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 Pam Africa, center, interrupts a Philadelphia mayoral forum to chastise Lynne Abraham for signing arrest warrants for MOVE members in 1985. (Eric Walter/NewsWorks)

MOVE, Milton and Rendell’s friends: NinetyNine’s mayoral campaign-coverage week in review

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

8 years ago

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At this time of renewal, patterns of memory help us take the next step in our holy work days

This week, especially, has made me grateful for how our experience can be used to better equip us for the future. Living the challenges o ...

8 years ago

 Lynne Abraham, shown here at a Central High School mayoral forum this week, released her education-policy plan on Thursday. (Stephanie Aaronson/via The Next Mayor partnership)

Abraham releases plan to ‘solve problems that have plagued Philadelphia schools for decades’

With a Thursday morning email blast, Lynne Abraham became the last* Democratic mayoral candidate to release a policy paper regarding the ...

8 years ago

 Mayoral candidate Tony Williams was endorsed by Laborers District Council 332 at a Thursday morning event. (Stephanie Aaronson/via The Next Mayor partnership)

Laborers’ Local 332 endorses Tony Williams for mayor at breakfast event

Citing the city’s need for a “big thinker who doesn’t think the status quo is good enough,” Laborers District Cou ...

8 years ago

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NinetyNine’s Mayoral-Race Quotes-of-the-Day Quiz Vol. 4

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

8 years ago

 Pam Africa, center, interrupts a Philadelphia mayoral forum to chastise Lynne Abraham for signing arrest warrants for MOVE members in 1985. (Eric Walter/NewsWorks)

Williams accuses opponents of stealing bank idea and MOVE leader disrupts candidates forum

Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates squared off Wednesday night at a forum about gentrification and redevelopment where there were so ...

8 years ago

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 A scene from the ad brought to you by American Cities, the independent expenditure group backing state Sen. Anthony Williams in the Philadelphia mayor's race. (Image via YouTube)

So, just who are the ‘three guys who may pick your next mayor’?

WHYY’s Dave Davies, with the help of education reporter Laura Benshoff, peels back layers of mystery surrounding the “three g ...

8 years ago

 T. Milton Street Sr. faces a resuscitated challenge to his mayoral candidacy in the Democratic primary. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Milton Street may get stricken from the mayoral-primary ballot after all

Remember all those stories about T. Milton Street Sr. apparently ...

8 years ago

 Doug Oliver responds to a question about school closures at the Al Dia mayoral-conversation event. (Steph Aaronson/via The Next Mayor partnership)

Taking a closer look at Doug Oliver’s position on school closures

On Tuesday, NinetyNine brought you a recap of the quirkier aspects from ...

8 years ago

Mayoral candidates (from left) Jim Kenney, Milton Street, Doug Oliver, Nelson Diaz, Melissa Murray Bailey, Lynne Abraham and Anthony Williams participate in a forum at Central High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly mayoral candidates talk public education, movies and weed with Central High students

Plenty of tough, wonky, policy-driven questions were lobbed at the Philadelphia mayoral candidates at a forum hosted by students at Centr ...

8 years ago

 Ed Rendell said he's not likely to choose among friends to offer a formal mayoral-race endorsement. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

Rendell: ‘I’m not likely to endorse’ anyone for mayor of Philadelphia

Just as retweets do not equa ...

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 Jim Kenney speaks to members of three AFSCME district councils at Tuesday morning's endorsement event which was held outside City Hall. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Jim Kenney racks up another union endorsement [audio]

At a ceremony held right outside the door where Michael Nutter enters and exits City Hall, three AFSCME district councils formally announ ...

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 All six Democratic mayoral candidates engaged in a 'conversation' with journalists and attendees at Monday night's Al Dia event. (Steph Aaronson/via The Next Mayor partnership)

Al Dia’s mayoral-conversation event offers some insightful moments (and chaotic yell-talk!)

In a jam-packed Center City co-working space, the sextet of Philadelphia Democratic mayoral candidates engaged in a lively (oft- ...

8 years ago

 Before appearing at Monday night's Al Dia mayoral forum, candidate Tony Williams released his ethics policy. (Steph Aaronson/via The Next Mayor partnership)

Tony Williams releases ethics-policy paper

With the pomp and c ...

8 years ago

 (L-R) Dave Davies, Mayor Michael Nutter, Patsy. (NewsWorks, file art)

Patsy learns how ‘street money’ affects Philly politics (and more!)

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