Save the Libraries!
I have been feeling and overhearing a lot of negativity around our great city of Philadelphia since Mayor Michael Nutter announced his budget cuts last week. I know we cannot blame him, alone, for these choices, but he not just the spokeman, so for the first time I am writing a disapproving blog post about my favorite local politician.
Why the libraries, Mayor Nutter? The community pool, we can deal with. The street cleaning? Easy fix- let’s just have a few more citywide resident clean-up days planned! The first one was a huge hit, brought neighbors together, and helped recycled thousands of pounds of bottles and cans that were probably headed for the sewers! The libraries, though. Just awful. Could you not find any private schools or corporations to sponsor the libraries? As a colleague of mine said at dinner the other night, “Who cares if it’s the Comcast Library of West Philadelphia?” At least kids would have a place to go on the internet and read for free!
All I can hope is that his time spent in Washington may result in some federal assistance, so we can keep this city on the right track. In the mean time, there has got to be a better place to cut funding!
Nutter Butter: How Green Are Philadelphia’s Dollars?
We have all heard that Mayor Michael Nutter wants Philadelphia to emerge in coming years as The Green City in America. If you are not on the band wagon yet, it’s time to jump aboard! One of the great aspects of this goal is that he actually has a plan, and a realistic one […]
The Man With a (Green) Plan
Michael Nutter has named Philadelphia’s first Director of Sustainability and he didn’t have to go far to find him. You might recognize Mark Alan Hughes’s name from his column in the Daily news or his face from UPENN’s campus or any of the plethora of impressive positions he has held in the region and […]
What’s For Dinner? Nutter Surpise!
Stephen Colbert has proven himself to be extremely talented when it comes to making politicians look bad. The more dim-witted ones don’t even see it coming, but guess what, Philadelphians? He’s not messing with our Mayor!
Colbert pressed Nutter on two major recent issues, his backing of Senator Hillary Clinton in the primaries, and his recently […]
Johnny Brenda’s Forum Features Mayor Nutter’s New Deputy, Andrew Altman
NUTTER BUTTER AUDIO BONUS! Click to listen to the first 30 Minutes of last nights presentation which kicks off with RBM, (the PhillySkyline guy) introducing the panel…
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From Re/Max City Space Eco-Broker Rachel Lipton…
Last night I attended what I can only describe as a truly inspiring event. Andy Altman, who is the newest addition […]
Nutter Butter — New Sustainability Director Eyes PlaNYC
[IF YOU HAVE A MINUTE, PLEASE CHECK OUT RACHEL’S NEW “PHILADELPHIA ECO FRIENDLY HOUSING MAP” ]
Did you know that Philadelphia’s population peaked in the 1950’s at 2 million people? Did you know that since then we have dropped to about 1 ½ million? That’s a loss of 500,000 people when the nation’s population since then […]
“Water” We Waiting For? A Shared Vision for Philadelphia’s Delaware River Waterfront
There are 7 miles of blighted waterfront property just east of our beloved center city Philadelphia. On Thursday, hundreds of citizens and advocates joined together at the Independence Seaport Museum on Penn’s Landing to listen to speakers on the redevelopment of this property including representatives from Penn Praxis, the Next Great City, the Central […]
Nutter Confronts Cop Killer
Late, Wednesday evening, Eric DeShawn Floyd was brought in for the murder of Philadelphia Police Sgt Stephen Liczbinski. He and his girlfriend had been hiding out at a boarded up rowhouse in Southwest Philadelphia with no running water and no electricity for the last few days. The whole city breathed a […]
Casi “No” Turning Back?
This Week’s NutterButter:
There are a lot of rumors going around about the Philadelphia casinos, especially with the most recent development of Ed Rendell getting involved. I had almost given up hope, but it seems that there may be a chance that those opposed might get their wish. There is little to no chance of […]