26 August 2008 | Philly Skyline
On Friday, we found ourselves in front of the National Palace, in the middle of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the August 22, 1978 ceding of power by the dictator Somoza. Red and black Frente flags were everywhere and union members chanting “the people united will never be defeated.”
29 January 2008 | Philly Skyline
But the act of catching up is itself the act of moving forward, looking back, and dreaming all at once. It may be that parts of Philadelphia have disintegrated so much that there is nowhere to go but up.
25 October 2007 | Philadelphia City Paper
In the city whose great symbols of freedom are barricaded and defended by armed guards, it should be no surprise that our local Boy Scouts chapter is called the Cradle of Liberty.
5 October 2007 | Philly Skyline
Cities, in reinventing themselves, are obliged to think for themselves, think big, and turn liabilities into assets. That takes force of political will — the payoff being growth, recognition, new fortunes.
26 September 2007 | Philadelphia City Paper
But what SEPTA officials really want — just as Bush in his heart of hearts wishes to go to war with Iran — is to eliminate transfers all together, so that every time you change routes you pay again.