Topic: Jim Kenney
Listening to Jeff Brown
He has done more to bring fresh food to inner cities than any other grocer—as with his upscale, affordable new store on Monument Road. So why is the Mayor attacking him over the soda tax?
By Larry PlattHealthy Rowhouse Project
The two-year-old nonprofit and the city discuss a low-interest loan program—one of the first in the country—to help homeowners repair their houses
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyIs the Soda Tax Legal?
It’s likely to pass City Council on Thursday. But will it amount to nothing?
By Stephen St. VincentFlubbing Politics
Mayor Kenney’s soda tax initiative seems to be crumbling around him—and he has no one to blame but himself
By Stephen St. VincentRanked Choice Voting
How Donald Trump’s almost certain nomination highlights our broken voting system
By Stephen St. VincentYo, Kenney and Clarke, Read This Book!
Vetri partner Jeff Benjamin has some ideas for improving relations between you and your government
By Larry PlattThe Revolution Is Operational
When’s the last time you encountered the city bureaucracy and said to yourself, “Wow, what great customer service?"
By Larry PlattDeconstructing Jerry
A school reformer takes on PFT President Jerry Jordan
By Kevin TrainerThe Comeback of Charters?
Twenty years in, good charter schools are self-policing and calling for the closing of bad ones. Is it enough to get the movement’s mojo back?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyDeja Vu All Over Again?
Three recent stories in our politics felt depressingly familiar. And one development didn’t.
By Larry Platt