bankruptcy case: Philadelphia Metropolis

Sink or Swim

The Inquirer inadvertently served up a compare-and-contrast moment in the Friday paper by running two stories about contract settlements side by side on the front page. The first was about the musicians at the Philadelphia Orchestra approving a new contract. ... (Comments)

Lopez Thompson

I am running for judge, not controller." So said Common Pleas Court candidate Lopez Thompson when asked about his unpaid taxes on two properties, various liens placed for non-payment of federal taxes and his bankruptcy filing of March 23 of... (Comments)

The Saga of Karen Brown

By Tom Ferrick Jr.» Karen Brown's life story is a melodrama, the stuff of a television miniseries. It is also a story that can be told in numbers -- most of them negative ones -- of mortgage foreclosures, taxes owed, gas bills unpaid, of bankruptcy and financial distress. We offer a profile of Brown, the endorsed Republican candidate for mayor, and her financial woes. (Comments)

Answer to No. 9

"I am running for judge, not controller." So said Common Pleas Court candidate Lopez Thompson when asked about his unpaid taxes on two properties, various liens placed for non-payment of federal taxes and his bankruptcy filing of March 23 of... (Comments)

The Saga Continues

The Inquirer offers a wrap up of its own long-standing and contentious bankruptcy case in today's paper (Feb. 21). It's a good summary of what's been happening in the case and it also marks the first anniversary of the declaration... (Comments)