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The City of Philadelphia has posted a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the savage beating death of 23-year-old Kevin Kless early Saturday morning. The Philadelphia FOP added $5,000 more.
Newly elected Philadelphia sheriff Jewell Williams oversaw his first mortgage foreclosure sale on Tuesday, and pledged a new era of openness and honesty at the scandal-plagued sheriff's office.
A "free" emergency identification program launched by the Nutter administration is actually helping a for-profit company get thousands of potential new customers.
Airlines operating at Philadelphia International would bear much of the cost.
Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter was in the Point Breeze section of the city on Wednesday, discussing crime reduction strategies with community members.
Passage of the lead paint bill comes after city councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, the sponsor, spent several years working both with landlords and child advocates.
Verna is the longest-serving City Council member in Philadelphia history and the first female president of Council.
It was lunch at a swanky center city Philadelphia restaurant today for a majority of City Council members. They insisted no official business was being discussed, and kept reporters from entering.
Here's a gift you can give yourself for the holidays: quit smoking. And Philadelphia residents can get a free push in the right direction.
Today was orientation day for six freshmen: they're the six incoming members of Philadelphia City Council.
Even though the signs read "Sidewalk Closed," some pedestrians used to cutting through the plaza are choosing to walk in the street along the southwest corner.
Thousands of dollars are being raised to increase the street canopy in Philadelphia.
Councilwoman (and Penn State alumna) Blondell Reynolds-Brown has authored a bill in which any city employee convicted of sexual abuse of a minor would forfeit his or her city pension.
The $50-million project has begun, and officials say it will completely transform the plaza above and below ground.
Imagine this: the Philadelphia Parking Authority cutting you some slack!
Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter today signed at executive order that will once again make project labor agreements ("PLAs") a part of the bidding process for public works projects of $5 million or more.
City Council's finance committee has approved a name change for the tax business owners love to hate -- Philadelphia's "Business Privilege Tax."
City and social service agency officials are imploring the public to take a more proactive role in reporting child abuse and neglect.
But the late penalties themselves will go up slightly once the grace period has expired.
Think of the most important areas of public life: housing, transportation, education, tourism, budgeting. In Philadelphia, there is no direct, exclusive local control of any of these.
The City of Philadelphia's finances are so bleak these days that when a very slight budget surplus appears, officials call a news conference to crow about it.
More than 40,000 votes were cast, with Philadelphia dominating in one major category.
With Philadelphia's jobless rate in double digits, a City Council committee has okayed significant changes to the city's business tax structure -- and Mayor Nutter is on board as well.
Philadelphia and Montgomery County officials met for a ceremonial handshake today on the long-closed rail bridge in Manayunk to launch plans for a pedestrian-and-bike trail running between Lower Merion and Manayunk.
An attorney for the ACLU of Philadelphia says the city violated the First Amendment when it turned down the ad, citing its subject matter.
