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Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney was endorsed by elected officials in Northwest Philadelphia last week. A different group will endorse Anthony Hardy Williams on Thursday. (NewsWorks, file art)

Group reacts to Northwest Philly officials backing Kenney with pro-Williams ‘set the record straight’ event

When a group of African American elected officials from Northwest Philadelphia ...

8 years ago

The answers from this week's mayoral-quotes quiz at The Roots, playing with Jimmy Fallon and Madonna. (NewsWorks illustration with original photo via NBC10)

NinetyNine’s Mayoral Race Quotes-of-the-Day Quiz Vol. 6

There is quite a bit to examine with fewer than five weeks before Philadelphia voters go to the mayoral primary polls. So much, in ...

8 years ago

State Rep. Dwight Evans, who ran for mayor eight years ago, shakes Jim Kenney's hand at last week's endorsement event in West Oak Lane. That event features prominently in a new campaign ad. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

A new TV ad (and labor endorsement) arrives for Jim Kenney

As reported by WHYY’s Dave Davies, Forward Philadelphia — the independent expenditure group backing former City Councilman Jim Ke ...

8 years ago

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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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. ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 years ago

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

First the BUILDPh ...

8 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 ...

8 years ago

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