Philadelphia Police Department Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey complained about a recent City Paper investigation into the use of summary citations to combat low-level crimes, like public drinking and selling single cigarettes, in an interview this morning on WHYY‘s Radio Times. Ramsey dismissed…
Peter Woodall (courtesy Hidden City) Last week, The New York Times published a fascinating profile of Truong Dinh Tran, a Vietnamese immigrant turned New York City real estate magnate who passed away in 2012. He left behind a legacy of questionable business…
The Philadelphia Housing Authoritys former executive general manager of housing operations, Keith Caldwell, has filed a civil lawsuit against his erstwhile employer, alleging that endemic racism and ageism at the subsidized-housing provider were factors in his 2012 termination for poor…
Maria Pouchnikova ADJUSTMENT BUREAU: The Zoning Board of Adjustment meets twice a week to consider exemptions to the city’s zoning code. Maria Pouchnikova BOARD STIFFS: The next ZBA meeting has 21 cases on the docket. A similar New York City…
Neal Santos Portions of this story were reported on Monday, June 23rd. On Monday, the FBI conducted a late-morning search-and-seizure operation at a Kensington mental health clinic with significant political connections. Sources reported seeing FBI agents going in and out…
The FBI conducted a late-morning search and seizure operation at a troubled Kensington mental health clinic. Sources reported seeing FBI agents moving in and out of the Juniata Community Mental Health Clinic (JCMHC) building this afternoon, and an FBI spokesperson…
This sign manufactured by Crotchety Grandpa Signmakers Inc. Lots o’bikes. With a $41 sirloin puttanesca and a $28 dish of calamari, D’Angelo’s Ristorante Italiano Lounge in Rittenhouse Square isn’t the kind of place that caters to the average Joe. But…
Just two weeks after Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell threatened to stonewall the sale of the vacant University City High School because potential buyer Drexel University hadn’t done enough community outreach, the controversial deal is done. Drexel agreed Monday to pay the…
Hot on the tail of a controversial proposal to rename 30th Street Station after deceased Congressman William Gray, new rumors have surfaced purporting that yet another iconic Philly train station may be in for renaming. Sources at SEPTA and an…
That’s Babette on the right, and, obviously, the third president of the United States on the left. When former State Rep Babette Josephs met Thomas Jefferson, she didn’t hold back. “What are you accusing me of?” asked the bewildered 18th…
