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Election 2011: The Curious Case of Karen Brown

There was a point during my interview with Karen Brown, the Republican candidate for mayor, when the conversation turned from the mundane to the strange so quickly I had to stop -- to make sure I heard what I just heard. "Wait a minute," I asked her, as she munched on a sandwich and fries at Darling's Diner. "Are you telling me your car has been vandalized eight times? She nodded. (Comments)

Making It Local: Barriers to Success

By Elise Vider» Right now, it's just an ugly, long-vacant supermarket in West Philadelphia, a neighborhood eyesore. But if plans move forward as expected, 310 S. 48th Street will undergo a transformation into something that says more about where the city is going than where it's been. The Center for Culinary Enterprises is expected to open its doors next summer, billed "as (Comments)

Creating the New City: Part One

By Ada Kulesza» This is a story about lovers. It's no love story; rather, it is a story about people who love a city they have inherited, an ancient place founded by Quakers and built by Revolutionaries. Pockets of that old world are still scattered around Philadelphia, but the men who first built it wouldn't recognize it. Philadelphia is the bone yard of the Industrial Revolution. The ruins of extinct businesses stand like empty monuments to an economy that's gone. But, many of the young people living here today see beauty in its post-industrial shell. Look inside and you'll see people working, slowly, to create the city's new eco (Comments)

An Annotated Guide to the May Primary Election Results

Updated May 23   By Tom Ferrick Jr. The mayor wins, but is embarrassed by the strong showing of Milton Street. Marge Tartaglione and Frank Rizzo lose. Turnout among Democrats was less than 150,000, which means that 4 out of... (Comments)

An Annotated Guide to the May Primary

By Tom Ferrick Jr.» Philadelphia voters entering the booth on Tuesday will be confronted by about 100 names of people seeking seats for 11 offices, many of them judgeships of one kind or another. How to sort out this confusing mass of candidates? Metropolis is here to help with an annotated guide to the key races. We offer suggestions on who to vogte for an who to avoid at any cost. (Comments)