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National columnist for @USAToday , covering people, power and politics in the 2024 election. Tell me a story: cbrennan @gannett .com

Philadelphia, PA
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@ByChrisBrennan
Chris Brennan
16 days
Donald Trump just spoke for 83 minutes at the @TempleUniv @LiacourasCenter , which seats 10,000. Signs say “Philadelphia is Trump country” but the arena’s large third tier is empty, as are the fold-out floor bleachers on two sides. No line to get inside an hour before Trump spoke.
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4 years
I worked for six years in Florida. A sky this shade of green is thinking about killing you. #tornadowarning
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6 years
At Philadelphia City Hall, #Eagles center Jason Kelce had a new office.
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5 years
. @BernieSanders has drawn the most applause at #Workers2020 . “Together we are going to end a corrupt political system that allows billionaires to buy elections. Together we are going to create an economy that works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contributors.”
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“I see a guy hanging out the window screaming that his kids were in there,” the witness said. “My man just started throwing babies out… and we were catching them, unlike [Eagles wide receiver Nelson] Agholor and all his mishaps.”
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1 year
South Philly goes wild for the @Eagles heading back to the Super Bowl. #FlyEaglesFly
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2 years
White southern segregationists on the front page of the @PhillyInquirer sixty years ago, seeking to embarrass a president by sending people in need to Massachusetts. (Clip: May 28, 1962.)
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2 years
Former President Donald Trump is hosting a "tele-rally" with Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania. "Doug has been MAGA since day one," Trump said. "I think he's been MAGA since the day he was born."
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4 years
The statue of Frank Rizzo is guarded by mounted Pennsylvania state troopers and Philadelphia police officers
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5 years
So #Workers2020 clearly has a favorite: @BernieSanders got the warmest reception, people standing with phones in the air. Cites his "100% voting record with the AFL-CIO" as soon as his takes the stage.
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2 years
Currently circulating among Pennsylvania Republican Party insiders…
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6 years
I have never seen a professional sports parade dominated like Jason Kelce of the #Eagles is dominating here. No offense Chase Utley, but "world f--king champions" of 2008 has been dethroned. #Philly #EaglesParade
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4 years
Michael Lefever is 51 years old and voted for the first time in his life Tuesday at the Picariello Playground in Northeast Philadelphia. Lefever, who said he registered as a Democrat last year, supported former Vice President Joe Biden for president.
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4 years
Matt Delatour of West Philly was walking toward his neighborhood with 100s of people, passing out blue masks and black latex gloves to all who asked. “I just wanted to make sure everyone is safe. We still got the Covid going around.”
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6 months
More news: Starting Monday, I will be a national political columnist for @USAToday , covering the 2024 election up and down the ballot. Incredibly excited to get out there, chronicling what is sure to be an unpredictable and unprecedented year for news.
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6 months
Some news: After 15 years at @PhillyDailyNews and nine more at @PhillyInquirer I’m leaving to do something exciting and new. More on that to come. I'll miss the @PoliticsINQ team (and writing the Clout column, of course.) Keep an eye on the team for their exceptional work ahead.
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2 months
Mike Schmidt and John Kruk in the booth during a rainy @Phillies comparing things that they have accidentally banged with their heads is a Saturday night treat I was not expecting.
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2 years
A @RepScottPerry House staffer confirms this.
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Trump ally Rep. Scott Perry says the FBI seized his cell phone one day after Mar-a-Lago raid
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4 years
U.S. Sen. @Bob_Casey was just on @MSNBC , predicting that @JoeBiden is about to overtake @realDonaldTrump in Pennsylvania. Casey, with his map in the background (of course), also said he expects Biden to take the state with a margin of about 100,000 votes.
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2 years
. @FoxNews shows Josh Shapiro with a 10-point lead over Doug Mastriano (3-point MOE) for governor in PA. Also shows John Fetterman up by 11 points over Mehmet Oz for U.S. Senate.
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6 months
Some news: After 15 years at @PhillyDailyNews and nine more at @PhillyInquirer I’m leaving to do something exciting and new. More on that to come. I'll miss the @PoliticsINQ team (and writing the Clout column, of course.) Keep an eye on the team for their exceptional work ahead.
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1 year
Donald Trump, after announcing his indictment on his social media platform, emailed a statement at 7:41 pm. It took him two more minutes, until 7:43 pm, to start using the indictment to raise money from supporters.
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6 years
. @GovernorTomWolf was his typical restrained self at the @PhillyInquirer & @PhillyDailyNews editorial board meeting today when asked about @realScottWagner ’s video threat to stomp him with golf cleats. “First of all, I think that would hurt. I don’t think I’d like that.”
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2 years
Doug Mastriano is facing blistering criticism from Jewish leaders, Democrats and Republicans, for using Gab, a social-media site favored by antisemites, to advertise his Republican campaign for governor, @wbender99 reports. via @phillyinquirer
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Chris Brennan
4 years
In South Philly’s 2nd Ward voters from 4 divisions wrap in two lines around the blocks, waiting to cast in-person ballots at St. Maron’s.
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1 year
Protestors who object to The Union League giving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis an award are shouting “shame” at anyone — members and employees — entering or leaving the historic club’s Sansom Street doors.
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Chris Brennan
6 years
If you are on Twitter attacking or insulting the teenage survivors of a school shooting for expressing their opinions you are all the proof that is necessary that those opinions are valid and must be heard by us all.
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Chris Brennan
2 years
South Philly Dancing On My Own style @Phillies #RingTheBell
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4 years
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3 years
. @SpeakerPelosi selects @CongBoyle (D-PA) to deliver the weekly Democratic national address (radio & internet.) "It is clear that this week was one that we have never seen in our lifetime, and my weekly address will be crafted accordingly,” Boyle said.
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1 year
The photo is likely to renew concerns that Trump still lacks the sort of protective political infrastructure that would prevent a candidate for president from taking a picture with a convicted mobster whose last stint in federal prison ended in mid-2020.
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4 years
What now?
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6 years
The @PhillyInquirer , @PhillyDailyNews and @phillydotcom join hundreds of other media outlets to “call for this dirty war to stop.” #freepress
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5 years
The wave @uswnt vs Portugal
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6 years
. @SenBobCasey said the Trump admin killed an Obama admin pilot program that electronically monitored without detention asylum seekers, with 90%+ of them appearing for immigration hearings. Calls for program to be restarted.
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Chris Brennan
2 years
South Broad Street is a mood. @Phillies #RingTheBell
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10 months
Janelle Stelson, the central Pennsylvania television news anchor rumored to be considering a run against U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, is leaving WGAL this week to "pursue other interests." #Clout via @phillyinquirer
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Chris Brennan
3 years
Philly @DA_LarryKrasner refuses to debate his Republican challenger, @PerutoForDA , before the Nov. 2 election. Chuck Peruto’s response: A rolling billboard protest in front of Krasner’s office.
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6 years
Just heard my first @Eagles chant at Fenway. No YOU'RE crying. @Phillies up 1-0 on @RedSox
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7 years
The rock-solid, all-local reporting for this @PhillyInquirer Sunday front page is the best argument for why you should subscribe.
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4 years
Protesters at Philadelphia Police HQ, known as the Roundhouse, take a knee to honor George Floyd. Ask cops guarding building to do the same with chant of “take a knee!”
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3 years
I sat inside a bar in Philly tonight and drank a draft beer while waiting for take-out. It was glorious.
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3 years
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who as district attorney hired Carlos Vega for his first job as a Philadelphia prosecutor, will endorse his bid to unseat current DA Larry Krasner in next week’s Democratic primary. via @phillyinquirer
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2 years
Fox News lawyers successfully argued on Tucker Carlson’s behalf in 2020 that viewers should use “an appropriate amount of skepticism” for anything he says on his show.
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2 years
OPINION: @TuckerCarlson : No honest person could believe the Trump raid was a legitimate act of law enforcement
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7 years
Some personal news: I am at the ShopRite in South Philly and people have lost their damn minds. ❄️
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Chris Brennan
4 years
This tiki bar with an outboard motor is proof that people in Florida will do any damn thing you can think of if you pour enough rum in their drinks. #clearwaterbeach #bonvoyage
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7 years
. @PhillyMayor Jim Kenney says @realDonaldTrump "doesn't care about the facts" & false claim on city murder rate "denigrates" @PhillyPolice .
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Chris Brennan
3 years
Ryan Boyer, leader of the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council, introduces U.S. Rep. @ConorLambPA at an endorsement event Wednesday.
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2 years
Kathy Barnette, enjoying a surge in the polls for her Senate campaign ahead of Tuesday’s Republican primary, lumped conservative broadcasters like Sean Hannity of Fox News into the “swamp” with liberals and her top rivals raising questions about her past.
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11 months
BREAKING: Philly City Council member Kendra Brooks and her Working Families Party running mate, Nicolas O’Rourke, will not be removed from November’s ballot, per Judge Joshua Roberts ruling just now.
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Chris Brennan
5 years
Work today...
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6 months
One more quiet toast to the end of things and the beginning of things. #Sl áinte
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9 years
The lights come up after "The Big Short" ends at The Roxy and a woman starts bellowing, "Vote for @BernieSanders !"
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5 years
Who knew 20 years ago today a new job @PhillyDailyNews would lead to @PhillyInquirer and #somanystories along the way?
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5 years
Journalism is full of talented people willing to mentor. But nobody showed you the ropes like Gar Joseph. His love of newsroom culture, a good story and a glass of whiskey made us all a home.
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2 years
"We will show some of the coordination that occurred between the White House and members of Congress as it relates to Jan. 6. And some of those members of Congress would later seek pardons." - @January6thCmte
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2 years
I’m old enough to remember John Kerry trying to order a cheesesteak with Swiss cheese as the nadir of South Philly political calamity.
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Pat's King of Steaks
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@DrOz Do you even live in Pa? And can you spell the town you live in? 😂.
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3 months
Donald Trump’s standard tactics come next. He provoked this. Now he’ll pretend to be the victim of this. He’ll beg for donations, falsely claiming his supporters have been gagged too. His lawyers will try to use this to create yet another delay in the case. All so predictable.
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BREAKING: Judge Juan Merchan enters an Order on the Manhattan DA's Motion for Clarification wherein he orders the following amendments to that original 3/26/24 gag order:
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6 years
. @SenBobCasey says Trump admin must focus first on reuniting children with parents separated at border, warns of evolving policy that keeps families in longterm detention.
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2 years
Happened in Philly too, per @PhillyDailyNews . (Clip: May 19, 1962)
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2 years
The @PADems just elected Philadelphia State @SenSharifStreet as the new party chair at #PaDSC . He defeated Gerald "Jerry" Lawrence of Delco 174 to 138. @JoshShapiroPA , Gov Tom Wolf and Sen. Bob Casey had backed Lawrence.
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2 years
Hat-Tip on this to @JFKLibrary
@JFKLibrary
JFK Library
2 years
To embarrass Northern liberals and humiliate Black people, southern White Citizens Councils started their so-called "Reverse Freedom Rides," giving Black people one-way tickets to northern cities with false promises of jobs, housing, and better lives.
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6 years
Philly is an ancient, mystical place where an offense such as this invokes a curse that exacts a terrible price later that night. #FlyEaglesFly to #SuperBowlLll
@StribSports
Star Tribune Sports
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#Skol chants at church at the airport ... and on the steps in front of the Rocky statue in Philadelphia. Video on our #Vikings Live Blog.
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It's a glitzy affair here at @Krasner4DA Election Night HQ.
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5 years
BREAKING, @PhillyPolice Commissioner Richard Ross has resigned, with @PhillyMayor Jim Kenney citing the department's handling of "new allegations of sexual harassment as well as gender and racial discrimination. among the rank and file."
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2 years
As we reported, former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (with wife Mary Grace) held a campaign fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago Tuesday. Photo from a source who attended. Donald Trump was not listed on the invitation but had to sign off on the event being held at his club.
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2 years
BREAKING: Former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta just called State Sen. Doug Mastriano to concede the Republican primary for governor in Pennsylvania, per Barletta campaign source, who said Barletta offered Mastriano congratulations. Barletta said Monday he would back the GOP nominee.
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Chris Brennan
4 years
There is a banner plane cruising over South Philly right now, urging people to vote early. #Election2020
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6 years
You should buy a newspaper every day. But today most of all. #FlyEaglesFly #SB52 champions #OurPhilly
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3 years
Ed Rendell endorsers Carlos Vega over DA Larry Krasner: “As many of you know I've been extremely reluctant to criticize any of my successors,” he said, citing a spike in homicide/gun crime. “You must as a city do something about it. iIf you don't act, it will destroy the city”
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4 years
US Rep. @MadeleineDean and @PAAttorneyGen @JoshShapiroPA vote early via a mail-ballot drop box at the Montgomery County Board Of Elections #2020Election
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Chris Brennan
6 years
A Christine Flowers story ( @Christi11475452 ) in three acts:
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1 year
Philadelphia’s Democratic City Committee is again on the lookout for ward leaders and committee people who back Working Families Party candidates in November’s election. The warning: Get caught, and get ousted from your party post. #Clout
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Chris Brennan
5 years
The @PenPencilClub board conspired in 2011 to honor Dan Kenney with a proclamation from the City of Philadelphia. I took a shot back then at proclamation writing, which is harder than you might think. Found this in the archive: (Photo credit: Jen May)
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4 years
BREAKING: Factors long predicted to likely delay the announcement of the result of an event have led to the delay of an announcement about the result of that event.
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6 months
I’m writing my last Clout column this week. It’s been an incredible ride. And surprisingly difficult to summarize. There’s just so much. Please shout out any specific Clout items that really tickled or infuriated you over the years. Thanks.
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2 years
Doug Mastriano leans into his Italian name at a South Philly rally, pledging to take down the box around a nearby statue of Christopher Columbus. “We’re going to make spaghetti great again!”
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8 years
Donald Trump apology video: I am so very, very sorry ... that Bill & Hillary Clinton are such terrible people. See you at the debate!
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6 years
Huge roar from @Bob_Casey rally crowd as @KamalaHarris says, "Lets speak that truth: Russia interfered in the 2016 election."
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2 years
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes” — Often attributed to Mark Twain (who maybe made a point of repeating it?)
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6 years
The Saudi story: We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t do it We didn’t mean to do it They did it
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8 years
"I regret deeply how angry the tone of the campaign became," @HillaryClinton tells a crowd in Philly. "Not your fault," a woman responds.
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2 years
YOU GET A HOME RUN! AND YOU GET A HOME RUN! AND YOU GET A HOME RUN! AND YOU GET A HOME RUN! AND YOU GET A HOME RUN! LET’S GO @Phillies #RingTheBell
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6 years
If you're not from Philly, know the sick burn here is not "Bird Brain." It's that he's wearing a Dallas jersey.
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Philly Police radio: "Car 14, advise those players to get back on the bus. Make them understand if they do this in Center City we're going to lose everything." #Eagles players hop off #EaglesParade bus at Broad & Pattison.
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Chris Brennan
4 months
Thanksgiving is going to be AWKward this year for real…
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Kerry Kennedy
4 months
“It’s not enough to wish the world were better, you must make the world better” @POTUS President Biden, you make the world better. Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ @vradenburg3 @Mkennedycuomo @vickikennedy2277 @amykennedy715 @pjk4brainhealt @roryekennedy @maxeykennedy
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This Jeep Grand Cherokee with Michigan plates has been sitting in the crosswalk/bike lanes at 11th & Ellsworth streets for MORE THAN TWO DAYS. It has a single @PhilaParking ticket on the windshield. Driver’s side window is down. @philly311 and/or @PPD03Dist — what’s up?
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Some folks moved out late Sunday night on our block and left this couch behind. I filed a @philly311 request Monday morning to have it removed. Just got an email from 311 that the case is closed because @PhilaStreets “reports the issue has been resolved. The couch is still there.
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2 years
It’s Primary Election Day in Pennsylvanian and the #Clout hot seat is open for business at the Famous 4th Street Deli with our traditional three questions for politicians.
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