City Paper: The Naked City http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=960&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity City Paper's staff blog: The Naked City en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 21:12:56 GMT 2013-05-21T21:12:56Z en-us Some committee people support Mandel. Bobby Henon says maybe there's a 'brown bag' of cash in it for them http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208387401&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FSome-committee-people-support-Mandel-Bobby-Henon-says-maybe-theres-a-brown-bag-of-cash-in-it-for-them.html Tue, 21 May 2013 21:12:56 GMT 280a7691d946abeddc77278d9638261d Samantha Melamed 2013-05-21T21:12:56Z Low turnout means close Controller race, say Butkovitz supporters http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208349261&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FLow-turnout-means-close-Controller-race-says-Butkovitz-supporters.html Unbelievably low voter turnout has party insiders spooked that the race for the Office of the Controller may not land in their favor. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:43:33 GMT 96abedb554884e21c3d73edb994816b3 Ryan Briggs 2013-05-21T19:43:33Z Voters: Wait, who did you say was running for office? http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208356151&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FVoters-What-the-hell-just-happened-.html Poll workers, committee people blame the media for lack of information. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:55:40 GMT a8578d6c337fd7739a80f669b24340c4 Michael Buozis 2013-05-21T18:55:40Z NOW SEE THIS: Transit cop arrests marijuana activist for alleged disorderly conduct. http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208315151&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FNOW-SEE-THIS-Transit-cop-arrests-weed-activist-for-alleged-disorderly-conduct.html I suppose it's not a huge surprise that people who call themselves The Panic Hour were at the center of a commotion like this. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:53:42 GMT 8dc33fda8cb1c7f03ae9d07cc9101899 Patrick Rapa 2013-05-21T18:53:42Z UPDATED: Court issues injunction against Mandel for campaigning in polling places http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208337561&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FCourt-issues-injunction-against-Mandel-for-campaigning-in-polling-places.html Tue, 21 May 2013 18:44:29 GMT 0441bdcf31208a416e6321f1ffc4d6b8 Samantha Melamed and Naveed Ahsan 2013-05-21T18:44:29Z PHILAPHILIA Dead-Ass Proposal of the Week: Tun Tavern Reconstruction http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208332551&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FPHILAPHILIA-Dead-Ass-Proposal-of-the-Week--Tun-Tavern-Reconstruction.html This Dead-Ass Proposal is one of the worst kinds — one that gets proposed over and over again but just can't get built. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:14:00 GMT 9a27acee901053719f91a0ae8b3e7f45 GroJLart 2013-05-21T16:14:00Z Today's Traffic Court elections: Picking the best of the worst http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208300271&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FTodays-Traffic-Court-elections-Picking-the-best-of-the-worst.html Why is even one lawyer running for the office? A background check offers some clues. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:55:46 GMT 460a6910767a13e809dfeb23006db9ba Michael Buozis 2013-05-21T13:55:46Z PAC-funded mailer offers false hope: Only Butkovitz can stop AVI http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208229361&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FPAC-funded-mailer-offers-false-hope-Only-Butkovitz-can-stop-AVI.html Mon, 20 May 2013 23:25:20 GMT c8566eb54c7ded36be49632ed00481b6 Samantha Melamed 2013-05-20T23:25:20Z So about that alleged Butkovitz ethics probe ... http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208170171&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FSo-about-that-alleged-Butkovitz-ethics-probe.html Mon, 20 May 2013 20:42:42 GMT 00b9af7cd5f3c36b92c5b19c1298249c Samantha Melamed 2013-05-20T20:42:42Z Hey, there's an election tomorrow! http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=208127641&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FHey-theres-an-election-tomorrow.html Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:09 GMT c6cc86525b6313d55fa520e35e540b93 Samantha Melamed 2013-05-20T15:48:09Z Former tenant of Old City's biggest blightlord comes forward http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207903881&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FFormer-tenant-of-Old-Citys-biggest-blightlord-comes-forward.html A former tenant of Ted Snyder, a mysterious landlord was chronicled in a recent cover story about blight in Old City, comes forward with more details. Fri, 17 May 2013 21:15:52 GMT b1979e02a91aaa07807ad78f451f0f8d Ryan Briggs 2013-05-17T21:15:52Z Massive student walkout shuts down North Broad Street http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207911501&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FMassive-student-walkout-shuts-down-North-Broad-Street.html Fri, 17 May 2013 20:49:34 GMT f3fa09244bbdb48fe36b50444ab3e3c7 Paulina Reso 2013-05-17T20:49:34Z Media leaves Philly after Gosnell sentence. Poverty remains. http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207880901&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FGosnell-and-the-curious-idea-that-conservatives-care-about-poor-women-in-Philly-.html Gosnell's rogue clinic was horrific. But it is only one example of the second-class treatment accorded to poor people every day in this city. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:50:41 GMT 9170772b821c1211c301d65fbd070a6f Daniel Denvir 2013-05-17T17:50:41Z Sanchez school-funding idea doesn't require help from Harrisburg http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207850131&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FSanchez-school-funding-idea-doesnt-require-help-from-Harrisburg.html Fri, 17 May 2013 17:03:09 GMT a9b095eadb403af6b0a1410e180b94b8 Samantha Melamed 2013-05-17T17:03:09Z Philly blightlord Coyle gets 6 years in prison, as clean-up continues http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207754661&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FPhilly-blightlord-Coyle-.html Fri, 17 May 2013 16:59:05 GMT b7f7394471fe0236e2764d184f02c479 Samantha Melamed 2013-05-17T16:59:05Z Nutter goes 10 rounds with gun industry on Sandy Hook principles http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207732611&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FNutter-goes-10-rounds-with-gun-industry-on-Sandy-Hook-principles.html Thu, 16 May 2013 17:01:34 GMT f7950964911b2d8f4d2a218f029bcdaf Samantha Melamed 2013-05-16T17:01:34Z Goldtex takes 'sex sells' to icky new heights http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207716291&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FGoldtex-takes-sex-sells-notion-to-icky-new-heights.html Thu, 16 May 2013 15:22:00 GMT 76a6be862752e2a40a37d15594e7d685 Samantha Melamed 2013-05-16T15:22:00Z PHILAPHILIA Empty Lot of the Week: Hidden shitty grass lot http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207383201&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FPHILAPHILIA-Empty-Lot-of-the-Week-Hidden-Grasshit-Lot.html Why can't this shitty grass lot be landscaped and become part of the Korean War Memorial Park? How did the city (and everybody else) forget about this location? Wed, 15 May 2013 21:11:47 GMT 115d927c436d6e848d5070b996ef3102 GroJLart 2013-05-15T21:11:47Z March to Harrisburg demands budget for people not prisons http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207429581&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FMarch-to-Harrisburg-demands-budget-for-people-not-prisons.html Decarcerate PA announces march, denounces Corbett Administration's construction of two new prisons in Montgomery County suburbs. Tue, 14 May 2013 20:59:18 GMT 4d03f0c33b9bf13c665f903a6b52a61f Sameer Rao 2013-05-14T20:59:18Z Chip Fattah's legal fund started amid apparently lavish spending http://www.citypaper.net/r?19=961&43=738528&44=207259551&32=13423&7=756869&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citypaper.net%2Fblogs%2Fnakedcity%2FChip-Fattah.html The Twitter account of the embattled Chaka "Chip" Fattah Jr. details his seemingly extravagant lifestyle, while a "legal defense fund" is simultaneously collecting donations on his behalf. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:50:23 GMT b992edb89ebcb7f5fe56d0bcfb7c0d6e Ryan Briggs 2013-05-14T15:50:23Z