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The Philadelphia parade celebrating Columbus Day ended at Marconi Plaza in South Philadelphia on Oct. 10. Columbus statue was still covered by a wooden box.

WHYY By Daniel Trubman, with 5th Square, said that he’d prefer to see money for tax cuts for parking lot corporations go to education, jobs, and cleaning up city streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Philadelphia City Council once again postponed a committee vote on a proposal to slash taxes on parking lot revenues, as urbanist groups picketed outside the headquarters of Parkway Corporation, a prominent lot and garage operator that has backed the cuts. The delay on the parking tax — the third time council punted on the controversial bill in under a week — also comes as council is floating an...

Editor's note: This is the sixth part in Frontpage Mag's new series on Racist Mayors. (See previous parts below this article). Stay tuned for more installments. As a Philadelphia City Councilman in 2014, two years before his election as the city’s 99th mayor, Jim Kenney, an Eagles fan, tweeted that Chris Christie, a Cowboys fan, was a “fat ass.” Kenney then let it rip: “You suck! Kissing Texas ass for 2016!”   While sports fanaticism might be a forgivable offense among overzealous males, two years earlier in 2012, Kenney tweeted Lou Dobbs after the latter made critical comm...

By clearly defining dirt bikes and dune buggies as illegal street vehicles, the bill will group all the illegal vehicles into one category and give the Philadelphia Police Department the authority to confiscate them.

New legislation passed by Philadelphia City Council would classify dirt bikes and dune buggies as illegal street vehicles — just like ATVs. Violators would be subjected to a $2,000 fine and have their bikes confiscated by police. City Council also is exploring a location where people can ride the bikes recreationally.