Politics
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CommunityJails: If You Build It, They Will Come – The Local Lens
“If you build it, they will come.” I’m talking about a new prison for the City of Philadelphia in the Holmesburg section of the city. If you’ve ever traveled to…
Thom Nickels | 06/11/2015 -
FeaturesGentrify Me: The History of Homes, Hipsters, and High-Priced Real Estate in The Riverwards (Part One)
It’s time to discuss something a little touchy: Gentrification. [caption id="attachment_2574" align="aligncenter" width="900"] It’s hard to deny the changes occurring in the Riverwards. Photo: Joshua Albert[/caption] You’ve undeniably heard this…
Kenneth Lipp | 06/10/2015 -
FeaturesLocal Councilman Squilla Appears At South Philly Rally Behind Backdrop of Potentially Racists Signs
Last Tuesday more than one hundred people reportedly gathered at the intersection 4th and Wolf in South Philadelphia to protest what they perceived as a series of racially motivated attacks…
Joshua Albert | 06/08/2015 -
Features in KensingtonPopping the Hood Off an Economic Stimulus Program in Kensington
Among other factors, some argue that stiff business taxes keep poor neighborhoods poor because they stifle economic growth. If that’s true anywhere, it’s true in a city like Philadelphia, which…
Jack Grauer | 06/04/2015 -
FeaturesPhiladelphia Declaration: Local Election Updates
The author would like to begin by stating that he writes this piece hoping the reader will seriously reconsider any decision they’ve already made in a choice for Philly’s next…
Dustin Slaughter & Kenneth Lipp | 05/13/2015 -
Community in FishtownZoning for Dummies
Philadelphians have a number of pressing issues occupying our daily lives as city dwellers — crime, police brutality, racial discrimination, rising rents, zoning — wait, zoning? The City of Philadelphia…
Austin Nolen | 05/06/2015 -
Features in KensingtonFormer Narc Arrested for Perjury in Kenzo Drug and Gun Case
Philadelphia Police Officer Chris Hulmes was arrested last Thursday, April 23, on accusations that he lied on search warrant applications and in a preliminary hearing for a criminal case stemming…
Austin Nolen | 04/29/2015 -
Education in KensingtonKCAPA Drum Line Fights for $15
On Wednesday, April 15, while most Philadelphians were either working or thinking about filing their taxes, several hundred protesters joined together in Center City to demand an increase in minimum…
Joshua Albert | 04/22/2015 -
Community in FishtownNew Group Organizes Front and Girard with Smart Approach
Monday, April 13th, was a beautiful day. Sunny skies and a high in the 70s brought everyone out of their homes on one of the first warm days since 2014.…
Kenneth Lipp | 04/22/2015 -
Community in Port RichmondPennDOT’s I-95 Plans Deflate Recent ORCA Meeting
In 1947, the Philadelphia Planning Commission expressed that, “The critical need of the area is a north-south express highway, running close to the Delaware River…with quick access into downtown Philadelphia.”…
John Piotrowski | 04/08/2015 -
Community in KensingtonPhilly Dec Local Election Updates – The 1427 Susquehanna Affair
Monday afternoon a man walked into The Spirit’s office in Fishtown with a manila envelope. Our editor, Max Pulcini, was in the office, and got up to greet the visitor…
Dustin Slaughter & Kenneth Lipp | 04/01/2015 -
Community in Kensington
Philadelphia Declaration: Local Election Updates – March 25, 2015
This story starts long before Manny Morales was endorsed by the Democratic Party, in fact before Maria Quinones-Sanchez was elected to City Council. We could probably continue another decade or…
Dustin Slaughter & Kenneth Lipp | 03/25/2015