Terry Gillen: “There Is a Bully Pulpit Aspect to Being the Mayor.”
By Dustin Slaughter Mayoral candidate Terry Gillen met with a group of left-of-center Democrats Wednesday night within the graffiti-scrawled walls…
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InstaReport: Why #PHLVotes
By Joshua Albert and Dustin Slaughter Andrew voted today because he opposes the incumbent Governor’s pro-fracking policies. These two…
Tonight: Dating and Consent Workshop at Swarthmore
Date Safe Project founder Mike Domitrz will lead “Can I Kiss You?”, which is billed as “a workshop on dating, hooking up, and…
Video: Stephen Starr’s CFO Accosted One of Our Reporters in Old City Today
By Dustin Slaughter and Kenneth Lipp The Declaration’s Joshua Albert was approached on the street and harassed by STARR Restaurants’…
Union-Backed PAC Mails Erroneous Polling Locations to 30,000 Philly Voters
Daily News‘ Chris Brennan reports this morning that the West Philly-based Philadelphia Voter Education and Information Initiative mailed erroneous polling location information to…
Examining the Underreported Department of Prisons Ballot Question
By Dustin Slaughter On Tuesday, November 4th, Philadelphia voters will choose whether or not to amend the City Charter to…
Sights and Sounds: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Returns to South Street
By Dustin Slaughter Photos by Joshua Albert After almost a decade of absence in Philly, Dia de los Muertos – a…
PA Test Scores Likely Withheld Until After Election
A detailed The Notebook/Newsworks report examines why Pennsylvania school test scores are seeing a delayed release, and the reason may be…
Video: Annual West Philly “Dumpster Derby”
By Dustin Slaughter Dozens of West Philly residents gathered Thursday evening at 43rd and Spruce for the Dumpster Derby, a…
Student, Near Graduating, Talks of Anguish at Closing of Walter D. Palmer Charter
Senior student X’Aria Elliott of Walter D. Palmer charter school heard rumors of the school’s imminent shuttering this past Sunday. “I…
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