Two stories today that illustrate the original entry for Theme for 2007. That is, DN columnist Mark Hughes' idea of finding a mayor who can manage the tension between old and new Philadelphians.
From today's Daily News, this piece by Catherine Lucey about longtime residents in the Art Museum area having concerns about a proposed high rise condo in their neighborhood.
And in today's Philadelphia Weekly, there is this cover story about that incident and the overall need for centralized planning to deal with the rapid influx of new development.
In case no one caught it in the comments, here's another suggestion for a theme from Mike:
As a suggestion for a the big issue and a new issue: I vote for making Philly an "entrepreneurial city."
I'll have more on that later but for now, we have to get back to the dominant issue of the time - violent crime. I am, however, still accepting suggestions for the big theme of the 2007 mayor's race. Sound off in the comments.
UPDATE (7/20/06): In case you missed it, here's the follow up to the story about the proposed high rise in the Art Museum area. It appears that, at least in this case, compromise between old and new will be difficult.
Comments (3)
What do you mean by an "entrepreneurial city"?
Posted by Anonymous | July 19, 2006 2:11 PM
I posed that question to the person who originally offered that theme. I was intrigued by the idea because if you interpret "entrepreneurial" as having an "entrepreneurial spirit" - risk taking, innovative, outside-the-box thinking - then the suggestion could serve as a good theme for 2007. Why do you ask? How would you interpret it?
And remember, I didn't come up with the idea originally so I could be totally misinterpreting how the original commenter ("Mike") intended it.
Posted by Dan | July 19, 2006 6:39 PM
Dan:
Please correct my grammar in future posts!
Also, Fran does deserve credit...Kudos to him.
Discuss more later.
Mike
Posted by Mike | July 20, 2006 1:38 AM