Philly’s 100th Mayor

The commission is recommending sweeping changes that would reduce taxes on employees and significantly cut business taxes.

Since last May, there’s been a 57% reduction in shootings in Kensington, and police have seized 24,000 grams of fentanyl, according to city officials.

Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program.

The initiative will be informed by industry experts, with the Philadelphia Housing Authority playing a large role.

Mayor Cherelle Parker shared a glimpse about priorities for her second year in office at a Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia event.

The new cameras will join those on Roosevelt Boulevard, in addition to cameras that will soon be activated along Broad Street.

From reducing crime to picking up more trash, we sort out the mayor’s ambitious agenda.

Philadelphia police could offer reduced charges and possible expungement to people willing to submit to drug treatment.

Mayor Cherelle Parker said she’s ready to mount an effort to bring President Biden’s papers and other artifacts to Philadelphia.

City leaders are touting 2024’s decline in gun violence, but they say more work needs to be done to improve those numbers further.

The website tracks everything from potholes to murders and offers one-stop shopping for residents and people coming into town.

Raval-Nelson will lead Philadelphia's Department of Public Health after working for the city for nearly 30 years.

While Mayor Parker vows to move on, threats of looting on social media have Philly police working overtime.

The agreement, which would keep the Sixers in Philly until at least 2061, was announced Wednesday during a hastily called news conference.

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.