Drexel Wants to Kick Discount Bus Lines to Curb

via Flickr/interbeat On a blistering afternoon in August, a line of Washington, D.C.-bound Megabus passengers at the discount carriers curbside bus stop, in the figurative shadow of 30th Street Station, are squinting into the brutal sun. A BoltBus employee, who…

Indictments expected in school probe

Matthew Smith In February 2012, FBI agents searched the Center City condo of Chaka Chip Fattah Jr., son of Congressman Chaka Fattah, and the offices of lawyer David T. Shulick, chief executive of the Delaware Valley High School Management Corp.…
- Aug 8, 2013 - 10:26 am
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Tax plan born but never used in Philly gets traction in Connecticut

Last month, Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy signed into law House Bill 6706, setting in motion a process by which certain municipalities would be able to implement something called a Land Value Tax (LVT). LVT is a form of property tax…
- Jul 25, 2013 - 12:39 pm
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Update: Case of Clarke’s daughter stirs internal police dispute

Last week, we published a blog post about the case of Nicole Bright, City Council President Darrell Clarkes daughter, and Jermal (aka Jamal) Jones, her one-time fiancé. Following complaints about the storys reliance on anonymous sources, including a blog that…
- Jul 22, 2013 - 12:43 pm
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West Philly State Rep gets clipped during debut of “barbershop tour”

State Representative Jim Roebuck, center right, conversing with patrons of the First Choice Barbershop on 40th Street, in West Philadelphia. State Representative James R Roebuck, Jr. wants to get to know you. Well, at least if you’re a regular patron…
- Jul 19, 2013 - 6:39 am
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Kenny Gamble’s blight collection

The troubled management (or lack thereof) of Universal Companies‘ real-estate portfolio was back in the headlines this week: The Daily News covered the possibility of partial demolition for the historic Royal Theater on South Street, most likely as a result of neglect…
- Jul 12, 2013 - 9:25 am
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Why Philly slumlords can hide in plain sight

Neal Santos CITING EYESORES: The Snyder family, which owns blighted buildings in Old City, was unsuccessfully sued in Municipal Court multiple times before being dragged into Common Pleas Court. In the wake of last months unthinkable building collapse, all eyes…
- Jul 11, 2013 - 1:55 pm
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Legislators spent final days trying to name bridge after Donatucci political clan

The Philadelphia state House delegation used the waning hours of the spring legislative cycle as the clock ticked down on the fate of city schools, transit funding, and liquor privitazation to introduce legislation that would rename the Passyunk…
- Jul 2, 2013 - 10:08 am
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Why the City Paid for One Councilwoman’s Fundraiser

Imagine you are a Philly City Council member. You enjoy a salary of $120,000, a budget exceeding $1 million and access to a barely monitored $2 million Activities Fund, known as Councils walking-around money. Now, imagine you want something more:…
- Jun 26, 2013 - 12:50 pm
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City chugging away on Letitia Street House restoration

The planned renovation of West Fairmount Park’s historic Letitia Street House is now well underway. The colonial-era structure had languished for years, boarded up and surrounded by out of control vegetation as cuts to the Parks & Rec Department took their…
- Jun 24, 2013 - 7:45 am
- Blogs

Drexel Wants to Kick Discount Bus Lines to Curb

Indictments expected in school probe

Tax plan born but never used in Philly gets traction in Connecticut

Update: Case of Clarke’s daughter stirs internal police dispute

West Philly State Rep gets clipped during debut of “barbershop tour”

Kenny Gamble’s blight collection

Why Philly slumlords can hide in plain sight

Legislators spent final days trying to name bridge after Donatucci political clan

Why the City Paid for One Councilwoman’s Fundraiser

City chugging away on Letitia Street House restoration