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PhillyClout: After years of stalemate, the Nutter administration on Friday asked a judge to allow the city to impose his "final offer" on the city's largest union.
John F. Street, who had characterized former Philadelphia Housing Authority executive director Carl Greene as "a true serial sexual harasser" before firing him in September 2010, stuck to his guns under cross-examination Thursday in federal court, where Greene is suing PHA for wrongful termination and almost $1 million in lost salary and benefits.
Ronnie Polaneczky: There is so very much to learn from Thursday's federal indictment of current and former Philadelphia Traffic Court judges, staffers and their cronies on corruption charges.
Think the public restrooms in Portland are really cool and want to bring them to Philadelphia?
Now you can share this idea and your other wildest urban dreams with city planners and others in PHL2035: The Game!, an online project launched last week by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission that aims to give Philadelphians more say about the policies and projects that affect them.
Jimmy Tayoun had three reasons for two calls to the president judge of Philadelphia Traffic Court in 2011.
While President Obama and other elected officials everywhere look for ways to deal with gun violence, Philadelphia City Council wants to be involved in the debate.
At a recent political corruption trial in Philadelphia, an assistant district attorney attacked a defendant, “Isn’t it true that you took...
PHILADELPHIA will have a bike race this year, and it will climb up the Manayunk Wall. The new 2013 race, dubbed the Philly Cycling Classic, will be organized by a nonprofit team of sporting-event professionals, cycling advocates, business and community leaders, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady said Thursday.
Sandra Shea: On a hot June day nine years ago, I met up with an architect and an historian at LOVE Park and we spent the next few hours slowly making our way up Ben Franklin Parkway on foot.
Heard in the Hall: After damaging disclosures that she dipped into campaign funds to pay personal expenses, some Democrats are maneuvering to remove Blondell Reynolds Brown from her post as Council's Democratic whip.
Karen Heller: Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Folks, why are we slaving in industries that adjusted for the economy and downsized, slashed jobs, and reduced salaries and benefits? We could be working in city government, which appears to be doing none of those things.
Think the public restrooms in Portland are really cool and want to bring them to Philadelphia?
Now you can share this idea and your other wildest urban dreams with city planners and others in PHL2035: The Game!, an online project launched last week by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission that aims to give Philadelphians more say about the policies and projects that affect them.
The Nutter administration filed suit Friday seeking permission from Philadelphia Common Pleas Court to impose new contract terms - including modest raises, potential furloughs, reduced overtime, and a new pension model for future employees - on about 6,800 workers represented by AFSCME District Council 33.
PhillyClout: There's still no word on what the city's new property-tax system will mean for different areas of the city.
PhillyClout: After years of stalemate, the Nutter administration on Friday asked a judge to allow the city to impose his "final offer" on the city's largest union.
Jimmy Tayoun had three reasons for two calls to the president judge of Philadelphia Traffic Court in 2011.
Nine current and former Philadelphia Traffic Court judges were charged with conspiracy and fraud Thursday, capping a three-year FBI probe into what authorities said was rampant ticket-fixing and pervasive corruption on the bench.
John F. Street, who had characterized former Philadelphia Housing Authority executive director Carl Greene as "a true serial sexual harasser" before firing him in September 2010, stuck to his guns under cross-examination Thursday in federal court, where Greene is suing PHA for wrongful termination and almost $1 million in lost salary and benefits.
Ronnie Polaneczky: There is so very much to learn from Thursday's federal indictment of current and former Philadelphia Traffic Court judges, staffers and their cronies on corruption charges.
PhillyClout: A federal grand jury has charged six Philadelphia Traffic Court judges, the former court director of operations and two businessmen in a ticket-fixing case unsealed Thursday morning.
The Nutter administration filed suit Friday seeking permission from Philadelphia Common Pleas Court to impose new contract terms - including modest raises, potential furloughs, reduced overtime, and a new pension model for future employees - on about 6,800 workers represented by AFSCME District Council 33.
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