Gen Z is the first generation to develop a native slang entirely at ease with our internet saturated culture. For […]
Northeast Philly’s Joe Picozzi looks back on a year in the state senate
A few weeks after Sen. Joseph Picozzi took the oath of office — now 30, he is now one of […]
Paul Davis: The grinch in your pocket — eight things pickpockets don’t want you to know
A crime victim contacted me and told me that he had taken the subway from Snyder Avenue to Center City […]
Shapiro directs $219.9 million in additional capital funds to SEPTA
Governor Josh Shapiro directed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll to allocate $219.9 million in additional capital funding […]
Life, death, and poetry on the Frankford El
Not all that long ago I boarded the Market-Frankford El at Front and Girard with the intention of taking it […]
Governor Shapiro approves $394M in capital funds to sustain SEPTA service through 2027
In a decisive intervention, Governor Josh Shapiro has directed the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to allow the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation […]
Legislators push for budget, SEPTA ordered to move with or without them
(The Center Square) – Another day in Pennsylvania means another rally for SEPTA as the state’s budget impasse drags on. […]
If SEPTA is sacred, then it must be deal-worthy
Who knew that SEPTA was so sacred? Growing up in South Philly and having lived in Paoli for decades, after […]
Martin — “SEPTA Cuts Are a Manufactured Crisis”
The war of words over mass transit and the failure to adopt a FY26 state budget continues to grow as […]
A response to Guy Ciarrocchi — SEPTA is, in fact, broke
In a recent column, Guy Ciarrocchi argues that SEPTA is “broken, not broke”. I disagree and believe that Mr. Ciarrocchi’s […]