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Mayor Parker marked her 1,000th day in office with a ground-breaking at Kensingtonâs McPherson Square library (opens the original)
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Mayor Cherelle L. Parker marked her 1,000th day in office by breaking ground on a $21.7 million improvement to the McPherson Square library, a symbol of the Kensington opioid crisis, to send the message that her administrationâs âcommitment to this community is firm.â âThe Kensington that Iâm standing in today â this is not the Kensington that I walked in January of 2024. Quality of life is improving here,â Parker said at a news conference on Monday. âPeople are beginning to see
Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. is running for reelection. Some Democrats are questioning whether he should. (opens the original)
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City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. held a campaign fundraiser featuring Mayor Cherelle L. Parker at the Cobbs Creek Golf Course on Thursday night, a show of strength as he gears up to seek a sixth term in next yearâs municipal election. But that hasnât stopped a whisper campaign among Phillyâs political class about whether heâll actually appear on the Democratic primary ballot next spring, with as many as four potential candidates said to be eyeing his seat representing parts of West an
A political scientist studied the rise of grassroots activism in local government. Philly was his case study. (opens the original)
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In the five years he spent researching his book Mobilization Politics, Haverford College political scientist Stephen J. McGovern interviewed former Mayor Jim Kenney and other Philadelphia elected officials, political activists, campaign consultants, labor leaders, and protesters. The book, which covers events from the 2010s through Mayor Cherelle L. Parkerâs victory in the 2023 election, uses Philly as a case study to examine the national rise of grassroots progressive politics over the last t
Mayor Parker wants Council to back a tax break for redeveloping derelict buildings. Council says itâs waiting on her. (opens the original)
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Last November, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced with great fanfare that Philadelphia could create a property tax break to spur the conversion of derelict buildings, such as empty Center City office towers and vacant school facilities, into apartments. She had worked with legislators in Harrisburg to change state law to allow Philadelphia to pursue the legislation, which would create a 20-year property tax abatement for conversions of âdeterioratedâ properties. But 10 months later, no such
Drexel wants to sell the Academy of Natural Sciences museum. A Council bill could restrict its redevelopment. (opens the original)
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A new zoning bill by City Councilmember Jeffery Young Jr. would restrict the redevelopment potential of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum after Drexel University this month announced plans to shutter the centuries-old institution. Young, whose 5th District includes the museum property on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, introduced the ordinance at Thursdayâs Council session. It would limit the allowed uses of the property and others around it to specific categories, including hospitals, gov
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