PlanPhilly Archive
‘Philadelphia cannot simply shrug’: A call for change greets news of Henon’s guilty verdict
The verdict comes more than 6 years after the FBI began wiretapping phones belonging to Henon and Dougherty, and five years after the federal investigation exploded into view.
4 years ago
John Dougherty and Bobby Henon convicted of conspiracy in federal corruption trial
A jury found City Councilmember Bobby Henon and union boss John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty guilty on most counts in the federal corruption case against them.
4 years ago
Planning for a $15 million rec center begins with board game in Fairhill
A board game is helping Philadelphia officials determine the future of a public works project in a community often left out of public decision-making.
4 years ago
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101 people have died because of traffic violence in Philadelphia. It doesn’t have to be this way
Every delay in Vision Zero projects in Philly means more potential injury and death on our streets. With more funding and action, we can have safer streets.
4 years ago
After a junkyard fire, Philly sent an emergency alert. Less than 2% of affected residents got it
Southwest Philadelphia residents say warnings about health hazards from a junkyard fire needed to come sooner and more directly.
4 years ago
Biden’s infrastructure bill poised to reconnect Philly neighborhoods split by highways
A portion of the Vine Street Expressway could be capped and Philadelphia’s Chinatown reconnected thanks to President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
4 years ago
Jury in Henon, Dougherty bribery trial to continue deliberations on Monday
The jury in the bribery trial for Bobby Henon and Johnny “Doc” Dougherty ended its third day of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict.
4 years ago
Run by high school students, a new Philly cafe wants to change lives with coffee
At the city’s newest coffee shop in West Philly, there aren’t any pumpkin spice lattes or many adults, because at Stomping Grounds, young people are in charge.
4 years ago
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Jury in Dougherty-Henon corruption trial asks for guidance as deliberations continue
The jurors’ question may indicate they are nearing the end of their deliberations in the federal corruption trial of Bobby Henon and John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty.
4 years ago
1,700 units of housing are set to vanish in the next 5 years. There’s little Philly officials can do
Observers see a slow-moving storm set to destabilize a housing market that is already strained by unmet demand for decent, affordable options.
4 years ago
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Why is the National Parks Service teaming up with PGW on a fossil fuel project in Philly?
The government’s ambitious rhetoric around climate is too often dangerously out of step with its own actions.
4 years ago
Jury starts deliberations in bribery trial of John Dougherty and Bobby Henon
The juror who tested positive was excused from the case and all the other jurors have tested negative, the judge said.
4 years ago
Philly chooses firm Design Workshop, to ‘reimagine’ Ben Franklin Parkway
The firm, Design Workshop, is expected to move forward with the long-awaited redesign in early 2022.
4 years ago
Dining tables over parking spaces: Streeteries move toward permanence in some Philly neighborhoods
Philadelphia’s pandemic-inspired experiment with expanded outdoor dining is poised to end with streeteries made permanently legal in certain parts of the city.
4 years ago
Juror in Henon-Dougherty corruption trial tests positive for COVID
The interruption comes in the sixth week of the trial, following the conclusion of closing arguments by prosecution and defense attorneys on Monday.
4 years ago