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Who Won The First Independent Poll of the Philly Mayor’s Race?

Find out who would become the next mayor if Election Day were today — and who would come out on top in a ranked choice vote — in our new poll with Committee of Seventy, Chamber of Commerce, Urban Affairs Coalition and FairVote

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Does It Matter That Cherelle Parker Once Went To Jail?

You decide. After a DUI conviction over a decade ago, the mayoral candidate spent three days behind bars. Here, testimony excerpts

By Larry Platt
Guest Commentary

Why Ed Rendell is For Rhynhart

The former mayor and governor's endorsement includes advice and a challenge on how to govern Philadelphia

By Edward G. Rendell
The Stakes of the Election

That’s Madam Mayor, Thank You

A former mayoral candidate-turned-award-winning documentarian amends his take on this year’s race for the city’s top post.

By Sam Katz
The Fix

Why Ethics Matter in the Mayor’s Race

Jeff Brown may be under investigation by the Ethics Board. Others have their issues. Which candidate represents the cleanest, least purely transactional style of governing?

By Larry Platt
The Stakes of the Election

The Making of a Mayor

Predictions on election math, messaging that matters, and who will emerge the winner in May’s primary from a former Mayor candidate-turned-award winning documentarian

By Sam Katz

The Mayoral Ad Wars

Nutter and Street for Rhynhart? Domb goes after Brown? Parker and Gym, crimefighters? Plus, a Tik-Tok jokester weighs in. Get ready for an airwaves assault, Philly

By Larry Platt

Arena? What Arena?

Former mayors Rendell and Street say the fate of a new Sixers arena should be left to the next Mayor and Council. But do the mayoral candidates want any part of it?

By Larry Platt
WATCH

Ultimate Job Interview with Cherelle Parker and Helen Gym

The two experienced former councilmembers took the stage for the last of our first-round of mayoral interviews. Here’s what they had to say

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

How to End Philadelphia’s Staffing Crisis

One in seven city jobs are vacant, creating a backlog in services to residents. It may be time to rethink who, and how, we hire

By Nick Russo