AT&T Station, Officially
It’s official. Soon, when you go to a Phillies game, you’ll get off at AT&T Station. I know. Not offensive, but weird. We just got this press release: The new name is scheduled to debut later this summer as part of a five-year contract valued at over $5 million. AT&T Station also builds on SEPTA’s relationship with AT&T, which is currently...
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Gov. Rendell Rumored To Run For City Mayor
Way back when Mayor Nutter was fun and used to hang out in the city, he promoted himself as America’s greenest mayor largely due to the success of Greenworks, a project organized by his sustainability office. And now, Nutter is proving again to be America’s greenest mayor and the city’s most generous politician. He’s returned more than...
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Boy Scouts vs. City Verdict: Scouts Win! Damn.
After a week-and-a-half-long trial, witnesses as diverse as a Catholic priest to an expelled gay boy scout, and commentors busting more balls than the city, this trial finally reached a verdict! "Fuck the city, we do what we want, and then we're going to make the city pay US." First, we’ll break it down: “Some people might say this...
Continue ReadingBrief: Tomorrow Is It For Tax Amnesty
Don’t say they didn’t warn you. They did! Tomorrow, at midnight, the city’s secret agents are going to be on your tail, for not paying them your back taxes during this elongated period of amnesty. City Revenue Commissioner Keith J. Richardson promises increased activity by lawyers and collection agencies to go after those who owe the city money, and to...
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Depression-era Soup Kitchens Making a Comeback
Mary Williams, 57, was laid off three months ago, and is hopeful for a new job, but expects one won't come by any time soon. Bill West is one of thousands of others in the state who are living on unemployment, but he doesn’t know how long that will last—not only because he can’t find a job, but because the Senate is stalling to pass an unemployment...
Continue ReadingSheriff’s Office Asked To Cut Spending (HaHa)
Everyone seems to be hatin’ on the Sheriff’s Office these days (with good reason), and it’s not just us. (We did write about efforts to close the office in this week’s PhillyNow editorial). Mayor Nutter, too. In fact, he asked the office to cut spending by $2 million and got an immediate answer. Guess what it was. Philly.com: An independently...
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Nutter Heads To New Orleans Because…?
We miss that big sweaty bald head of Mayor Nutter. Yes, we do. While there’s still been lots to talk about, Mayor Nutter has been on the down-low for the past two weeks—either at friendly charity events or absent from the city altogether. Now that he has taken on a new position as the second vice president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, he’s...
Continue ReadingInterns May Start Making More Than $0/Hour
Interns, City Council wants you to get paid! (FYI: we hate having to always write “sort of” after these blind fits of joy in regards to things City Council tries to do right, but that’s what you can follow this blog’s initial sentence up with.) Just before down da shore leave, Curtis Jones Jr., Bill Greenlee, Wilson Goode Jr., Blondell Reynolds Brown...
Continue ReadingBill Green Drops Triple Threat, Council Leaves on Vacation
Just before City Council started their summer recess last week, Councilman-At-Large Bill Green went for a late hat trick, introducing or signing onto three separate efforts bring reform to various areas of city government. It’s positive movement, so we’ll try to keep the sarcasm to a minimum. First, Green and Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez released...
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