Woes of Philly schools can’t be overstated, Hughes declares
By Kevin McCorry It’s all been written before. The Philadelphia School District was in brutal financial shape last year. Overfilled…
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Why We Shouldn’t Leave Police Departments to Work Out Body Camera Rules
By Christopher Moraff (Next City) Conflicting accounts over the circumstances that led to the police shooting of Mike Brown in…
ICYMI: Philly pot arrest maps: black people in black neighborhoods
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) Originally published on August 14th, 2014 by City Paper. Eighty-three percent of the 4,314 marijuana-possession…
Opinion: White Americans just won’t stop blaming people of color for suffering
By Josh Kruger (Philly Weekly) You may recall that President George W. Bush was profoundly offended when, in the wake…
Opinion: Running the subways 24 hours a day costs a lot. So what?
By Randy LoBasso (Philly Weekly) It came as little shock to anyone when SEPTA ruled its 24-hour weekend subway service…
Taking Back Taney: All-Star Little Leaguers Make Good A Sullied Name
By Ryan Briggs (Hidden City Philadelphia) The breakout success of the Taney Dragons that rocketed an underdog team to…
Cop in perjury scandal testifies, partner taken off street
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) The Philadelphia Police Department today confirmed that Officer Patrick Banning, the partner of a narcotics…
Ramsey Makes Right Call on Body Cameras. But …
By Joel Mathis (Philly Mag) Well-done, Commissioner Ramsey. No, that’s not patronizing or sarcastic. I’m genuinely excited that the…
How these Philly technologists are helping tell the story of #Ferguson
By Juliana Reyes (Technical.ly Philly) A Philly-based husband and wife team are curating social media to help tell the ongoing…
Narcotics officer who lied insists he’s being truthful
By Joseph A. Slobodzian, (Philly Inquirer) Two years ago, a veteran police narcotics officer was labeled a liar by a…
The Philly Declaration 