Mayor Parker had a big first year, from city cleanup to the Sixers arena. But many challenges remain.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker ended her first year in office the same way she started it: standing in an auditorium on North Broad ...
A timeline of Mayor Parker’s first year in office, from staff shake-ups to advocating for the 76ers arena
When Mayor Cherelle L. Parker was inaugurated in January, Philadelphia was in a precarious moment. The city was emerging from ...
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How’s Mayor Parker Doing After a Year in Office?
I ran for mayor a couple of years ago because I love Philadelphia. I care deeply about its people and its future, and I wanted to do whatever I could to help improve our city. I didn’t win, but when ...
Opinion
What’s Thwarting Philadelphia’s Crime Cleanup
The new mayor’s work is being undermined by District Attorney Larry Krasner.
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Philly homicides have dropped 37% since 2021
City leaders are touting 2024’s decline in gun violence, but they say more work needs to be done to improve those numbers ...
Has Philly finally turned the tide in the war on the trash?
Nearing the end of her first year in office, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker touted successes of her “Clean & Green” initiatives ...
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Mayor Parker had a big first year, from city cleanup to the Sixers arena. But many challenges remain.
Dec. 23—Mayor Cherelle L. Parker ended her first year in office the same way she started it: standing in an auditorium on North Broad Street on a chilly day, speaking directly to the city where ...
When is trash pickup in Philadelphia this week? Residents are still figuring out second weekly collections.
At the start of December, Philadelphia introduced twice-weekly trash collection for parts of Center City and South Philly.
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Yes, Philly is a sanctuary city − but that offers undocumented immigrants little protection from mass deportations
But Mayor Cherelle Parker has not committed to strengthening or even ensuring the city’s sanctuary protections. While sanctuary policies do not prevent undocumented immigrants from being ...
Philadelphia Masjid's annual "Feast of Giving" gives free food to thousands: "We're all one family right now"
A mosque in West Philadelphia hosted an end-of-the-year feast on Saturday to give back to community members in and outside of the Muslim faith.