May 17, 2023 · Here’s what else we know about David Oh. HE CREATED A VETERANS TAX CREDIT for employers who hire returning David Oh, Republican candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia.. veterans, authored a bill to increase women’s breastfeeding rights in the workplace, and helped wrangle more money for firefighters.; HIS LEGISLATIVE SUCCESS HAS BEEN LIMITED. For example, some of Oh’s most significant bills ...

The Philadelphia Citizen’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival ® presented by Comcast NBCUniversal returned for its 7th year. We scoured the country for the changemakers and innovators whose transformative ideas could fuel much-needed progress in our city. The mission: to expand the problem-solving table, inspire change and bask in hope. Thursday, November 14 and Friday, November 15

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Dec 25, 2024 · Dear readers, let’s take a moment to congratulate ourselves on getting to this point, the end of 2024, a year that in at least one way seemed interminable: The presidential election, which brought international attention to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania and was exhausting.. There were many exciting moments, as well — a presidential debate at the Constitution Center, our so-close-to-glory ...

Nov 14, 2024 · Philadelphia’s shootings spiked during the pandemic, killing more than 500 people annually two years in a row. Now, after two straight years of declines in gun violence, the city is poised to move into a new era: With less than two months left in the year, Philadelphia is on track to have fewer homicides and nonfatal shootings than it did before the pandemic.

Dec 5, 2024 · The departure of Senator Bob Casey Jr. from the U.S. Senate closes a pivotal chapter in Pennsylvania’s political history. For nearly two decades, Casey stood as a results-driven advocate for the Commonwealth, securing billions in federal funding for healthcare, transportation, and economic development.

Dec 19, 2024 · The 2nd Annual Citizen of the Year Awards Dinner will take place Tuesday, February 25, at the Fitler Club Ballroom, 1 South 24th Street in Center City, Philadelphia. Find all the event details and tickets here.

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May 30, 2024 · In season 4 of the seminal HBO series The Wire, former Councilman Tommy Carcetti, played by Aidan Gillen, becomes mayor of Baltimore.Carcetti’s election comes at a pivotal time: Baltimore’s leaders have recognized the issues their city faces — violence, police corruption, urban decay — cannot be accepted as intractable.

Jan 1, 2025 · Jeannine Cook, owner of Harriett’s and Ida Mae’s bookshops in Fishtown and Collingswood, NJ (respectively), activist, Generation Change Philly member, and 2024 Rad Entrepreneur of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Jeannine Cook, owner and founder of Harriet’s and Ida’s Bookshops. “Next year, I am determined to …