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Mayoral candidate Milton Street answers a question from a patron at Billy Murphy's Irish Saloon Tuesday night, during its weekly quizzo event. Questions focused on public schools, his position on charters, and why he is running for mayor.

Milton Street holds court at Quizzo Night in East Falls [photos and video]

The 6ABC mayoral debate end ...

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Jim Kenney and Anthony Hardy Williams were at Wednesday night's mayoral forum in Mt. Airy at separate times. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Williams’ attack ad a point of discussion at Mt. Airy mayoral forum

Four of the six Democratic mayoral candidates made their pitches to more than 100 people who attended Wednesday night’s mayoral for ...

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Back to the darkroom to bring more light into the world

I’ve written before about how JJ Tiziou lost his solitary darkroom time when photography went digital. He’d since learned to ...

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At a Wednesday afternoon memorial event, Mayor Michael Nutter slammed mayoral candidates who said they wouldn't retain Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

UPDATED: Nutter: Anyone who doesn’t retain Commish Ramsey ‘isn’t smart enough to run this city’ [audio]

After Tuesday night’s debate at 6ABC, mayoral candidate Anthony Hardy Williams said that, if elected, he wouldn’t retain Phil ...

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A screengrab from Nelson Diaz's television ad. (Via YouTube)

Nelson Diaz launches TV-ad campaign two weeks before primary [video]

With a 30-second spot called “Voices,” mayoral candidate Nelson Dia ...

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The six Democratic candidates of mayor of Philadelphia were all smiles as Tuesday night's debate. (Stephanie Aaronson/via The Next Mayor partnership)

Reports from the mayoral-primary season’s last televised debate (spoiler alert: it was tame)

The first televised debate saw mayoral candidate ...

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The 5th Square PAC introduces its slate of endorsed council candidates near what has become known as the 'City Hall Parking Lot' on Tuesday. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

5th Square PAC endorses council slate, Kenney for mayor

A political-action committee which advocates “for smart policy for transportation, public space, land use and better governanceR ...

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NinetyNine’s Mayoral Race Quotes-of-the-Day Quiz Vol. 9

There is quite a bit to examine with exactly two weeks before Philadelphia voters go to the primary polls. So much, in fact, that ...

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The six Democratic mayoral candidates fielded questions from WHYY's Dave Davies and the Daily News' Sandra Shea during Monday night's Next Mayor Debate. (Stephanie Aaronson/via The Next Mayor partnership)

Next Mayor Philly debate features feisty, funny moments

Fifteen days before Philadelphia voters decide which Democratic mayoral candidate advances to the general election, Jim Kenney found hims ...

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Ed Rendell (sixth from left), after kicking off Monday morning's Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement mayoral forum at school-district headquarters. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Youth mayoral forum elicits ‘poignant’ response about police, community relations

By asking five mayoral candidates a question about police brutality, a trio of Julia De Burgos Elementary School students sparked one of ...

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Q&A: GOP candidate Melissa Murray Bailey on female leaders, work ethic and her unique mayoral-race position

Melissa Murray Bailey: ...

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Mayoral candidate Doug Oliver (center) hands out flyers to Broad Street Line passengers at the Olney station. He has been campaigning on SEPTA trains and buses since January. (Tracie Van Auken/for NewsWorks)

Millennial PAC ‘Philly Set Go’ endorses Doug Oliver for mayor

Mayoral candidate Doug Oliver landed his first formal endorsement of the campaign season when ...

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Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney (left) and City Council President Darrell Clarke tour North Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

While you were gone: Inky endorses* Williams, Clarke strolls with Kenney and today’s events

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

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Labor supporters introduce mayoral candidate Anthony Hardy Williams at Thursday's rally in Love Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Transcript: Bill Green, Tony Williams discuss Helen Gym and Thursday’s Susquehanna Intl. dust-up [updated]

A strange thing happened after Thur ...

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Philadelphia's Democratic mayoral candidates spoke about a variety of leadership-related issues at Monday's 'Leading Questions' debate at WHYY. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Riot reactions, new TV ads and pantsuits: 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 ...

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