Cherelle Parker

Philadelphia Fire Commissioner

Philly's new fire commissioner, Jeffrey Thompson, brings 35 years of experience to the job

City Council unanimously approves Mayor Cherelle Parker's first budget

City Council approves mayor's budget

City Council backs low-income real estate tax relief, Mayor Cherelle Parker's budget

low-income tax freeze

Philly 'Clean and Green' officials reveal 13-week neighborhood cleaning plan

Clean Green Philly

City Council could subpoena Mayor Parker over plans for Fairmount shelter

City Council subpoena Mayor Parker

Parker's plans for Fairmount shelter has some neighbors worried, but Penn expert says don't fear a crime uptick

Fairmount homeless shelter

Police clear out Kensington homeless encampment; advocates frustrated with the process

Drug users and unhoused people consider their next paths ahead of city's crackdown in Kensington

Kensington Addiction Homelessness

Drivers with illegally tinted windows can be fined $100 under new Philly law

Tinted Windows Philly

32 years ago, Philly began using syringe exchanges to fight AIDS. With funding now in doubt, experts fear an HIV surge

Philly bans license plate flippers, which allow drivers to evade tolls, parking tickets and police

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Mayor Cherelle Parker nominiates nine candidates for Philly school board

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Philly's street-sweeping program has expanded to more blocks this year

Street Sweeping Philly

What's inside Mayor Cherelle Parker's first budget proposal

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Philadelphia school board's vice president announces intention to resign in April

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Philly police to ramp up seizures of illegal ATVs, dirt bikes as warm weather returns

Philly ATVs Dirt Bikes

Philly will deploy more officers on Friday and Saturday nights, police say

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Philly receives $25 million federal grant for flood prevention, drinking water projects

Port Richmond Water Treatment plant

Could 2024 be the year Pennsylvania raises its minimum wage?

Cherelle Parker lays out plan to combat violent crime, boost police presence in first 100 days as Philly's mayor

Cherelle Parker 100 days

Read the poem 'Abbott Elementary' star Sheryl Lee Ralph wrote — and recited — for Mayor Cherelle Parker's inauguration

sheryl lee ralph poem

Kenyatta Johnson takes over as president of Philadelphia City Council

kenyatta johnson council president

Cherelle Parker privately sworn-in as mayor ahead of inauguration ceremony

Cherelle Parker private swearing-in

Mayor Cherelle Parker delivers hopeful message at inauguration, says 'it's on us' to change Philly

Mayor Charelle Parker inauguration

Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker names Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel as city's next managing director

Parker Thiel Philly

Studies on impact of 76ers arena proposal won't be released until next year

76ers Impact Studies

Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker appoints 'Big Three' leadership team

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What is Cherelle Parker's intergovernmental roundtable? Here’s everything you need to know

Cherelle Parker roundtable

Cherelle Parker wins to becomes Philly's 100th mayor and first woman to lead city

Cherelle Parker Speech

As Philly's next mayor, Cherelle Parker says struggling communities would be her top concern

Cherelle Parker Philly Mayor

Election Day flyer links Cherelle Parker to proposed 76ers arena

election day flyer

Cherelle Parker taken to hospital for a dental issue after winning Philly's Democratic mayoral primary

Cherelle Parker hospital

Cherelle Parker wins Democratic nomination for Philly mayor

cherelle parker philly

A look at 2023 Philadelphia mayor's race headed in to today's primary elections

philly mayor's race

Philly's mayoral race lacks a clear frontrunner, first poll shows

Mayoral Race Poll

How to watch the Philly mayoral debate tonight

Philly Mayoral Debate

Philadelphia candidates for mayor in 2023: Cherelle Parker

cherelle parker mayoral primary

Philadelphia City Council will bring back in-person meetings later this month

City Council meetings

Philadelphia could impose heavier fines for illegal dumping as lawmakers push for more spending

Trash Dumping

Philly lawmakers to consider bolstering police department in effort to fight crime

Community Policing

New bill would dramatically reduce Philly's parking tax rate

Parking Taxes Philadlephia

Philly councilwoman supports eliminating Free Library late fees

Free Library Late

In a primary shocker, longtime City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell loses

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