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 When he isn't Tweeting, former City Councilman Jim Kenney relies on traditional writing implements. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

Campaign: No, candidate Kenney hasn’t been barred from tweeting

You may have heard that former Philly city councilman and current mayoral candidate Jim Kenney has embraced the use of the social-media p ...

12 years ago

 Tony Abraham knew from an early age that he would have to dress the part to be considered 'American.' He is shown here at age 4. 'All that's missing from this photo is a raggedy dog and a T-Bone steak,' he says.
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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

The not-quite-white lies of a Syrian-American

"So what are you, anyway?" — It's a question I dread. I'm third generation Syrian-American, and there are reasons why I've never been vocal about it.

12 years ago

 Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney has major concerns about the Philadelphia School Partnership $25 million offer. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Kenney to school district: Don’t take $25M from PSP

Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney just released a statement regarding the ...

12 years ago

 Queena Bass (right) left campaign flyers at the Daily News on Thursday. (Image courtesy of The Next Mayor)

Knock knock. Who’s there? Philly’s seventh mayoral candidate. Who?

Just moments ago, the Daily News’ William Bender offered up the scoop of the day regarding the mayoral race. I’ll let Bender ...

12 years ago

 Four of the six candidates in the Philadelphia mayor's race have formally/ceremonially launched their campaigns. (Nat Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

Plan Philly enters the mayoral election-coverage realm

Our friends over at Plan Philly sent word that they’ve kicked off their Eyes on the Street “land-use election coverage” ...

12 years ago

 Jim Kenney finally formally announced his mayoral bid at an event on the second floor of City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Why Jim Kenney launched his mayoral campaign within earshot of Nutter’s office

What’s the price of not-so-subtle symbolism? In the case of a former Philadelphia City Councilman launching his mayoral camp ...

12 years ago

 (L-R) Lynne Abraham, some weed, Jim Kenney. (NewsWorks illustration, file art)

Did Lynne Abraham ‘flip flop’ on the pot issue?

The Inquirer‘s Chris Brennan reported Wednesday about an interesting dust-up between a pair of Philly mayoral candidates. ...

12 years ago

Doug Oliver on why he’ll soon launch his mayoral campaign in Germantown

Tony Williams did it in the Independence V ...

12 years ago

 City Council candidate Ori Feibush (left) and Philadelphia Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (NewsWorks File Photos)

Feibush, Johnson accelerate fundraising in Philly’s 2nd Council District race

While money is tight in the mayor’s race, the battle for the 2nd Council District in South and Southwest Philadelphia is getting ex ...

12 years ago

 (<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-232601662/stock-photo-business-meeting-at-office-handsome-man-presenting-charts-on-whiteboard-to-team-multi-ethnic.html?src=csl_recent_image-1&ws=1'>Business meeting</a> image courtesy of Shutterstock.com)

Learning, growing as essential to gratifying work

A big part of being human at work is bringing many of your normal needs into the workplace in a reasonable way. Even if we hone particula ...

12 years ago

 State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, a Philadelphia mayoral candidate, could benefit big time from a pro-school choice PAC. (NewsWorks, file photo)

One line item marked the biggest news of campaign-finance filing day

To my eyes, the most important nugget to emerge from Monday’s ...

12 years ago

 Could Philly's elder mayoral candidates start discussing their ages in dog years? (AP file photo)

In which the Inquirer seeks meaning in Philly’s ‘advanced age’ mayoral field

On Sunday, the Inquirer‘s Chris Hepp offered up an intriguing look at the respective inauguration-age of Philadelphia̵ ...

12 years ago

 Monday's annual-report filing deadline means the Philadelphia County Board of Elections' office is rather busy. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Happy Annual Campaign Finance Report-Filing Day, Philadelphia!

Hey Philly, it’s Show Me The Political Money Day! As in, if you’re running for office, you best get down to City Hall and fil ...

12 years ago

 State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams was keynote speaker at a Friday event at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Times that Tony Williams mentioned the mayor’s race during VA Center event: Zero

“What are we doing for others?” That was the theme of state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ keynote address at the ...

12 years ago

 Mayor Michael Nutter took to a luncheon stage to a song by Jay-Z, pictured here announcing his Parkway music festival. (Image via YouTube)

Nutter: My wannabe successors need to ‘get it on’

On Thursday, the old Twitter ticker tape was chock full of vigne ...

12 years ago

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