May 1st Coalition Announces Route for Thursday March in Center City
A coalition of activist organizations and political parties has announced its planned route for a protest march through Center City tomorrow….
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Students question what Temple is doing with Burk Mansion
By Jack Grauer (Philly Living) – In addition to several buildings like Burk that Temple owns but doesn’t use, the school also holds about…
Superintendent: $216 Million Needed to Prevent Schools Going from “Insufficient to Just Empty Shells”
The Philly Tribune reports on the grave situation still facing Philadelphia schools, as highlighted by Superintendent William Hite. Hite noted…
With “Take Back the Night”, Survivors Take Back Power and Find Community
By Dustin Slaughter and Joanne Stocker A young African-American woman tearfully steps up to the microphone. She exhales slowly. “I…
Questions in police shooting of pizza delivery driver
By Aubrey Whelan and Mike Newall (Philly.com) – Philippe Holland’s last delivery of the night Tuesday, a cheeseburger deluxe to…
Danger on the rails: outdated tankers carrying crude oil
By Isaiah Thompson (Axis Philly) – When a train operated by CSX derailed as it crossed Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River in…
One Day After #myNYPD, Is Mayor Nutter Tempting Fate with #6abcaskthemayor?
It doesn’t have the same punch, but for the second day in a row, a public official or agency has…
Journalism isn’t what we should try to save: Philly example
By Christopher Wink [Selected excerpt] First, here are three important, relevant beliefs I hold here: Journalism is a tool to…
Hey remember that time a notorious murderer from Philly started Earth Day?
By Ryan Briggs Okay, so maybe “started” is a strong word. And technically Ira Einhorn didn’t murder anyone until 1977, seven years…
Drexel researchers say bias in LGBT custody cases doesn’t reflect science
By Emma Jacobs (Newsworks) – In a well-known case from 1999, a Mississippi judge ordered that a boy stay with…
The Philly Declaration 