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Talking points, beefs and eye-opening quips define Fox29 mayoral debate
Lynne Abraham thinks the Sixers are “pathetic.” Doug Oliver finds out one of his foes would vote for him. Milton Street namec ...
10 years ago
Self and the City: Finding meaning in our work depends on the communities around us
Ideas become reality only when we experience them — in our bodies, our selves, our daily lives. So when a great bunch of Philade ...
10 years ago
Tony Williams says his father ‘is smiling a broad smile’ in heaven after Black Clergy endorsement
The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity formally endorsed Anthony Hardy Williams for the city’s next mayor after its prayer b ...
10 years ago
Young and disadvantaged communities must actively oppose unfair redevelopment
Gentrification is a heart-breaking concern in the black community, which is being forced out of neighborhoods, because developers see potential that residents can't afford.
10 years ago
NinetyNine’s Mayoral Race Quotes-of-the-Day Quiz Vol. 7
There is quite a bit to examine with fewer than four weeks before Philadelphia voters go to the mayoral primary polls. So much, in ...
10 years ago
Davies: Where in the mayoral-campaign world is Johnny Doc?
On Tuesday’s NewsWorks Tonight, WHYY’s Dave Davies got to wondering about why labor leader/political kingmaker/big Jim Kenney ...
10 years ago
Black Clergy endorses Tony Williams for mayor (but really, really likes Jim Kenney, too)
Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity Inc., a self-described “leadi ...
10 years ago
Last-minute scheduling conflict spoils Jim Kenney Quizzo Night in East Falls [updated]
In recent weeks, talk during Quizzo Night at Billy Murphy’s Irish Saloonery in East Falls often returned to a ...
10 years ago
Nelson Diaz on his plan for victory and getting heard in a crowded mayoral crowd [photo gallery]
NinetyNine caught up with mayoral candidate Nelson Diaz last week to chat about his read on the race thus far and where he thinks it̵ ...
10 years ago
Latino political group jumps from Diaz to Kenney to the dismay of some
WHYY’s Katie Colaneri has reported that a group of Latino political leaders has dropped its support of Nelson Diaz to back Jim Kenn ...
10 years ago
Anti-Muslim ads create an opportunity to replace hate with understanding
The recent ruling allowing the American Freedom Defense Initiative to run a four-week ad campaign of anti-Muslim ads on SEPTA buses, the ...
10 years ago
Tony Williams, Milton Street exchange barbs at PCCA affordable-housing mayoral forum
For much of Tuesday morning’s “Future of Affordable Housing” mayoral forum at the Crystal Tea Room, the seven candidate ...
10 years ago
Trying to be part of the solution in Philadelphia’s Fishtown
I believe that a plurality of opinions and experiences makes the neighborhood strong. I don't have any interest in living on a block where every person is some version of me.
10 years ago
Q&A: Dwight Evans on endorsing Jim Kenney and the race-tinged aftermath
Just two weeks ago, state Rep. Dwight Evans led a group elected officials who formally ...
10 years ago
Mayoral candidates talk tech issues at Monday night forum
Members of Philadelphia’s tech scene packed a Free Library Central Branch auditorium for the chance to hear from the candidates dur ...
10 years ago