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Jim Kenney at a rally with Jerry Jordan, president of Philadelphia Federation of Teachers during the 2015 mayor's race. (Bas Slabbers for WHYY)

Philadelphia teachers union endorses Jim Kenney’s mayoral quest

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We know it’s only been a week since the words “ ...

10 years ago

 Patsy encounters Dave Davies at the S. Broad and Jackson streets bus stop.

Watch Dave Davies help stoop-lady Patsy settle a ‘pay to play’ cannoli bet

In the second of a we-don’t-even-know-how-many-parts “Philly Politics 101” video series, “South Philly stoop lady ...

10 years ago

 Milton Street learned his candidacy was being challenged on registration and residency issues from a reporter at Monday's press conference. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Milton Street: I won’t run as independent in Nov. if ejected from Dem. mayoral primary

When Milton Street called a press conference outside the Philadelphia City Commissioner’s Office on Monday, he provided reporters w ...

10 years ago

 Alex Doty, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, spoke about what his group wants from the city's next mayor. (Image courtesy of the BCGP)

Bicycle Coalition director on how next mayor can make Philly bike-friendlier

The “Better Mobility Philadelphia 2015 platform” includes 10 transportation strategies to which the group would like to see m ...

10 years ago

 Are you willing to pay more for your car registration to help fill potholes on Philly streets? (AP Photo, file)

While you were gone: A recap of the mayoral-campaign weekend

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

10 years ago

 Greg Harvey, representing at-large City Council candidate Alan Domb, is told by Elections Supervisor Tim Dowling that more forms are needed in order to file by Tuesday's deadline. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Petitions, TV ads and Milton drama: 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 ...

10 years ago

  Running back DeMarco Murray arrives at the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football practice facility, Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

After Eagles sign DeMarco Murray, Kenney takes another Twitter shot at Christie

Remember back in December when Tweetin’ Iggles-fan Jim Kenney, then a city councilman, called New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie a R ...

10 years ago

 Milton Street may not be able to run for mayor after all, while Sam Katz is considering his options. (NewsWorks, file art)

This campaign Thursday belonged to Milton Street and Sam Katz

With a shade under 70 days left until voters head to the mayoral-primary polls, one candidate who may not be able to run and one citizen ...

10 years ago

 Milton Street (right) said Ori Feibush (left) cancelled a Street fundraiser at the last minute. (NewsWorks, File Photos)

Why did Ori Feibush cancel a Milton Street event at his Fairmount coffee shop?

For weeks, mayoral candidate T. Milton Street Sr. had been planning to hold a Tuesday night fund raiser at the OCF Coffee House in Fairmo ...

10 years ago

 Republican mayoral candidate Melissa Murray Bailey describes herself as between a millennial and Gen-X. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Meet the lone candidate in Philly’s GOP mayoral primary

NinetyNine first met Melissa Murray Bailey outside the county Board of Elections office in City Hall during Tuesday’s nomination pe ...

10 years ago

Bill Green is exploring a run for Congress.  (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Ousted as SRC chair, is Bill Green thinking about running for mayor?

When a former Philadelphia city councilman and the son of a former Democratic mayor changes h ...

10 years ago

 A screengrab from the first television ad of the Philadelphia mayoral campaign. (Via YouTube)

Here’s the first TV ad of the Philadelphia mayoral race

The mayoral campaign has hit the airwaves. As ...

10 years ago

 Five of the six Democratic mayoral candidates responded to the Chamber of Commerce questionnaire. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

5 mayoral candidates answer 5 Chamber of Commerce questions about jobs and growth

A couple of weeks back, ...

10 years ago

 Seth Williams' corruption-charges announcement led to a nasty war of words between Jim Kenney and Lynne Abraham. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Corruption charges lead to war of words between Abraham, Kenney [updated]

When District Attorney Seth Williams announced charges ...

10 years ago

 KieranTimberlake offices, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

A workspace adapted to people, not the other way around

“The saying goes, as you get older, you get closer to heaven,” James Timberlake, co-founder and partner, along with Steve Kie ...

10 years ago

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