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Rae Hall for Register of Wills, Michael Untermeyer for sheriff, and John Thomas for city controller are the best choices for voters who don't want business as usual.

Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Thomson, who is running for Municipal Court judge, says, “I have been preparing for this job for 35 years.”

In an announcement on Thursday, longtime Council president Darrell Clarke said he will not seek re-election after his term expires at the end of the year.

The four-decade serving politician announced his retirement plans in a press conference with reporters on Thursday, Feb. 23.

Clarke has been head of council for more than a decade. He plans to stay active until his replacement is inaugurated.

Mayor Kenney has ordered flags to fly at half-staff for Jerry Blavat, which some think is inappropriate. Plus: Outrageous Eagles prices.

On top of Philly news RIP Anna Verna, first and only woman president of Philadelphia City Council The 90-year-old former lawmaker was remembered for her leadership and class. Verna at a 2017 unveiling of the street sign for the block of Broad between Federal and Wharton as ‘Anna Cibotti Verna Way’ �� Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. When things got too rowdy in City Council’s chambers...