Rizzo statue controversy takes down the Italian Market Facebook page

After calls for Councilwoman Helen Gym to resign and several attempts at an apology, the board decided to delete the page.

Helen Gym says she’s seen mostly support since her Rizzo statue tweet but also ‘a shocking level’ of hate

Mayor Kenney on Frank Rizzo statue: ‘Now is the right time’ to discuss removal

Councilwoman Helen Gym wants to start conversations about Rizzo when City Council is back in session.

2 Philly, PA pols on why they won’t stop trying to raise the minimum wage

A Q&A with Rep. Patty Kim and Councilwoman Helen Gym

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Philly soda tax fans shut down Senate committee hearing with vuvuzelas, chants

It was so loud in City Council chambers Sen. Scott Wagner couldn't even announce he was canceling the hearing.

The Art of Protest: Where Philly’s activism signs get made

The workshop series is a rotating event that draws the likes of City Council members, artists and Philadelphians with something to say.

Philly City Hall deals with fallout from ‘unpredictable’ Trump Administration

Council President Darrell Clarke calls this “the most unpredictable and ominous climate" in his 17 years there.

What it looks like at the rally outside VP Mike Pence event at Independence Mall

Tweet from @HelenGymAtLarge

With Trump around the corner, Philly City Council claps back

“We want everybody in Philadelphia to know that nothing has changed, and we are still here to protect you.”

Incoming President Donald Trump and 19 Philadelphia faces of the resistance

Meet the locals leading the charge against Trump's policies.

Councilwoman Helen Gym says the Wheely Wheely Good foodtruck is racist

Janitors and security guards at Temple, Penn and elsewhere could be getting a pay bump because of a Helen Gym bill

Philly political leaders of color slam Trump and his Friday visit

Electeds and reverends railed against the GOP presidential candidate's meeting in town.

Helen Gym and others will read the Stanford rape victim’s statement to raise awareness against rape culture

Tweet from @HelenGymAtLarge

City Council side jobs: All the totally legal ways Philly’s electeds supplement income

Council members earn $130,000 a year. For a few, that's only one source of income.

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City council and the soda tax: Where every member stands on how to fund pre-K

Everyone agrees Philadelphia needs universal pre-K -- but how to pay for it has sparked debate.

City Council to the DA: Yes, we’re still angry you didn’t fire those guys wrapped up in Porngate

The truth about lead in Philly, and what you can do about the problem

The first thing you need to know: There is so far no evidence to suggest that the water you’re drinking here in Philly is tainted with dangerous levels of lead.