The Philadelphia Daily News blog Clout says “a source with knowledge of the campaign” tells them that Barack Obama is planning several events in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 11. Obama hasn’t visited this region much, but I suppose one could ask does he really have too?
The most recent polls have Obama leading John McCain in [...]

Bruce Springsteen is coming to town. This Saturday at 3:30pm, Springsteen will perform an acoustic concert on the JFK Parkway in Philadelphia in an effort to boost voter registration numbers in Obama-land. Springsteen has endorsed Barack Obama for president. Here’s the twist, you can get “preferred seating” for the concert if you’re willing to volunteer [...]

A citizen advisory commission’s request for a more eye catching deer crossing sign has been adopted by Newtown Township. Soon drivers will see a large sign like to ones that show your car’s current speed, but instead of numbers, it’ll have an animated deer done “lite-brite” style. The sign will be tried out at at [...]

The Daily News reports this morning that U.S. District Judge William H. Yohn Jr., has “recused” himself from the trial of Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Fumo. No reason has been given. He will be replaced by Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter.
The trial is currently on-hold till October 20th because of Judge Yohn became ill with flu-like [...]

by Shannon Curley
It’s Our City is a project that aims to give community activists access to a larger audience. One issue that has sparked strong community involvement has been where to place two planned casinos in Philadelphia.There has a vocal opposition to both casinos from both neighborhood associations and more professional groups like Casino-Free Philadelphia. [...]

We’re going to regularly feature members of the community trying to make our city a better place.  Much of the day-to-day good citizen work out there remains under the radar. So we’ve decided that Philadelphia needs a venue where folks can be recognized. That’s why we’re launching Citizen Spotlight. We want to know what makes people’s inner civic clock [...]

Bob Shipman is a longtime community activist in Philadelphia. He’s involved with various  organizations around the city including the Institute for the Study of Civic Values, Phillyneighborhoods, Philadelphia Independent Media Center, and Philadelphia Parent Partner. To find out more information about Bob Shipman, you can visit his website.
It’s Our City: You refer to your occupation as [...]

An aide to Philadelphia City Councilman Wilson Goode Jr. says she’s sorry for “inappropriate and inexcusable” behavior after she held up signs in a recent council meeting calling Fox29 racists.
The Philadelphia Daily News reports this morning that Latrice Bryant submitted her apology in written form to Councilman Goode. Bryant is the subject of a Fox29 [...]

Jury selection begins this morning in U.S. District Court in Camden for five men who alledgedly were plotting to attack a New Jersey military base. The main question for the jury will be were the men really going to follow through.
The five defendants — all foreign-born Muslim men in their 20s who have spent much [...]

Sarah Palin was at Di Bruno Bros in South Philly this morning where she met military moms for coffee. Some joggers who came in, surprised to see it was the Republican Vice Presidential candidate, and one of them began booing loudly before leaving. It’s also reported that another said “What the F is she doing [...]