Philly’s 100th Mayor
More speed cameras coming to Philadelphia streets
The new cameras will join those on Roosevelt Boulevard, in addition to cameras that will soon be activated along Broad Street.
3 days ago
1 year in, how has Mayor Parker done in achieving her goals?
From reducing crime to picking up more trash, we sort out the mayor’s ambitious agenda.
7 days ago
Philadelphia police could offer reduced charges and possible expungement to people willing to submit to drug treatment.
1 week ago
Listen 1:01Philly mayor to lobby for Biden’s presidential library
Mayor Cherelle Parker said she’s ready to mount an effort to bring President Biden’s papers and other artifacts to Philadelphia.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:07Philly homicides have dropped 37% since 2021
City leaders are touting 2024’s decline in gun violence, but they say more work needs to be done to improve those numbers further.
1 month ago
City launches new website to track progress made on Parker campaign promises
The website tracks everything from potholes to murders and offers one-stop shopping for residents and people coming into town.
1 month ago
Listen 1:06Palak Raval-Nelson named Philadelphia’s new health commissioner
Raval-Nelson will lead Philadelphia's Department of Public Health after working for the city for nearly 30 years.
2 months ago
Listen 1:08While Mayor Parker vows to move on, threats of looting on social media have Philly police working overtime.
3 months ago
The agreement, which would keep the Sixers in Philly until at least 2061, was announced Wednesday during a hastily called news conference.
4 months ago
Listen 1:235 bills Philly City Council passed but Mayor Cherelle Parker didn’t sign into law
So far in 2024, Philadelphia City Council has voted to change the rules for business operating hours in some communities, zoning, sidewalk cafés and parking.
5 months ago
Billed as a “listening session,” the town hall event drew nearly 1,000 people to the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
5 months ago
Listen 0:59Mayor Parker to discuss Sixers arena proposal during town hall in Center City
The meeting comes as the team negotiates with the administration, and opponents ramp up efforts to defeat the development.
5 months ago
Philly city officials vow to keep the city clean after a summer-long cleanup effort
“We completed over 60,000 quality-of-life services throughout the entire city of Philadelphia, block by block,” Mayor Cherelle Parker said Wednesday.
5 months ago
When Philadelphia city employees showed up in person last week, the situation was chaotic and without enough office space to do their jobs.
6 months ago
Listen 1:03Philly city worker union AFSCME lost a court case that would have blocked Mayor Cherelle Parker’s return to office mandate on Monday.
7 months ago
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