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Mayor Cherelle Parker and several city officials announced summer programs and activities available for the city's young people in 2025.
Mayor Cherelle Parker is introducing her 2026 budget for the city of Philadelphia in a City Council session Thursday. This is the mayor's second budget and will set the city's priorities for the ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker, a former educator, has been pushing for higher pay for teachers, saying they "deserve to earn a living wage" and proposing an addition $12 million annually to be earmarked ...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Mayor Cherelle Parker said 13 people were shot and two died over the weekend from ...
suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker recently released her annual budget proposal and five-year plan for the ...
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel heralded his department's success in reducing crime across the city while executing Mayor Cherelle Parker's vision of more community engagement.
According to Portals Director Joe Callahan, Mayor Cherelle Parker stated that the Portal will remain on Philadelphia property. During a Thursday afternoon virtual news conference, Callahan announced ...
The first of eight weeks of budget hearings began Tuesday in City Council with top officials in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration explaining their office’s budget and the new Capital Program.
Mayor Cherelle Parker announced Brown's hiring ... and I can't say enough about how proud I am to be here," Brown said during a press conference. Brown formerly was the executive director of ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced several appointments to lead key departments in her administration Friday morning. Among her appointments, Parker named Tyrell ...
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker on Monday unveiled a plan to invest $2 billion in programs to build and preserve 30,000 homes for the city and make housing more affordable. She discussed the ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker reaffirmed Philadelphia’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion while appointing several new leaders to city government positions Friday. At least two have strong ...