No Love: Rizzo DROP Case Going to PA Supreme Court
On popularity alone, Councilman Frank Rizzo, Jr. doesn’t seem to be going away. At least, that’s what a McLaughlin & Associates poll said when it found 57 percent of the city good with the name-branded spawn of Frank Rizzo, Sr. But that’s not going to stop many-a-city Republican from trying to get him kicked off the ballot on the basis of his enrollment...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Are You In Shutdown Panic Mode, Too?
Today’s the day the federal government shuts down. EVERYBODY PANIC. No, just joking. We imagine it won’t be that bad and, in defense of one of the parties, either Democrats or Republicans as a whole might score brownie points from the public if the shit storm trash party really comes to a halt. It’s just hard to know which party will gain because the polled...
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M. Nutt’s STD Plan
Upon announcing the winning city condom design (see below), Mayor Michael Nutter upped his game and tied the whole thing back to his plan for making Philly the healthiest city this side of Upper Darby, and that side of Camden. At a press conference this afternoon, he said his administration’s made health and welfare a top priority, citing the indoor smoking...
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Squilla vs. Grace: A Tale of Two Council Reform-Jobs
One thing you can say about First District City Council candidate Joe Grace is that he thinks outside the box. And in this case, the box is the district he wants to represent. His numerous, seemingly weekly press conferences outside City Hall/all over the city and his resume, which includes working for a statewide gun control advocacy group (and earning statewide...
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The 11th Hour Activism Before Philly Sheriff’s Sales
Around 4:30 Monday afternoon, anti-poverty activist and Sheriff candidate Cheri Honkala stands outside Acting Sheriff Barbara Deeley’s Center City office. The veteran protester is joined by her son, Guillermo Santos, and a handful of supporters. She tells members of the press, some onlookers and passers-by that some day, she hopes we’ll all “live in a country...
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DAILY GRINDER: No More “M” and “F” Stickers on SEPTA Transpasses (some day)!
There’s some anti-union legislation heading through the PA House right now. Specifically, Rep. Metcalf of Cranberry Township is looking to end mandatory union membership for school, government and some business employees, calling the practice “tyranny.” While not as extreme as bills in Ohio and Wisconsin, this is similar to what’s called a “Right to...
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Have a Hybrid? How About a Vehicle-Mileage ‘User Fee’?
In case you were thinking buying that fuel-efficient car was the right move – both for your pocketbook, and the earth – my God, were you wrong. Because Pennsylvania Rep. Rick Geist wants to make you and your pinky-waving, tote-bagging, Prius-driving, long-term-thinking friends pay up for all the money that’s not coming in to the state. And he plans on doing...
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Local Philly Guy to Live Tweet NASA Shuttle Launch
While looking back on his childhood, thirty-year-old Shareef Jackson always wanted to enjoy a summer at space camp while growing up, but he just never made it. “I’ve always been a sciency-person. I loved it as a kid, I did engineering in colleges, took a lot of astronomy classes,” he says. His passion for astronomy continues to develop through his adult...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Earth/Green Guilt Month
A huge sheriff sale takes place today after the three-month moratorium is lifted. Activist and Green Party sheriff candidate, Cheri Honkala, and other do-gooders from the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign slept overnight at 38th and Market Streets to be the first to bid on houses this morning. She says the “sleep out” is also to inform people...
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