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Philly’s next mayor will oversee preparations for the pivotal year 2026

Philly’s next mayor will oversee preparations for the pivotal year 2026. Read more.
Ken Curry, President of the Allegheny West Foundation
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What do Philly’s small business owners want from the city’s 100th mayor? ‘Fix everything’/ماذا يرغب أصحاب الأعمال الصغيرة في فيلادلفيا من العمدة رقم 100 للمدينة؟ ‘إصلاح كل شيء’

As they prepare to cast their ballots in the general election, some small business owners say they’re frustrated over a lack of city support. Read...
Cherelle Parker and David Oh at Inquirer Office
The Philadelphia Inquirer

VIDEO: David Oh and Cherelle Parker: Two underdogs battle to win city’s top spot

Watch the “It takes a neighborhood to raise a mayor” videos in which David Oh and Cherelle Parker focus on what shaped them as people and as mayoral...
Remnants of crime scene tape on Brown Street in North Philadelphia
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Who cleans up after shootings? Philly hires professionals to handle blood in the streets after years of residents shouldering the work

When someone is shot on a Philadelphia street, residents often handle the crime scene. City leaders are piloting a new protocol to help. Read more...
Eric Blanco from Esperanza Academy at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in 2019
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What Philly arts leaders want to see from the city’s 100th mayor

Leaders in the cultural sector realize the arts aren’t a magic wand. The city’s next mayor, they say, should instead view the arts as a tool to be...