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Questions about grant to Mondesire to restore field. Was the work ever done? In 2006, the nonprofit run by NAACP President Jerry Mondesire got a $100,000 state grant to restore a youth football field in Hunting Park. Isaiah Thompson has uncovered evidence that suggests the work was never done.

"The problems we see with Philadelphia's teens aren't just about unemployment." Read the full commentary at AxisPhilly.org

Summertime crime Summer is the time for property crime and Solomon Jones looks at the causes and cures of this blight on neighborhoods.

The SRC bought time when it extended its budget deadline, but did it change the real problem the School District faces?

Buying time The School Reform Commission bought some time by delaying a vote on the district's budget. But did it change the fundamental problems the district faces. Tom Ferrick writes about the hurdles that still must be overcome.

Councilman Kenyatta Johnson set up a nonprofit organization called Peace Not Guns years ago to combat gun violence. It turns out that records of the organization are nonexistent and so is it nonprofit status.

The Phantom Nonprofit Councilman Kenyatta Johnson set up a nonprofit group called Peace Not Guns years ago to combat gun violence. It turns out that records of the organization are nonexistent and so is it nonprofit status. Carla Robinson reports on a phantom nonprofit.

Senior Writer Solomon Jones explains why 's problems won't - and shouldn't be - fixed by a PA governor

The limits of power Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf will face each other in November in the race for governor. Which one is best for Philadelphia? Solomon Jones outlines the obstacles facing each man in dealing with the state's largest city.