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Tony Williams seeks votes outside the Reading Terminal Market [photo gallery and subsequent Q&A]

“How are you doing? I’m Anthony Hardy Williams and I’m running for mayor of Philadelphia.” With that intro ...

6 years ago

 Mayoral candidate Doug Oliver poses for a selfie with students who attended the Youth Mayoral Summit at Venice Island Perfoming Arts Center in Manayunk Saturday afternoon. (Tracie Van Auken/for NewsWorks)

Doug Oliver wins Philly mayoral primary (at weekend summit of teenage voters) [updated]

About 150 children, most younger than the legal voting age, headed out to Manayunk on Saturday for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southe ...

6 years ago

 Jim Kenney (left) and Lynne Abraham (right) teamed up with millenials 'to develop unique ideas for Philadelphia's economic growth' on Friday night. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Unique ‘MillenniaLab’ event draws mayoral-candidate quartet to Center City co-working space [updated]

As mayoral-campaign events go, Friday night’s “Mayoral MillenniaLab” gathering inside the Benjamin’s Desk co-work ...

6 years ago

 Lynne Abraham chats with staffers in her Center City campaign headquarters last week. (Tracie Van Auken/for NewsWorks)

Lynne Abraham chats with PlanPhilly about how bike lanes impact seniors, fixing L&I and more

NinetyNine’s good friends over at PlanPhilly recently sat down with mayoral candidate ...

6 years ago

 Lynne Abraham and her group at Friday night's 'Mayoral MillenniaLab' event. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

While you were gone: Racial math, Madonna, upcoming events and more

Wondering what’s been going on with the mayoral campaign since you walked away from your computer on Friday? We got you covered. ...

6 years ago

 In early March, the City Council Candidates Convention drew hundreds of attendees and dozens of politicians, both aspiring and elected, to WHYY. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

WHYY-Penjerdel Council mayoral forum scheduled for Wednesday morning

Late last month, NinetyNine sent out word that ...

6 years ago

 Lynne Abraham checks her phone during a break in a busy campaign Wednesday. (Tracie Van Auken/for NewsWorks)

Abraham faints, Williams talks cop firings and Kenney lands support: NinetyNine’s week in review

At high noon each Friday during Philadelphia’s mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine will post a roundup of noteworthy stories from th ...

6 years ago

 City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. said those endorsing Tony Williams' mayoral candidacy represent a wide swath of the city. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Tony Williams: Fire police officers who use disparaging terms about race, sexual orientation

A collection of city and state elected officials gathered on Thursday afternoon to formally endorse Tony Williams’ mayoral candidac ...

6 years ago

Former foster kids get a foothold in the world, one latté at a time

One in three young Philadelphians who age out of foster care at 18 will end up living below the poverty line. Forty percent will experien ...

6 years ago

Maybe/maybe-not mayoral candidate Sam Katz issues L&I policy paper [video]

Sam Katz has thrice run for mayor of Philadelphia unsuccessfully. Whether this fall will bring a fourth campaign ...

6 years ago

A day after fainting, Lynne Abraham hits the campaign trail morning through night [photo gallery]

First the BUILDPh ...

6 years ago

 The candidates in this week's NinetyNine Quotes Quiz await the start of Tuesday night's forum. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

NinetyNine’s Mayoral-Race Quotes-of-the-Day Quiz Vol. 5

There is quite a bit to examine with fewer than six weeks before voters go to the mayoral-primary polls. So much, in fact, that we ...

6 years ago

 The mayoral candidates danced their way into Wednesday's forum at Dobbins High School. (Stephanie Aaronson/via The Next Mayor Partnership)

Mayoral candidates discuss youth-violence issues at Dobbins High forum

Six of Philadelphia’s seven mayoral candidates fielded questions inside a gymnasium at North Philadelphia’s Dobbins High Scho ...

6 years ago

 Mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham takes notes Tuesday night during a debate aired live on NBC10. Minutes later, she collapsed on the stage. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

Mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham faints during live-TV debate

About 10 minutes into Tuesday night’s mayoral debate, which aired live on NBC10 and Univision, candidate Lynne Abraham suddenly fel ...

6 years ago

 Mayoral candidate Tony Williams talks to campaign spokesman Al Butler outside the Reading Terminal Market on Tuesday. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Tony Williams talks Carpenters dustup, Kenney endorsement and Dwight Evans

Mayoral candidate Tony Williams spent his debate-day lunch break hanging outside the Reading Terminal Market to pitch himself to potentia ...

6 years ago

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