mayoral primary.
By Christine Flowers
Thom Nickels: The early closing pandemic in Philly
Uncontrolled crime has taken the heart out of the city’s nightlife.
By Thom Nickels
Guy Ciarrocchi: Welcome to the party, pal!
Jeff Brown learns how quickly his former friends turn on him once he steps out of the role they planned for him.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Sam Oropeza: Philly needs new voices against the machine
The Philadelphia Republican Party needs fresh new faces who bring new ideas if they want to take back a second council at-large seat.
By Sam Oropeza
R. Seth Williams: Someone finally said it — the emperor has no clothes
Councilmember Cindy Bass said out loud what so many are thinking: that Larry Krasner should enforce the law.
By R. Seth Williams
Patty-Pat Kozlowski: Be not afraid of Philly’s wooder problems
In the riverwards, river water is in our DNA. We were called river rats, and we wore it like a badge of honor.
By Patty-Pat Kozlowski
Thom Nickels: The Philadelphia Orchestra has gone off the political deep end
The establishment is celebrating the venerable institution, but for all the wrong reasons.
By Thom Nickels
Census data reflects shrinking Pennsylvania cities
Pennsylvania’s two biggest counties were among the nation’s biggest population-losers.
By Christen Smith
Ben Mannes: City leaders condemn police officer over false accusation
Tweets from Philadelphia’s political leaders condemn “concerning behavior” by a police officer in his arrest of a suspect for illegal narcotics and a firearm. Despite bodycam footage proving the “concerning behavior” never occurred, these city leaders have yet to set the record straight.
By A. Benjamin Mannes