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The May 16 primary elections for Philadelphia City Council featured races for all 17 seats, including seven at-large seats and 10 seats determined by geographic voting districts. On the Democratic side, the race for five at-large nominations is led by Isaiah Thomas, Katherine Gilmore-Richardson, Rue Landau, Nina Ahmad and Jim Harrity. Six district races were uncontested. Incumbents Cindy Bass, Quetcy Lozada and Anthony Philips lead their respective races. In the Republican at-large race, the leading five candidates are Drew Murray, Frank Cristinzio, Gary Grisafi, Jim Hasher and Mary Jane Kelly...

Stoned Pizzeria — which operates three other locations in New York City — infuses its food with THC oils, but also purports to sell edibles and flower to customers, per its website.

Several City Council members want to preemptively ban such sites in residential neighborhoods in certain parts of the city.

Two mayor candidates want to bring back Philadelphia's 10-year property tax abatement if 30% of a developer's units are set aside for affordable housing.

In a statement emailed to the Local Friday, Bass repeated the quote she provided for a previous Local story: “It’s not an auction; it’s an election.”