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Michael Nutter announced a $3.84 billion budget for the city yesterday—and quickly came under fire for the steep property and sales tax hikes he proposed earlier in the week to raise some of the money for it. It seems that the mayor is becoming less and less popular these days.
We're starting to lose track of who stands where on the whole casino issue. Last we checked, Michael was pretty firmly against it. But this week, a Michael aide speaking to a group of pro-casino Fishtown residents (yes, apparently, contrary to what most of the local media would have you believe, there are pro-casino residents out there) said that Michael was moving cautiously forward on the project.
Chelsea Clinton was at Penn yesterday, stumping for her Mom, and said we should expect to see her and her family a lot in the near future. Which sounds like a threat to us. Beware, Philadelphians! They're coming! Watch the skies! Keep watching the skies! (BTW, in a related story, voter interest is surging in Pennsylvania suburbs.)
Mayor Nutter, along with the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia Youth Network, and WorkReady, have begun a campaign to lobby companies to fund at least 2,000 summer jobs this year. Nutter is set to start calling businesses today to pitch them the idea of hiring students for summer jobs, and says the city will increase the number of city government summer jobs by 100 this year.
The Inquirer is getting excited about the Philadelphia Flower Show, which will have a preview opening for selected guests tomorrow, and then open to the general public on Sunday.
Remember how Rick's Steaks was fighting to stay in the Reading Terminal Market? Well, the fight continues. A recent court ruling dismissed most of Olivieri's claims against Reading Terminal, but Olivieri's lawyer says they're still confident things will go Rick's way at the trial this summer.
It's not clear how much it will cost, but the Nutter administration is determined to get a 311 system installed in Philadelphia by the end of the year. If you're in an emergency, you'd still dial 911, but for any other city service, you could call 311. Officials also plan to implement PhillyStat, "a program that will track data from city departments and from 3-1-1 calls to assess how agencies are performing."
"The traditional battle of the budget opens today with the first in a series of City Council hearings on Mayor Nutter's five-year plan."
Michael blasted Safe and Sound, the organization that Mayor Street had reallocated $75 million to in the twilight of his administration. Michael said Safe and Sound shouldn't have assumed they would get the money, because it wasn't designated to them in the city's budget, and you know what happens when you "assume." ZING! But he did pledge to work with Safe and Sound leadership to find more financial support for the organization.
Insiders say Barack Obama is the favorite to win the endorsement of the Philadelphia Building Trades Council, which would represent a striking break with Governor Rendell and Mayor Nutter, who are supporting Hillary Clinton. The trades council, which includes 37 locals of building and construction trade unions, was scheduled to meet this morning in Northeast Philadelphia to decide the issue.
Due to the fact that local schools had received recalled beef products through the National School Lunch program (products that were part of the largest recall of beef in US history, announced this past Sunday), the school system announced yesterday that all dishes made with beef will be taken off Philadelphia school menus. The district spokesman pointed out, however, that "the risk of children getting ill from this beef recall is negligible" and they "have not received any notification of a child being ill because of this beef recall."
Meanwhile, the Inquirer takes a closer look at a federal lawsuit filed by the Philadelphia Housing Authority, implicating Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, a Bush cabinet member.
David C. Sicoli, a Philadelphia priest with "a long history of abusive and manipulative relationships with adolescents," according to a grand jury report, has finally been defrocked by the Roman Catholic Church. No criminal charges were ever lodged against him. Numerous complaints were filed about his alleged misconduct with boys, however, and other priests warned about him, but the church continued to simply transfer him to different parishes, and even ended up naming him associate director of the CCD youth program for the entire Philadelphia area.
Saint Joe's will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5PM today to officially open its new Hawks' Landing parking and retail facility at 54th and City Avenue. Hawks' Landing is a $19 million project that features a five-story, 460-space garage, a new and expanded University Bookstore, and a Cosi restaurant underneath.
"The fate of the city's public golf courses is in the hands of City Council today in a hearing to examine a proposed contract to run them and, hopefully, improve them." Well, it's good to know City Council is taking care of the really important things...
And how about some more bad news about money? "The downturn in Philadelphia's housing market - fewer homes changing hands, at lower prices - has created a growing hole in the city budget, likely to reach $10 million to $15 million by midyear."
A federal lawsuit filed in December says that President Bush's housing czar, Alphonso Jackson, pressured the Philadelphia Housing Authority to transfer land worth $2 million to Kenny Gamble, a music producer turned developer, and retaliated when the agency would not knuckle under.
A woman 28 weeks pregnant was killed with a single shotgun blast to the back shortly after 1AM this morning on the 4600 block of Griscomb Street. She was found by police in a parked car. Her baby girl, who remains in critical condition, was expected to survive after an emergency delivery at Temple.
Frank Funaro, who runs a nightclub and a real estate business on South Street in Philadelphia, was robbed of $40,000 yesterday morning at his home in Washington Township, New Jersey. A gunman, apparently deliberately targeting the family, was hiding in the backseat of the car when Funaro's wife went out to drive her son to school. He forced the two back into the house and demanded money. Police received a 911 hang-up call from the home and responded, but the family told them everything was all right because at that point the robber was still hiding in the closet. Minutes after the officers left, the gunman fled in a blue minivan, and police received another call. When they returned they found the family upset, but otherwise unharmed. Call Washington Township police at 856-589-0330 if you have any information.
Mayor Nutter has tapped a Philadelphia native, and city planner who specializes in urban revitalization, to be the city's next commerce director and deputy mayor for economic development.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's exhibition of American artist Bruce Nauman has been selected to appear in the US Pavilion of the the 53rd Venice Biennale, "one of the most important art gatherings in the world."
Two West Philadelphia High students were slashed during an argument on Monday, so a heavy police presence blanketed the area yesterday as students were dismissed for the day.
A 15-page report, put together by an independent technical firm and commissioned by the advocacy group Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, states that two Montgomery County manufacturers in the Collegeville area whose emissions of a probable carcinogen have been among the highest in the nation should be able to make substantial reductions with filters and other systems.
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Apparently, our dear mayor's love of performing rap music didn't begin with his inauguration. Here's some vintage Nutter (same hairline, though) getting down with other alums of Leadership, Inc. (now Leadership Philadelphia).
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Last Friday & the weekend: Michael's search for a new CEO of the Philadelphia School District got down to two contenders—apparently—after Temple College of Education dean Kent McGuire withdrew his name from consideration for the position.
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Mr. Philadelphia Will Do himself, Dan McQuade, submitted this gem from Mayor Nutter's itinerary from last Friday. Surely, a mayor with a new plan for public education (PDF) should hire people who know the difference between "its" and "it's"!
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Philly sure can attract the celebrity. Yesterday Senator Hillary Clinton graced our fair walks to secure support from Governor Rendell and Mayor Nutter for her presidential bid. But her appearance pales in importance against the paragon of womanhood who is visiting us today. Yes, folks, that’s right: Paris Hilton is in town. Again. This time she’s not shilling perfume, but rather her new film The Hottie and the Nottie. Although it doesn’t get an official release for another couple of weeks, we think it is a shoo-in for a special honor on CinePhillyist, and we’ll place our bets on that now. Anyways, Ms. Hilton was on the 10 Show! this morning and will be visiting Franklin Mills Mall tonight from 6-7PM prior to the premiere of said instant-classic at the mall’s AMC. She’s not staying to actually watch it, since she’s not a masochist; it’s sadist all the way baby! Ronnie Polaneczky at the Daily News offers her some tips and history, much of which is interesting and thought-provoking. Especially the part about her getting a massage on one of the Minute Masseuse lounge chairs next to a feisty WWII vet. That’s Hot. (Oh, come on, you knew it was coming.)
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Last Friday & the Weekend: Michael must have had a low-key weekend, as the Nutter newswires were fairly quiet. He probably needed the rest, though, as he had a pretty hectic week last week, and it may only now be sinking in that he's the mayor.
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Monday: Michael was officially sworn in as the 98th mayor of Philadelphia at the Academy of Music. His inaugural address was more or less a regurgitation of everything he said during his campaign. ::yawn:: But at least he got down at his inaugural party, as proven by the insert video.
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