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Debate-In at Rendell's Philadelphia Office: Are Casinos Worth It?
Posted by Lily Cavanagh, Casino-Free Philadelphia
Tuesday, 04/08/08
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Thursday, April 10th at 3:00 PM------Meet on the west side of City Hall WHY A DEBATE-IN?Governor Rendell uses grossly inflated misleading numbers to push casino slot parlors into neighborhoods. Casino Industry studies never look at the costs of casinos,. We deserve the truth. Governor Rendell never calculates the hidden costs of casinos or even explored them. Independent resea ...Read entire story |
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Democratic Rally to Get Out The Vote
Posted by Nutter Campaign
Wednesday, 10/31/07
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Please Join Michael Nutter and the Democratic Ticket for a: Democratic Rally to Get Out The Vote Friday, November 2nd at Noon SE Corner of LOVE PARK Volunteer - Help us get out the vote! Sign up online to volunteer on - or leading up to - Election Day. ...Read entire story |
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Philadelphians asked to vote on casinos in neighborhoods
Posted by Daniel Hunter, Casino Free Philadelphia
Monday, 05/14/07
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Webmaster's note: the folk at Phillysballotbox.org want you to vote twice this election:
once for Mayor in the "real" election and once (on your way out) on
the casino question in their shadow election.
At issue is whether to require a 1500' (3-4 block) buffer between casinos and neighborhoods. The shadow election was organized after the St ...Read entire story |
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Casinos + Citizen Activism = Powerful Art
Posted by Ed Goppelt
Thursday, 05/03/07
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Art Show Celebrates Anti-Casino ActivismMay 4th: First Friday Reception. All are welcome. Light refreshments. Referendum: Democracy In Action and Reaction: One time only showing, photographs and videos made over the past year capture the passion of residents fighting to stop casino development in their neighborhoods. Open House 5pm-10pm on Friday, May 4, ...Read entire story |
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Investigative journalist to speak on casinos' negative impact
Posted by Ursula Reed
Monday, 02/05/07
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| An award-winning investigative journalist from Connecticut will talk about the costs of casino gambling to cities and municipalities tonight. Jeff Benedict is the author of Without Reservation, a book which descirbes how an obscure Indian tribe came ...Read entire story |
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Why is reform so hard?
Posted by Ed Goppelt
Tuesday, 10/24/06
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Media Consultant Neil Oxman to speak on reforming Philadelphia City Government tomorrowReforming our government is not easy. Ask Brett Mandel, the Executive Director of Philadelphia Forward the small non-profit that led the charge a while back to reform our City’s antiquated tax system. “You don’t get big victories,” said Mandel, who left a high powered policy job with the City to fo ...Read entire story |
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Slots and the city: A public design forum
Posted by Sandy Shea
Tuesday, 05/16/06
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The two slots parlors destined for Philadelphia will make an indelible imprint on the city. What will they look like? How will they alter the landscape? And how well will their design reflect some of the concerns of the people who live here? The Daily News, and University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Praxis, with support from the Design Advocacy Group, is sponsoring a public design forum th ...Read entire story |
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Update - Parks Hearing
Posted by Philadelphia Parks Alliance
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THANK YOU to all who filled City Council Chambers yesterday and to those who have followed this issue with such passion and interest! THANK YOU to legislation sponsors Councilmembers Reynolds Brown and Clarke for initiating a vigorous and much needed dialogue about parks reform! We are happy to report that the bill sponsors have recessed the hearing. Further City Council sessio ...Read entire story |
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Future of Fairmount Park
Posted by Christopher.Palmer@Phila.gov
Friday, 12/09/05
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Friends and colleagues, As many of you are aware, City Councilman Darrell Clarke and Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown have introduced legislation to ask the citizens of Philadelphia (via a May 2006 ballot question) to approve an amendment to the City charter. The charter change would abolish the Fairmount Park Commission and create a new Parks and Recreation Departmen ...Read entire story |
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Reforming Philadelphia's property tax
Posted by "R Joshua Vincent"
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This Saturday author and local tax expert, Josh Vincent, takes on assessment reform and the real estate tax reform that will inevitably follow it. Land Value Taxation and its practical application will be discussed, with graphics and maps showing how neighborhoods will be impacted. Mr. Vincent recently published an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer that discussed the issues of the up ...Read entire story |
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Billboard Company Challenges community group's standing at ZBA hearing
Posted by "Mary Tracy SCRUB"
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It's here. The challenge to Philadelphia's "any taxpayer standing" A coalition of community groups railed against the midnight passage last November of a stealth amendment to HB 1954 which attempted to remove the "any taxpayer" standing in Philadelphia. They knew it would only be a matter time before the other shoe dropped. It finally fell with a heavy thud on Wednesday, ...Read entire story |
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Penn Future's "Building Philadelphia'a Future" Event
Posted by Deborah King
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Nov 1, 2005 - Philadelphia Community Input Meeting - South Philadelphia Philadelphia Community Input Meetings Please feel free to join PennFuture at these local community meetings. We'll be hearing directly from residents about what environmental issues are affecting their neighborhoods and ways they think city government can address them. West Phil ...Read entire story |
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Councilman David Cohen: May he rest in peace
Posted by "Mary Tracy SCRUB"
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To: SCRUB Members and Friends From: Mary Tracy RE: Councilman Cohen Aside from having the right instincts and priorities, Councilman David Cohen was a master of the legislative process and empowered hundreds of citizens over the years to gain passage of laws that promoted the common good by teaching us how the system worked. I am one of those citizens. In 1990, Cou ...Read entire story |
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Your Voice in support of Park Reform Has Been Heard !
Posted by Philadelphia Parks Alliance
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Thank you to Philadelphia's citizens and organizations for taking action in favor of park reform but opposed to a rushed Charter change vote on November 8 to consolidate the Fairmount Park Commission and the Department of Recreation . Your letters, phone calls, visits and 132 organizational and 1,080 individual endorsements of PPA's Resolution in favor of thoughtful park refo ...Read entire story |
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Blighted Property to Be Sold to Developers at Last
Posted by Vern Anastasio voteanastasio@aol.com
Wednesday, 08/17/05
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After 5 years, Bella Vista's Biggest Blight to Become Condos! The huge blighted property located at 639 Catharine street -- the property that helped launch Bella Vista's Anti-Blight committee (and a run for public office), will finally be sold at the end of this month and redeveloped as five luxury condos starting September 1st. "This is a great day in Bella Vista", civic assoc ...Read entire story |
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Tax reform conference
Posted by R. Joshua Vincent
Wednesday, 07/27/05
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The Council of Georgist Organizations announces the 25th North American Conference in Philadelphia, PA Radisson Warwick Hotel - August 3rd to the 7th, 2005. The Theme of the Conference is "Champions of Tax Reform." America's cities are making slow progress back to a modicum of vitality. Yet, this prog ...Read entire story |
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School design session with Paul Vallas
Posted by "Harris Steinberg"
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Dear Franklin Conference participants, supporters and interested Philadelphians, The final session of the Franklin Conference on School Design is scheduled for Monday, June 27, 2005, at the Inquirer Building, 400 N. Broad Street. Philadelphia School CEO Paul Vallas is scheduled to be with us to formally receive the work of the conference. We invite you to join us that evening. Sinc ...Read entire story |
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Restoring Taxpayer Standing
Posted by "Mary Tracy SCRUB"
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IT'S NO GAG. Philadelphians want their legal voices back! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 9, 2005 Citizens Rally at City Hall Room 401 June 13, 2005 at 10:00 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Mary Tracy, Executive Director Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight 215-731-1796 scrub@urbanblight.org ...Read entire story |
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M A Y D A Y ! M A Y D A Y !
Posted by Debbie King
Friday, 04/29/05
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Show your support for good government and have a great time doing it! Come to a May Day fundraising event this Sunday in Northern Liberties to benefit SCRUB, the Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight, and NLNA, the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association. This event will take place from 5 PM to 9 PM at the old Poor Henry's Brewpub, 835 North American St (between ...Read entire story |
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Public Hearing on Library Funding, Cuts
Posted by Amy Dougherty
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Dear Library Friends and Supporters; Elliot Shelkrot, Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia will present the 2005-06 Library Budget to the City Council Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at 10 AM in Council Chambers at City Hall. Following on the heels of the huge public outcry- over 20 "Express" Libraries that will be staffed by clerks and NOT ACCREDITED LIBRARIANS ...Read entire story |