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Councilmembers vote to recall controversial zoning change law in Philly
City Council voted Thursday to recall a change to “non-conformities” zoning usages passed last month. Mayor Cherelle Parker ...
Mayor Parker wants City Council members to give up a little power over land. They don’t love the idea.
Parker will have to proceed gingerly if she is to win over lawmakers for her $2 billion housing plan. Council members adamantly protect their power to tweak zoning maps in their districts, and expect ...
13 shot, 2 killed as violent weekend in Philadelphia hits teens hard: "It should not have to be this way"
In those incidents, two people were killed and 13 people were shot, seven of them juveniles. "It should not have to be this ...
PATCO reopening Franklin Square Philadelphia station after 46 years out of service
A long-dormant train station in Philadelphia is reopening Thursday after a $29 million renovation. PATCO's Franklin Square station will reopen on Thursday, April 3, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony set ...
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Plus, a Philly-based gene therapy company is laying off workers, an update on the fatal incident involving an Amtrak train in ...
Jordan Poole Had Courtside Moment With A-List Celebrity
In Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center, Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole shared a ...
Will Smith Beams as Philadelphia Street Renamed in His Honor: ‘This Is Amazing’
Smith also gave a shout-out to one of his high school teachers, Brenda Brown, who gave him the nickname “Prince Charming” ...
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Mayor Cherelle Parker pitches her $6.7 billion budget plan as Trump’s ‘grave’ threat to cut aid to cities looms
Mayor Cherelle ... Parker’s plan would have the city issue two batches of general obligation bonds worth $400 million each, with the first coming in 2025. General obligation bonds are paid back ...
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Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised
In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, now there’s a street called Will Smith Way.Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle ...
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Philly unrings the bell on Sixers Market Street arena zoning changes
The Sixers arena deal died in January, but two months later, City Council is finally changing the space back to its former zoning.
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Mayor Parker’s Best Housing Ideas
This week, Mayor Cherelle Parker laid out more ... in the room” of councilmanic prerogative, Parker proposed changing the way city land sales are approved. Some Council members are already gently ...