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 Real-estate developer Ori Feibush was the target of some catty comments at City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson's campaign-launch event this weekend. (NewsWorks, file art)

The mayoral-campaign weekend that was

When the Philadelphia political world entered the weekend, most ever ...

11 years ago

 Lynne Abraham, the lone woman in the Philadelphia mayoral-election field, spoke with NewsWorks about an array of topics this week. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Lynne Abraham on why she’s running, personal responsibility, gender, race and more

On Tuesday morning, NinetyNine sat down with mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham in a 31st-floor Liberty Place conference room for a chat abo ...

11 years ago

 Ken Trujillo is out. Alba Martinez does not plan to run. But Ed Rendell is still in the theoretically whispered mix for a mayoral run. (NewsWorks, file art)

Alba Martinez does ‘not have plans to run for Mayor in 2015’

Remember this morning when recently withdrawn mayoral candidate Ken Trujillo was said to be “ ...

11 years ago

 When Ken Trujillo (left) exited the mayoral race on Wednesday, his void was filled with speculation that Alba Martinez and Ed Rendell could enter. (NewsWorks File Photo)

So, about that ‘snoozefest’ of a Philly mayoral race …

I’d like to pretend we here at NewsWorks knew that NinetyNine’s launch day would be a seminal moment in Philadelphia ...

11 years ago

 (<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-145518796/stock-photo-group-throwing-girl-in-the-air.html?src=csl_recent_image-3'>Teamwork</a> image courtesy of Shutterstock.com)

How teamwork helps you be more fully yourself

We all know how good it can feel to have a colleague we can connect with, someone we can relate to, both within the scope of the work and ...

11 years ago

 Ken Trujillo (Image via Trujillo's Facebook page)

Citing ‘family matters,’ Ken Trujillo withdraws from Philadelphia mayoral race

When I met with Ken Trujillo las ...

11 years ago

 Candidate for mayor Doug Oliver. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Who is Doug Oliver? The young, relatively unknown mayoral hopeful with nothing to lose talks Philly schools

Doug Oliver wants Philadelphians to face harsh facts and make tough choices when it comes to education spending. Having just stepp ...

11 years ago

 Nelson Diaz launched his Philadelphia mayoral campaign on Thursday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

And then there were (officially) four: Diaz launches Philly mayoral campaign

The ubiquity of “Philly’s mayoral primary is so boring” articles/Tweets/Facebook updates is such that the narr ...

11 years ago

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 Bicyclists riding on Delaware Avenue's unprotected bike lane. (Dena Driscoll/for NewsWorks)

What one avid bicyclist wants from Philadelphia’s next mayor

Bicyclists certainly do not own Philadelphia, but considering theirs is a growing mode of transportation among city dwellers,  they ...

11 years ago

  Candidates for mayor of Philadelphia (clockwise from top left) Anthony Hardy Williams, T. Milton Street, Nelson Diaz, Lynne Abraham, Doug Oliver, and Ken Trujillo. (NewsWorks file photos)

NinetyNine: Your guide to the coming city elections

We introduce our new blog on the city elections, and explain how it got its name. Here at WHYY/NewsWorks, we’re rather excit ...

11 years ago

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 Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput and special-needs children at Catholic Charities announcement. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
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Pope will visit NYC, D.C. before ‘big finale’ in Philadelphia

More details are starting to filter out about the papal visit to Philadelphia in September as Pope Francis’ itinerary begins to sol ...

11 years ago

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Reader question: How do I move on from an unsatisfying job

A reader is seeking advice for how to find the motivation to move on from a job he or she no longer finds satisfying. Sometimes the way f ...

11 years ago

 Geoffrey Bruen is shown in a 2014 production of 'Sunset Boulevard' at the Media Theatre. (© Mark Jordan)

Casting yourself in a better role can mean breaking self-made limits

Do you feel like your particular job lets you feel like yourself? That question served as the courageous pivot into a whole new work ...

11 years ago

 Assistant minister at Christ Church and NewsWorks blogger, Susan Richardson (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

New year a good time to examine how humanity intersects with work

Susan Richardson started off the new year introducing “Human at Work” to WHYY’s radio audience with interviews on ̶ ...

11 years ago

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The healthy attitudes toward life that illness and death can bring

“The dying don’t worry about detail.” That’s a stunner of an insight from Dr. Nina O’Connor, a palli ...

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