
Posts tagged with Jannie Blackwell


A $43 million tax break for people in poverty? Philly is thinking about it.

Ex-Philly fraud investigator, a sitting councilmember’s grandson, was just indicted for taking bribes
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District Council primary: West Philly stunner, Kensington nailbiter, South Philly slam

‘You wanna be raped?’ Protest brings police to West Philly councilwoman’s re-election party

City Council preview: Everything Philly government is (and isn’t) fighting about this fall

City Council pronunciation guide: How to say your elected officials’ names

Philly City Council approves workplace sexual harassment bill on International Women’s Day

Philly’s inclusionary zoning bill: Who’s for and against it, and why

How to open a Philly beer garden without pissing off the neighbors
