Q&A: Philly Guerrilla Artist Huggie on Mayor Nutter AVI Art
This spring, the city is expected to overhaul our property tax system. Instead of tax rates that are based on property assessments from 2004 and, in some cases, the 1980s, each city property has been re-assessed and likely taxed at around 1.25 percent (though the final number is still unknown). What that means, in layman’s terms: your taxes are probably...
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DAILY GRINDER: More Red-Light Cameras Sprouting up in Philly
Red light cameras are sprouting up in three new locations: Academy/Grant; Woodhaven/Knights Road/Bustleton/Byberry. The red light camera at Roosevelt Blvd and Levick St. racked up 15,049 tickets in 2012. Read more about red light cameras on PhillyNow here. Mayor Nutter briefed Councilmembers behind closed doors yesterday on property values in Philadelphia. He...
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DAILY GRINDER: Philly Police Face Cameras Offer Cyborg-Like Advantage
Horses? Check. Cameras? Check. Invincibility? Soon. Philadelphia police are going to begin testing tiny cameras attached to their glasses, hat or collar. Police Chief Ramsey says a police force the size of Philadelphia’s might be hard to equip, if they want to move forward with the idea, but that “if there is a complaint that occurs at a later time you do...
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