Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani plans to unveil several top-level hires for his administration this week, potentially including his pick for City Hall budget chief, according to sources familiar with the matter.…
Here we go again. A proposal in City Council aims to amend the so-called resign-to-run rule that requires elected city officials to give up their seats if they want to…
City Council passed legislation Thursday to restore the abandoned Greyhound terminal on Filbert Street as Philadelphia’s new intercity bus station in time for an expected flood of tourists in 2026.…
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met Tuesday morning with a real estate and finance leaders to talk through how to move forward on his ambitious housing agenda amid controversy over his opposition…
Jeff Brown, the fourth-generation Philly grocer, has added another ShopRite shopping center to his real estate portfolio. The Brown family, which operates a dozen local ShopRites, recently purchased the Shoppes…
At a former restaurant in a drive-up shopping strip on the edge of Port Richmond, a bilingual credit union has joined the neighborhood. Advertisement The new branch of Finanta credit…
City officials and housing advocates want Philadelphia to close a loophole in its tax code that allows people who forge deeds and steal homes to get a refund for taxes…
As parents enter this fall’s college application season, they’ve likely been warning their children incessantly that a degree in art history or philosophy won’t pay the bills. “Study something practical,”…
As the longest-serving member of the city Rent Guidelines Board, and the only member appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, I voted for a rent freeze in 2020, during the…
With City Hall preparing to borrow around $800 million for housing programs, it is essential that this money be used judiciously and efficiently. City Council and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker…
