Mark B Cohen wants to add you to his wikipedia page. Recently, we provided an update on the status of Rep. Mark B. Cohen’s absurdly long Wikipedia page, the laudatory tone of which has led some to speculate that the…
That $4.2 million is from the four suburban counties and the city combined. There has been a lot of cheering over SEPTA’s announcement of its new capital program an ambitious plan to replace an aging fleet and transit infrastructure…
State Rep. Mark B Cohen, whose district encompasses parts of Northeast Philly, is known for many things, including spending $28,200 in taxpayer dollars on books to help himself be a “a better lawmaker”, or taking nearly $40,000 in per diems…
A rendering of the new mural. The Mural Arts Program announced today that it will begin the process of restoring a mural of legendary Mantua activist Herman Wrice that has been covered up by development in the neighborhood. Wrice, who…
Neal Santos When the Rev. Charles Tindley built his church at Fitzwater and South Broad streets in 1928, he led a congregation that numbered some 10,000 strong. Flush with black migrants who had fled the Jim Crow-era South, the church…
flickr Mount Gretna-based photographer Matthew Christopher has created a striking series of 360-degree panoramas that showcase several of Philadelphia’s most notable abandoned buildings and the USS United States known to Ikea patrons as the rusting cruise ship moored off…
A popular app called Uber, which lets users order personal drivers through their computer or smartphone, has posted a job listing for a new logistics manager to expand service in Philadelphia. The description says the company is looking for someone “to…
The bill would not protect babies from being fired for excessive napping In a packed Council session yesterday, which drew dozens of land bank supporters, one bill drew chuckles from observers and Council President Darrell Clarke: a ban on employers…
The rowhome at 1342 S. 16th St. in Point Breeze embodies Philadelphias problems with blight. Boarded up and encrusted with We Buy Houses signs, its an eyesore that defies the improving fortunes of the neighborhood. The structures owners are nowhere…
This week, City Council will consider five pieces of legislation written in response to this years devastating Market Street building collapse, which claimed six lives. While much of the proposed legislation focuses on tweaks to work-site regulations to avoid future…
