Yes, this actually happened. Last week, the Green Party of Philadelphia met at the epicenter of local politics, the Buzz Cafe in Kensington, for a political caucus. Were not really sure what transpired, but when smoke cleared, Roseanne Barr emerged as their official nominee for president. Two things: 1) When did Continue reading »
Despite Philadelphia’s pervasive carnage this year, Mayor Nutter’s approval rating has reached 60%, according to a Pew Poll released yesterday. At the same time last year, Mayor Nutter’s rating was 8% lower (that’s 52% for you philistines out there). The spike in Nutter’s number is reportedly due to a 10-point Continue reading »
In their quest for president, many candidates offer all sorts of trinkets in exchange for campaign donations, sort of like how NPR gives out $80 travel mugs during their dreaded fundraisers. But one item currently being sent to Rick Santorum’s supporters is rumored to be much more mystical than a Continue reading »
The playoffs can bring out the worst in die-hard fans. Ok, for Philly, the regular season and preseason can turn even the most mild-mannered fan into a rage-filled aggressor. But you’d expect more from a New Jersey state assemblyman, well, as long as that assemblyman isn’t Charles Mainor. Mainor is Continue reading »
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie didn’t end up running for President, but he has managed to get his elephantine frame into a ring of sorts, acting as Mitt Romney’s tag-team enforcer in the New Hampshire primaries. Earlier this week, while campaigning with leading GOP nominee Mitt Romney, Christie was met Continue reading »
If you’re about to be the subject of a documentary by an Academy Award-winning filmmaker, chances are things have not been going your way. Such is the case of Kirsten Burkhart, director of AIDS Resource Alliance (ARA) in Williamsport, PA. From medicine to food to housing–and everything in between–ARA provides Continue reading »
Christine Solomon has every reason look forward to 2012. After all, she’s been named Philadelphia’s newest Traffic Court Judge, filling the open position left by her predecessor who was inundated with allegations of ticket fixing and all sorts of miscellaneous charges of corruption. But Solomon has one pesky problem before Continue reading »
