Daniel Denvir Jewish Voice for Peace activists keep singing during a long sit-in protest. Dozens of Jewish activists protested outside the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s last Friday, voicing their opposition to community leaders’ support for the Israeli war in…
Philadelphia Police Officer Christopher Hulmes was taken off the street yesterday, the same day City Paper exposed that he had admitted in December 2011 to lying in open court and on a search warrant affidavit. “Officer Hulmes has been taken off…
Evan M. Lopez In December 2011, Philadelphia Police Officer Christopher Hulmes made the startling admission that he had lied to court officials in statements he gave during a narcotics case against Arthur Rowland, whom he had arrested in Kensington. I…
Philadelphia Police Officer Perry Betts testified that members of his Narcotics Field Unit caught Hector Tapia walking out of a Kensington house on May 17, 2006, with a loaded .45-caliber handgun, a kilo of cocaine and $1,300 in cash. Betts…
Cameraphone-wielding civilians catch the police beating of Askia Sabur in September 2010. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania today filed its latest lawsuit accusing Philadelphia police of illegally arresting civilians who observe or record them in action. The federal…
Matthew Smith Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale issued a scathing 146-page audit today accusing the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection of failing to adequately monitor the impact of natural gas drilling on water quality. The DEP failed to order pollutors…
Tom Stiglich Concern about the credibility of Philadelphias conviction review unit deepened last week when District Attorney Seth Williams tapped the units newly minted director to also oversee a high-profile political-corruption probe. Williams named prosecutor Mark Gilson to supervise a…
via legalizepa.com City Councilman Jim Kenneys effort to decriminalize marijuana in Philadelphia is finally paying off. Last week, Council approved legislation by a 13-3 veto-proof majority that would impose a $25 fine for small-time marijuana possession and discourage police from…
It’s getting hot outside the way it does during the summertime when global warming is in full swing. Luckily, Philadelphia has many public pools that you can use for free. Chances are you live near one. The pools open…
Teachers at Feltonville Arts and Sciences protested a School District of Philadelphia award congratulating them on increasing the number of students eating breakfast on site. They stood silently in front of a spread of food and held signs saying, “We…
