‘Aggressively fair’ Philly government reporter Dave Davies retires after 37 years
Even the politicians he hounded for decades say they respect his work.
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Who’s Johnny Doc and why should I care that he got indicted?
6 things you need to know about Philadelphia’s most powerful unelected politician.
What Johnny Doc’s friends have been eating the last few years
The 153-page federal indictment gives us an inside look at the union boss' grocery list.
Union leader Johnny Doc heralds ‘new era’ with song and dance about mold
Building Trades workers called out an Old City development with a fungus-inspired riff on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”
5 details from Philly’s pitch to Amazon
Including a bunch of gifts from Johnny Doc.