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 For the past five months, six candidates have vied for the right to set up offices on the second floor of City Hall. (NewsWorks, file art)

9 top stories from NinetyNine’s mayoral-primary coverage

Over the course of the past several months, we have written a lot of stories about the campaign, the candidates and related happenings on ...

11 years ago

 Way back in February, the six Democratic mayoral candidates attended the first forum of the campaign, in Parkside. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

(Not) asked and answered: Jim Kenney wonders what foes would do differently if they could

In the waning days of the mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine is reaching out to the six Democratic candidates to pose a question about, w ...

11 years ago

 Anthony Hardy Williams held a feisty press conference outside a Locust Street restaurant amid confusion about a poll being released inside the eatery on Friday. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

While you were gone: The final weekend, a crazy press conference 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. ...

11 years ago

Rev. William B. Moore of Tenth Memorial Baptist Church listens to Anthony Hardy Williams speak during a campaign rally at Greater Saint Matthew Baptist Church in North Philadelphia Sunday evening, May 17, 2015.

Anthony Hardy Williams in the last days of a mayoral-primary campaign [gallery]

In the days since a ...

11 years ago

 Mayoral candidate Anthony Hardy Williams had some choice words about the perceived front runner during Friday afternoon's press conference near Broad and Locust sts. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Williams bashes Kenney, polling data during hectic presser on a Center City sidewalk [audio]

It was a news conference called outside a Locust Street restaurant to “talk about the state of the campaign.” Based on ...

11 years ago

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 Publicity image of Elijah Anderson (Martha Spanninger)

Elijah Anderson: The workplace can be an education against homogeneity

A recent conversation with Elijah Anderson, urban ethnographer and author of “ ...

11 years ago

 Doug Oliver and campaign spokesman Mustafa Rashed interact with voters on the Broad Street Line. (Tracie Van Auken/for NewsWorks)

(Not) asked and answered: Doug Oliver’s campaign raises questions about the ‘experience’ issue

In the waning days of the mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine reached out to the six Democratic candidates to pose a question about, well, ...

11 years ago

 Longshot candidate T. Milton Street Sr. hit North Philly campaigning for votes earlier this week. (Tracie Van Auken/WHYY)

Kenney’s momentum, last-minute campaigning and more: 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 ...

11 years ago

 Mayoral candidate Milton Street (left) posed a question of Jim Kenney. (NewsWorks/file art)

(Not) asked and answered: Milton Street asks Kenney about stop-and-frisk and young homicide victims

In the waning days of the mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine reached out to the six Democratic candidates to pose a question about, well, ...

11 years ago

 When the mayoral-campaign conversation turned to Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, even current Mayor Michael Nutter chimed in with some strong words. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Leading Questions III: NinetyNine’s top moments of the final campaign push

For our third (and last) “Leading Questions” election-season special, NewsWorks’ Katie Colaneri, Dave Davies and Brian ...

11 years ago

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Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
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Amtrak 188: the emergency response, safety technology and transportation funding

Guests: Samantha Phillips, Jeffrey Knueppel, Joe Martin, Colby Itkowitz As part of WHYY/NewsWorks’ con ...

Air Date: May 15, 2015

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 City Council President Darrell Clarke announced his support of Jim Kenney's mayoral candidacy on Thursday afternoon. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Council Pres. Clarke: ‘I’m supporting Jim Kenney’ for mayor

Near the end of a primary season that started amid ...

11 years ago

Mayoral candidate T. Milton Street talks with people at the corner of Broad and Erie Tuesday morning.

Milton Street meets voters during North Philly campaign effort [photo gallery]

One week before voters head to the polls, mayoral candidate T. Milton Street Sr. tried to rally support during a campaign event near Broa ...

11 years ago

 Nelson Diaz and Jim Kenney share a laugh after Diaz asked whether Kenney intentionally turned his microphone off at a recent forum. Inset: The photo at the heart of the Diaz campaign's question. (Tracie Van Auken/for NewsWorks)

(Not) asked and answered: Nelson Diaz questions Jim Kenney on Morales issue

In the waning days of the mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine reached out to the six Democratic candidate to pose a question about, well, ...

11 years ago

A crime scene investigator looks inside a train car after a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.
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Amtrak 188 passengers recall chaotic scenes as train derailed: ‘It felt like being inside of a dryer’

"It felt like being inside of a dryer. If you were like a load of laundry. Like it was rolling over. And when it stopped I was looking up at chairs."

11 years ago

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