NEWS AND OPINION > THE BREAKDOWN

By Tara Murtha

Key Takeaways From the City’s Roundtable Discussion on Reducing Gun Violence

Here’s what passes for “the good news”: At this point, the city of Philadelphia is finally, unequivocally, view-ing gun violence as a public health crisis that requires interdisciplinary solutions. The problem at hand? Figuring out how to efficiently connect the dots. 


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Posted Dec. 18, 2012 | Comments: 2

NEWS AND OPINION > THE BREAKDOWN

By Tara Murtha

PW's Tara Murtha Visits Her N.J. Hometown After Hurricane Sandy

Before Hurricane Sandy, Union Beach consisted of approximately 2,700 houses. Since Hurricane Sandy, at least 100 homes are already completely gone—punched into smithereens by a wall of water that surged out of the bay—and many more will need to be demolished. Almost every home in the town is damaged. But attention is largely focused on New York and smashed-boardwalk Jersey tourist towns to the south—not small working-class communities like Union Beach.

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Posted Nov. 2, 2012 | Comments: 13

NEWS AND OPINION > THE BREAKDOWN

By Tara Murtha

The Problem With Voter ID: It Needed More Money, Not Less

On Oct. 2, the courts ruled that enforcement of the new Pennsylvania law requiring photo ID at the polls would not be enforced before this year’s general election. The problem wasn’t with the concept of tying citizens’ voting rights to their photo ID but with the state’s hasty, haphazard, lackadaisical implementation.

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Posted Oct. 17, 2012 | Comments: 3

NEWS AND OPINION > THE BREAKDOWN

By Tara Murtha

Philadelphians Tell Gov. Corbett What They Think of His Priorities

That image—of a distant, sarcastic overlord who tunes out any objections to his decisions—pretty much sums up how many Philadelphians see Corbett. And for good reason. In the two years that Philadelphia’s been “bearing with” him, he’s made cuts that disproportionately impact Philadelphia.

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Posted Sep. 26, 2012 | Comments: 2

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Philly promoter attacked amid rash of NYC anti-gay violence
By Tara Murtha

Dan Contrarino, former promoter of the popular “Shaft” party at Shampoo nightclub, was assaulted in New York City last night, marking the sixth reported incident of apparently anti-gay violence in Manhattan this month. Contrarino posted a public update on Facebook this morning, including a photo of his brutally godawful black eye and swollen face: “THANKS FOR [...]

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Posted May. 21, 2013

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PhillyNow Primer: May 21, 2013 Primary Elections
By Randy LoBasso

If you’re reading this the same day it’s published (Tuesday, May 21, 2013), then you’re in luck. Because today is Election Day in Philadelphia and you get a chance to vote for the future of your city—in an off off-year no less! It’s May and that means primaries for the prominent offices — Republican and [...]

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Posted May. 21, 2013