DISTRICT ATTORNEY Larry Krasner, C, exhorts his campaign troops in Clark Park before sending them off to engage voters on the streets of the the 27th Ward in West Philadelphia. A force of NUHHCE Local 1199C volunteers participated in the drive. Pumping turnout in inner-city progressive wards like this one are key to Krasner’s effort […]
State Sen. Christine Tartaglione (D-Kensington), L, welcomed hundreds of constituents to Cedar Grove Academy in Northeast Philadelphia for a free pop-up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic. The senator partnered with State Rep. Jared Solomon (D-Northeast) and SunRay Drugs to organize and manage the one-day event in the city’s Lawncrest neighborhood. “I am extremely pleased that we were […]
SEASONED entrepreneur, political consultant and man about town Donald “Ducky” Birts, C, was joined by many old friends to celebrate his birthday. Photo by Wendell Douglas Send article as PDF
Judge George Twardy, C, received an endorsement for Municipal Court Judge in the primary election from The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He is flanked by William Hamilton, international VP-East, L; and Danial Grace, secretary treasurer of teamsters Local 830. Photo from Twardy for Judge’s Facebook page Send article as PDF
MOUNTING street violence aroused State Rep. Jared Solomon, 2nd from R, to convene with community leaders in an effort to mount effective responses in Oxford Circle: Juan from Leaders of Tomorrow, Pastor Robert Fontell from Calvary Christian Church, and Mental Health Professionals to host a Northeast Philly block meet up. People of all different backgrounds […]
BY TONY WEST For one Philadelphia-area labor union’s members, the future may have to be now. The past year has been a nightmare for workers as for nursing-home employers as well as for their workers. Many are small operators compared with the scale of major hospital groups and many staffers are modestly paid. As the […]
IN THE AFTERMATH of the horrific slaying of Asian American women in Atlanta, State Rep. Mary Isaacson touched bases with John Chin, executive director of Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp., to hear the concerns of his community and discuss how lawmakers can best address them. Chinatown is in Isaacson’s 175th Legislative District. Photo from Isaacson’s Facebook […]
CITY COMMISSIONER Omar Sabir worked on a dramatic photo shoot beside the City Hall statue of Civil War hero Octavius Catto, a martyr who fought and died for civic rights for African Americans in Philadelphia after the war. Sabir actively promotes voter participation throughout the city today. Photo from Sabir’s Facebook page Send article […]
53RD WARD Democratic Committee made a dynamic push to round up petition signatures for the party’s endorsed candidates in the May 18 primary. A special effort went to the electoral try for Judge Dan Sulman — boosted, no doubt, by the fact that his sister Janice Sulman is ward leader. Best wishes to the home […]
BY TONY WEST Electing judges has entered a new era in Philadelphia. This classic spring sweepstakes takes place in odd-numbered years. It summons small-time campaigners to a citywide race for openings in Common Pleas and Municipal Courts, seeking voters who have seldom heard of them to pick the winners out of a pack when they […]
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