John Street's eight eventful and sometimes difficult years as Philadelphia's mayor will come to an end this morning, as Michael Nutter is sworn in as the city's 98th mayor. That new day he's been promising has finally arrived, and we expect he'll make that clear in his inaugural address, which will be broadcast live on most local television stations around 11 a.m. 
We'll begin with the end. The Inquirer took a long look back on the Street administration in Sunday's paper. You can find the story here. It's a mixed legacy. There were failures, to be sure, but there were plenty of successes as well; successes that were overshadowed in many cases by the mayor's own prickly personality.
Looking ahead to Tuesday... Geez does Nutter has a lot to do immediately after taking office. The budget. The fiver year plan. Contract negotations. Finish assembling his team. Roll out some splashy new initiative. Show folks change is afoot in the police department. Shake up city government. Reassert the leadership role of the mayor's office.
Expect that last item to be the focus today. If his remarks of late are any indication, Nutter is going to use today's big bully pulpit to try and recruit Philadelphians to his cause. Expect him to urge its residents to do their part. Wash their steps. Look after their children. Take pride in their city. That sort of thing. There's no way he can fix the city on his own, and Nutter knows it.
Lest we forget, City Council will also be sworn into. Three new members: Bill Green, Curtis Jones Jr. and Maria Quinones Sanchez will join council today.
In other news, the Inquirer's Tom Ferrick - who writes for the opinion section these days - did some digging and got the numbers (not definitive, but informative nonetheless) on minority particpation in the city's building trades unions. Check it out here.
Finally, one member of Nutter's new team - Managing Director Camille Cates Barnett - won't be attending today's party. As reported Friday, her husband was killed in a car accident while driving to Philadelphia. The Daily News reports that his wake will be held tonight, and his funeral will be tomorrow. Given the tragedy, it is unclear when Barnett will rejoin the administration.
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