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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 ...
10 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 ...
10 years ago
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 ...
10 years ago
As mayoral-campaign events go, Friday night’s “Mayoral MillenniaLab” gathering inside the Benjamin’s Desk co-work ...
10 years ago
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 ...
10 years ago
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. ...
10 years ago
WHYY-Penjerdel Council mayoral forum scheduled for Wednesday morning
Late last month, NinetyNine sent out word that ...
10 years ago
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 ...
10 years ago
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 ...
10 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 ...
10 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 ...
10 years ago
A day after fainting, Lynne Abraham hits the campaign trail morning through night [photo gallery]
First the BUILDPh ...
10 years ago
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 ...
10 years ago
Mayoral candidates discuss youth-violence issues at Dobbins High forum
Six of Philadelphia’s seven mayoral candidates fielded questions inside a gymnasium at North Philadelphia’s Dobbins High Scho ...
10 years ago
Mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham faints during live-TV debate
About 10 minutes into Tuesday night’s mayoral debate, which aired live on NBC10 and Univision, candidate Lynne Abraham suddenly fel ...
10 years ago